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Ontario Court Confirms Members Cannot Restrict Board Authority by Amendment to the Articles Without a Unanimous Member Agreement
In Atwood v. National Police Federation, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether a voting member’s proposal to amend---
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Key Takeaways from the CRA’s May 2026 Quarterly Update for Charities The Canada Revenue Agency’s (“CRA”) Charities Directorate released its---
Read MoreB.C. Court Upholds Real Property Donation Despite Allegations of Duress
In Satguru Ram Singh Satsang Charitable Foundation v Akalirai, released on March 31, 2026, the Supreme Court of British Columbia---
Read MoreOntario Court Invalidates By-Law for Bad Faith and Failure to Meet ONCA Approval Requirements
In Chifor, et al v Windsor/Essex County Humane Society, decided on February 4, 2026, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice---
Read MoreMinister of Public Safety Names Proposed Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner
In a March 13, 2026 news release, Public Safety Canada announced that the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Gary---
Read MoreCanada Revenue Agency Retiring Fax Line for Charities as of April 1, 2026
On March 18, 2026, the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Charities Directorate, in its News and events for charities webpage,---
Read MoreServiceOntario Account Replaced by the Ontario Business Account
In an email to stakeholders on February 13, 2026, the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement---
Read MoreOntario Court Upholds By-Law Amendments that Changed Membership Criteria
In Barrie & District Association of Realtors v. Information Technology Systems Ontario, the Applicant, Barrie & District Association of---
Read MoreFighting Forced Labour and Child Labour in Global Supply Chains
Public Safety Canada Releases Second Supply Chains Act Report Public Safety Canada published its second annual report (the “Report”) for the---
Read MoreFederal Budget 2025: Impact on Charities and Not-For-Profits
On November 4, 2025, the Honorable François-Phillippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, tabled the federal budget (“Budget 2025”)---
Read MoreNova Scotia Court Confirms Amalgamated Successor Parish Entitled to Charitable Bequest, Preserving Testamentary Intent
August 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update In the Horley Estate decision, released on June 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nova---
Read MorePrecatory Gifts and Testamentary Intent: Ontario Court Upholds Charitable Bequest
In Gruber v. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that the gift of the residue---
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