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Following the release of Federal Budget 2024 on April 14, 2024, draft legislation to implement certain provisions of the Budget was introduced and, most recently, received second reading on May 22, 2024.

BC's new, modernized Societies Act came into force on November 28, 2016. The new and improved legislation includes significant updates allowing for increased flexibility in how societies operate

Ontario's Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 ("ONCA") came into force on October 19, 2021. It modernizes the legal framework for Ontario's not-for-profit corporations...

Every now and then I see my office neighbour Nick Pasquino running off to an annual general meeting ("AGM"). He says that he regularly attends AGMs and is often reminding not-for-profit organizations about the rules governing such meetings. He also says that it isn’t surprising for an organization to easily go offside of the rules. I asked Nick to provide a reminder on some of these rules.

Non-profits and charities subject to the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporation Act (the "CNCA") must stay up-to-date with their Annual Returns.

Non-share capital corporations in Ontario have just one year left to update their by-laws and other governing documents to be compliant with new not-for-profit legislation..

On November 14, 2017, Bill 154, Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 ("Act"), received Royal Assent.

This law is intended to modernize corporate structure for non-profits in Ontario.

On August 7, 2012, the Government of Canada announced the establishment of the Sahel Crisis Matching Fund.

In the fall of 2013, the Ontario government sought comments on a proposed new regulation under the Payday Loans Act, 2008 (the "Act") that was largely aimed at the use of short repayment term lines of credit by those seeking to avoid being regulated under that Act.

The transition deadline to comply with the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (Ontario) ("ONCA") is quickly approaching. The ONCA came into effect on October 19, 2021, and applies automatically...

Proper receipting is important for any registered charity, and failure to comply with receipting requirements carries with it hefty penalties.

The cy-près doctrine can be used to vary a trust where it has become impossible or impracticable to achieve the original charitable purpose of that trust.

Canadian registered charities and other qualified donees must issue official donation receipts that comply with the rules set out in the regulations to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (ITA)...

In January 2020, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its judgment in Aga v Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada.

Many charities would be surprised to learn that a court would intervene in an internal decision about whether to allow a volunteer to continue their work.

The legal obligations of charities and NPOs to comply with recordkeeping requirements cannot be understated.