CHARITY LAW UPDATE

April 2003
Editor: Terrance S. Carter

Please find below a listing of materials that were made available on our websites at www.charitylaw.ca, www.carters.ca and www.antiterrorismlaw.ca during the month of January, 2004. Click on these links to go to one of our sites or on the links below to go straight to an item of interest to you. Materials are often provided in both web and PDF formats, see the note below on viewing PDFs. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone (internal or external to your organization) who might be interested.

Highlights

  •  A Commentary on Draft Technical Amendments to the Income Tax Act Released on Decemeber 20, 2002 that Affect Charities
  •  The Perception and Interpretation Burden: The Charity Commission of England and Wales Policy on Charities and their Alleged Links to Terrorism
  •  Upcoming Seminar - Directors's Legal Duties and Liabilities

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New Publications

A Commentary on Draft Technical Amendments to the Income Tax Act Released on December 20, 2002 That Affect Charities (Charity Law Bulletin No. 21, April 30th, 2003)
     [PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/bulletin/charity/2003/chylb21.pdf
     [WEB] www.carters.ca/pub/bulletin/charity/2003/chylb21.htm

The Perception and Interpretation Burden: The Charity Commission of England and Wales Policy on Charities and Their Alleged Links to Terrorism (Antiterrorism and Charity Law Alert No. 2, April 30th, 2003)
     [PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/alert/ATCLA/atcla2.pdf


In the Press

The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy deems Charity Law Bulletin No.21 "a handy summary of important recent developments at Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA)" in its' newsletter In The Know (Volume 2.7, April 10, 2003). www.ccp.ca/newsletters/itk_2_7.pdf

Canadian FundRaiser eNews (March 31, 2003, Vol 13, No 6) summarizes Charity Law Bulletin No 19 - www.canadianfundraiser.com/newsletter/article.cfm?ArticleID=763


Recent Events and Upcoming Events

"Directors' Legal Duties and Liabilities" presented by Terrance S. Carter at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario Breakfast on Tuesday, May 13th, 2003. See https://ebusiness.icao.on.ca for more information.

"Selected Legal Issues for the Corporate Grantmaker" to be presented by Terrance Carter at a breakfast hosted by The Association of Corporate Grant Makers on Tuesday, May 27th, 2003. The breakfast, open to Corporate Grant Makers only, is to be held at State Street Financial, 30 Adelaide Street East, one block east of Yonge Street, from 8:30 - 9:30 am. Contact Darlene Gunness, darlene.gunness@enbridge.com, to register.

"Key Legal Responsibilities of Charities in Planned Giving" to be presented by Terrance Carter at the Professionals’ Seminar on Charitable Gifts, hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario Division), to be held at The Ontario Club, Commerce Court South, 5th Floor, 39 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario on Thursday June 5, 2003 from 7:30 to 10:30 am. Seating is limited! Please R.S.V.P. by May 29, 2003, giftplanning@ccsont.org or 1-800-268-8874 ext. 2319.


Acknowledgements, Errata and Other Miscellaneous Items

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