Authored by Philip A.S. Milley, Associate Director, Legal Affairs On July 10, 2017, the Government of Ontario announced that it is considering loosening the rules regarding the remuneration of charity directors. If the government’s proposal is implemented, incorporated charities could be permitted to pay directors in certain circumstances, without having… More
Authored by Philip A.S. Milley, Associate Director, Legal Affairs As a part of the Canada Revenue Agency’s continued effort to educate the sector and to clarify rules that commonly confuse charities, the Charities Directorate has recently made available two new videos in their educational series on gifting and receipting. Gifting… More
Authored by Philip A.S. Milley, Associate Director of Legal Affairs A common issue faced by charities is how to properly classify individuals as either employees or independent contractors. Courts refer to the distinction as contracts “of service” (employee) versus contracts “for services” (independent contractor). Whatever you call it, the determination of… More
This entry is part 19 of 35 in the series Trinity Western University. Barry W. Bussey, Director of Legal Affairs has just arrived in Vancouver to appear before the British Columbia Court of Appeal this week in the Trinity Western University case against the Law Society of British Columbia’s refusal to… More
The 2016 Federal Budget tabled in the House of Commons by the Hon. Bill Morneau has two references to charities. The first deals with the donations of real estate and shares of private corporations. The 2015 Budget proposed to provide, beginning in 2017, an income tax exemption for capital gains… More
Nevena Belovska, Associate Director of Legal Affairs If you are following this blog, it’s probably because you are interested in charity law and compliance. The complexities of the law can be difficult to navigate, costly to obtain, and hard to stay on top of! While it is the aim of this… More
On January 20, 2016, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue (“MNR”), announced that the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) will be winding down the political activities audit program of registered charities. The news release acknowledged the critical role that charities play in Canadian society and their valuable contribution to… More
