Does your charity work with other organizations worldwide? Or with non-charities here in Canada? If yes, you know about direction and control and the challenges it creates. If you\u2019re concerned about those challenges and want to see some change, we have a direction and control advocacy opportunity to share with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But first, some context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are currently two proposals for change:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve talked more about how they are different in our blog Budget Implementation Act, Bill S-216 and Direction and Control<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many in the charitable sector, CCCC included<\/a>, are concerned that the BIA will create confusion and could increase<\/em> the burden on charities; we support the aim of Bill S-216 and are concerned that the BIA will not effectively accomplish those goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The letter expresses concern that, among other things, the BIA reinforces a paternalist approach to charitable activities, takes a prescriptive approach, creates confusion, and limits opportunities for collaboration. It proposes several amendments to the BIA which you should review, but here is a summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The BIA proposes significant changes for charities! Make sure you know what they are, and if they raise concerns for you, now is the time to advocate for change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Budget Implementation Act, Bill S-216 and Direction & Control<\/a> (6 May 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Update: Bill S-216 on Direction and Control<\/a> (3 March 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill S-216 on Direction and Control \u2013 Different Name, Same Aim<\/a> (9 December 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s Happening with Bill S-222?<\/a> (30 June 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill S-222: From Direction and Control to Reasonable Steps<\/a> (10 February 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a deep dive on the BIA and Bill S-216, you can also check out Carters recent Charity & NFP Law Bulletin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information on direction and control, see our Resource Page<\/a> in CCCC Knowledge Base<\/a>. And for members interested chatting about the topic, you can head over to our dedicated discussion space in The Green<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Does your charity work with other organizations worldwide? Or with non-charities here in Canada? If yes, you know about direction and control and the challenges it creates. If you\u2019re concerned about those challenges and want to see some change, we have a direction and control advocacy opportunity to share with… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":34405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ts_fic_featured_image_caption":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[437,240,204,506,498,424,408,284,429],"series":[],"class_list":["post-34401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-advocacy","tag-charities","tag-charity","tag-charity-law","tag-direction-and-control","tag-federal-government","tag-income-tax-act","tag-legislation","tag-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34401"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=34401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}If you have similar concerns, we want to share an advocacy opportunity through Cooperation Canada<\/a>. They have drafted an open letter<\/a> on the BIA and are inviting stakeholders to sign on<\/a>. It\u2019s a quick turnaround time \u2013 you\u2019ll need to sign by Friday, May 27<\/strong>. Yes, that\u2019s tomorrow!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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