Exciting announcements have been made this week about places of worship! Ontario announced that all places of worship across the province can re-open to 30% capacity, Alberta announced it was removing gathering restrictions on places of worship, and both Saskatchewan and New Brunswick recently increased worship gathering size. As governments… More
On May 16, Ontario amended its emergency order to allow drive-in worship services. This brings Ontario in line with other provinces, including Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia which both already permit drive-in services. New Brunswick has guidelines for outdoor religious services and British Columbia has never prohibited worship services, but has… More
Authored by Deina Warren The British Columbia Ministry of Finance is looking for input on proposed amendments to the Societies Act. The Societies Act came into force on November 28, 2016 and since that time the government has been monitoring the implementation and application of the Act, as explained in… More
Authored by Nevena Urosevic The law governing charities in British Columbia may change this year. Bill 24, the new Societies Act, The new legislation would replace the current Society Act, which was enacted in 1977… More
