Mrs. Demczur was called to the Ontario Bar in 1999, joined Carters in 2001 and became a partner in 2007.  Her practice is exclusively focused in the areas of charity and not-for-profit law, including incorporation, charitable status applications, corporate restructuring, establishment of churches and religious denominations, international operations, gift planning, legal risk management reviews, charity pre-audit reviews and post-audit submissions to CRA, and advising directors of charities and other not-for-profit corporations.  Mrs. Demczur has been recognized as a leading expert in charity and not-for-profit law in Canada by Lexpert and The Best Lawyers in Canada.

Mrs. Demczur is a member of the Charity & Not-for-Profit Section of the Ontario Bar Association, a contributing author to the Primer for Directors of Not-for-Profit Corporations published by Industry Canada, and has written numerous articles on charity and not-for-profit legal issues, including directors’ and officers’ liability, incorporation and risk management, for The Lawyers Weekly, The Philanthropist, Charitable Thoughts, and www.charitylaw.ca.  Mrs. Demczur is also a regular speaker at the annual Church & Charity Law™ Seminar and has been an invited speaker to the Canadian Bar Association, Imagine Canada Sector Source, and numerous other organizations.  Her volunteer activities have, in the past, included serving as a Board member of Theatre Orangeville, Vice-President and a Board member of the Orangeville Tennis Club, and a Business Advisory Committee Member for Family Transition Place.

Recognitions
   
 
Education & Call To The Bar
   
 
  • B.A., University of Windsor, 1992
  • LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School, 1995
  • Ontario Bar, 1999
Publications
   
 
By Theresa L.M. Man, Jacqueline M. Demczur and Terrance S. Carter

Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 529, Oct 31, 2024.

By Jacqueline M. Demczur and Esther S.J. Oh

- CRA Releases Report on Charities Program 2022 to 2023
- CRA Reminds Charities of September 30 Deadline for T3010 Filing
- CRA Releases Latest Quarterly Update - CRA Posts “Charitable purposes and activities: Useful tips to draft and describe them”

By Terrance S. Carter, Jacqueline M. Demczur and Adriel N. Clayton

Featured in the Aug 2024 Charity & NFP Law Update
 
Speaking Engagements & Seminar Materials
   
 
by Jacqueline M. Demczur

during the Carters/Fasken Healthcare Philanthropy Webinar 2024 on Feb 13, 2024.
Presented by Jacqueline M. Demczur for the
Federation of Ontario Law Associations Fall Plenary 2023 on November 10, 2023.
by Jacqueline M. Demczur

during the Annual Charity & Not-for-Profit Law Webinar on Nov 9, 2023.