Motion to Exclude Litigant
Motion to Exclude Litigant Successfully Ordered With Costs, October 26, 2017.
October 2017 Charity & NFP Law Update
– Bill 154 – Proposed Amendments to ONCA
– Legislation Update
– Explanatory Notes on changes to Tax Legislation and Regulations Released
– National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act and Regulations
– Ontario Bill 154, Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 Status Update
– Ontario Bill 160, Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients Act, 2017
– Ontario Bill 166, Strengthening Protection for Ontario Consumers Act, 2017
– CRA News
– Parent Charity Permitted to Change Governance Structure
– Directors’ Actions Lead to Not-for-Profit’s Workplace Discrimination Liability
– #YourCharityName as a Trademark
– Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Publishes Hospital Naming Directive
– Register Trademarks Before Amendments Take Effect
– Omnibus Bill Proposes Changes to Ontario Healthcare Law
– Ontario Bar Association Submission on Bill 154
– Anti-Terrorism Law Update
– National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act and Regulations
– Objectives of the Financial Action Task Force’s Presidency for 2017-2018
– “Update on Charity Law” Resource Paper
– Charities Legislation & Commentary, 2018 Edition Available for Pre-Order
Bill 154 – Proposed Amendments To ONCA
By way of background, changes to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONCA”) were first proposed by way of Bill 85, Companies Statute Law Amendment Act, 2014 (“Bill 85”). After having waited three years since the demise of Bill 85 in May 2014, it is exciting news that the Ontario government is again moving forward with the corporate reform for the not-for-profit sector in releasing Bill 154, Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 (“Bill 154”), which proposes changes to the Ontario Corporations Act (“OCA”), ONCA, and other legislation. The News Release announcing Bill 154 states that it is intended to “build a smarter, more modern regulatory environment by rooting out unnecessary burdens and streamlining regulations” by proposing amendments to more than 40 statutes. The Backgrounder to Bill 154 indicates that the proposed amendments would “enable the future proclamation” of the ONCA and the proposed amendments to the OCA would “enable Ontario not-for-profit corporations to benefit from some of the ONCA features prior to its proclamation, such as allowing notice of members’ meetings to be sent electronically and members’ meetings to be held electronically.” As well, these proposed amendments would “increase flexibility, encourage participation in meetings, provide clarity and reduce burdens and costs for not-for-profit corporations.”
This Bulletin highlights key proposed amendments to the ONCA but a detailed review of the proposed changes is outside its scope. This Bulletin does not review proposed amendments to other statutes contained in Bill 154. For the balance of this Bulletin, please see Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 409.