Publications
Federal Court of Appeal Dismisses Revocation Appeal
On March 24, 2016, the Federal Court of Appeal (the “Court”) released its decision to dismiss an...
Tax Court Upholds Minister’s Decision to Deny Charitable Tax Credits
The Tax Court of Canada (“TCC”) released an informal procedure decision in the matter of Nazih c...
Court of Appeal: Employee Injury Waiver Declared Void
Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 384, April 28, 2016 On January 26, 2016, the Ontario Court of...
Supreme Court to Hear Google Appeal
On February 18, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) granted Google Inc.’s (“Google”)...
Canada Signs MOU with US to Fight Spam
On March 24, 2016, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (“CRTC”) signed...
BCSC Affirms Judicial Power to Vary Administrative Terms of Charitable Trust
In The Sidney and North Saanich Memorial Park Society v. British Columbia (Attorney General), the...
Legislation Update
The Fairness in Charitable Gifts Act Debated in House of Commons On April 11, 2016, Bill C-239, An...
March 2016 Charity & NFP Law Update
Federal Budget 2016: Impact on Charities and Not-for-profits CRA News Legislation Update Tribunal...
CRA News
Excise and GST/HST News – No. 98 On March 3, 2016, Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) published Excise...
Legislation Update
Federal Government announces new Canadian Citizenship Requirements On March 21, 2016, Bill C-6, An...
Tribunal Awards Damages to Job Applicant
In Paquette v Amaruk Wilderness and another (No. 4) (“Paquette”), the British Columbia Human...
FCA Confirms Use of Domain Name Can Constitute Trademark Infringement
On March 15, 2016, the Federal Court of Appeal (the “Court”) delivered from the Bench its decision...