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CCCC Webinars Are Now Linked to the Knowledge Base

Check out the CCCC webinar collection in the Knowledge Base, where you can find links to recorded webinars from the past ten years. Learn from Christian accountants, lawyers, HR practitioners, and other Canadian ministry experts, and explore topics crucial for running a charity in a constantly changing regulatory environment. Easily access new webinars and refer back to sessions you attended before. Use this collection to support your charity's professional development and ongoing education. Some webinars may qualify for continuing education credits. Confirm eligibility with your professional association.

Understanding Privacy Legislation: Federal and Provincial Overview

This resource page provides comprehensive links to the various oversight bodies for public sector, private sector, and health information privacy laws. It helps CCCC members easily locate the provincial and federal acts governing the collection, management, storage, and use of personal information in Canada. Additionally, it offers links to Privacy Commission decisions that affect charities. Visit the page to access these valuable resources and ensure your organization complies with privacy legislation.

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Secure Your Ministry Staff's Future with CCCC's Pension Plan

Offer your employees the gift of stability in retirement. The CCCC Multi-Employer Pension Plan is tailored for Christian ministry staff, providing them with options for financial security in retirement. Trusted since 1982, managed by experts, and open to all Affiliate and Accredited Members. Learn more about this CCCC Member program.

Did You Know That CCCC Has Been Your Advocate in the Courts for Over Three Decades?

Beginning in the early 1990s, CCCC took part in cases related to religious hiring, clergy residence deduction, private school donations, GST assessments, employment insurance, membership in religious associations, education, and religious freedom. CCCC participated in these cases primarily as an intervenor, spanning provincial human rights tribunals to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC). Taking the clergy residence deduction case as an example, our efforts helped clarify tax regulations, ensuring thousands of clergy members across Canada could continue their vital services without undue financial burden. This is just one example of how our legal involvement directly supports and benefits the communities and members we serve.

What is an intervenor?

An intervenor brings a broader perspective to the court than the parties. An intervenor does not support one party or another or take a position on the outcome. Instead, an intervenor focuses on a particular legal issue, providing helpful and important context and views to the court that differ from the parties. Intervenors must walk a fine line between presenting something unique and helpful to the court and not expanding the case. Judges have discretion to allow or refuse interventions in any particular case, and the outcome of an application to intervene is never guaranteed.

When does CCCC intervene?

CCCC intervenes in cases that raise an issue of significant national or provincial importance, are relevant to member organizations, impact the legal and regulatory environment in which faith-based charities operate, and relate to the importance of advancing religion and other charitable purposes. We are committed to monitoring new and upcoming court cases to discern whether CCCC should intervene. We will keep you informed if and when CCCC is granted intervenor status in any future case. 

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Congratulations to Our Accredited Members!

Congratulations to the following Accredited Members who have recently participated in an Accreditation Review and demonstrated their ongoing commitment to CCCC Accreditation standards: ShareWord Global & Lakeview Free Methodist Church. We are proud to have you as part of our Accredited Member community!

To find out more about CCCC Accreditation and our Accredited members, visit giveconfidently.ca.

Multiple Authorizations For Financial Transactions

Green users discuss the challenges of using e-commerce for accounts payable when many charities have "two-to-sign" policies as part of internal controls. Many resources and good tips are shared here to assist charities with making the most of online features while protecting organizational policy.

Completing The T3010 Registered Charity Information Return

Green users continue the conversation about a recent CCCC webinar on completing the annual T3010. This space provides an opportunity for users to continue asking questions after time ran out or provide space for tuning in to the webinars after the live event and benefitting from the follow-up discussion that took place.