The 2016 Annual Church & Charity Law™ Seminar hosted by Carters Professional Corporation in Mississauga, Ontario, on November 10, 2016, had more than 1,000 registered from the charitable and not-for-profit sector, including leaders of charities and churches, as well as accountants and lawyers. Designed to assist churches and charities in understanding developing trends in the law in order to reduce unnecessary exposure to legal liability, the Church & Charity Law™ Seminar has been held annually since 1994. All handouts and presentation materials are now available at the links below in the order as presented, with the web links being Power Point slide shows.
- Introduction, Agenda and Speaker Details
- 2016 Essential Charity & NPO Law Update presented by Jacqueline M. Demczur, B.A., LL.B.
- Allocation Issues and CRA: The Importance of Getting it Right presented by Theresa L.M. Man, B.Sc., M.Mus., LL.B., LL.M.
- The ABC’s of GST/HST for Charities & NPOs presented by Linsey E.C. Rains, B.A., J.D.
- Keeping Minutes: Getting it Down Right presented by Ryan M. Prendergast, B.A., LL.B
- Youth Programs: Identifying and Managing the Risks presented by Sean S. Carter, B.A., LL.B.
- The Top Ten Human Resources Mistakes Employers Make (and How to Avoid Them) presented by Barry W. Kwasniewski, B.B.A., LL.B.
- Duty of Care Involving Travel and Foreign Activities presented by Kenneth Hall, B.A., Insurance Broker
- Why Do Directors Get into Trouble? The Perspective from the PGT presented by Kenneth Goodman, B.A., LL.B., The Public Guardian & Trustee of Ontario
- Legal Check-Up: Top 10 Tips to Effective Legal Risk Management presented by Terrance S. Carter, B.A. LL.B., TEP, Trade-mark Agent
- What’s New at the Charities Directorate presented by Tony Manconi, B.A., Director General of the Charities Directorate of Canada Revenue Agency
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