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A termination for cause for employee off-duty conduct was recently upheld by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Meneray v British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

There are two distinct federal privacy laws in Canada: the Privacy Act, which applies to the federal government, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA")...

On June 29, 2017, the Ontario government announced the Surplus Property Transition Initiative, a program that facilitates the ability of government agencies, not-for-profits, charities...

As registered charities, school boards and school foundations are able to issue tax receipts for donations received, but in doing so must strictly adhere to Canada Revenue Agency requirements...

Miller Thomson's Social Impact Group is pleased to invite you to our upcoming complimentary fall webinar sessions taking place every Tuesday's until December 8th.

The Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (the Act) came into force on October 17, 2011. It replaces Part II of the Canada Corporations Act, which will be fully repealed after the three-year transition period which began with the Act’s coming into force.

Most CNCA corporations have had at least one AGM governed by the new legislation; a number of questions arose from those experiences.

In our last article, we discussed the registration requirements that may apply to charities and non-profits that carry on certain regulated activities, including election advertising, election surveys, and partisan activities.

On March 14, 2024, the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") released the Report on the Charities Program 2021 to 2022 (the "Report").

In August 2015, Premier Wynne's Community Hubs Framework Advisory Group released a report titled Community Hubs in Ontario: A Strategic Framework and Action Plan (the "Community Hubs Action Plan").

Courts have the power to alter the terms of a special purpose charitable trust, but only in very specific circumstances.

Directors were removed from the board of a not-for-profit corporation by a motion supported by loud "cheers, whoops, and yeahs" – but was their removal valid?

In a judgment rendered by the Supreme Court of British Columbia on March 12, 2015, the Court held that British Columbia’s Society Act does not permit societies to amend provisions of their constitutions that are "unalterable."

Earlier this month, the CRTC published a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) in respect of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL).

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was unequivocal in its refusal to recognize a trust in certain recreational lands owned by the YMCA.

FINANCE MINISTER CHRYSTIA FREELAND tabled the eighth budget of the Liberal federal government ("Budget 2024") on April 16, 2024.

Charities and non-profits are often faced with the question of whether to incorporate. Our simple answer is this: prevention is the best medicine.