Publications

Publications

Fighting 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---

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Federal 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”)---

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IP Basics for Charities and NFPs: Importance of Trademarks to Charities and NFPs

This article is part of an ongoing series on intellectual property for charities and not-for-profits (NFPs). In the previous article---

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Statistics Canada Releases 2023 Survey Data on Volunteering and Charitable Giving in Canada

August 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update On June 23rd, 2025, Statistics Canada (“StatCan”) released the 2023 survey data from the Survey---

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Copyrights and Trademarks in a Virtual Universe: What Charities and NFPs Need to Know

Webinar In this webinar, presented live on May 7, 2025, Sepal Bonni and Cameron A. Axford examine how charities and---

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Webinar Replay – Copyrights and Trademarks in a Virtual Universe: What Charities and NFPs Need to Know

Webinar In this webinar, presented live on May 7, 2025, Sepal Bonni and Cameron A. Axford examine how charities and---

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Copyrights and Trademarks in a Virtual Universe: What Charities and NFPs Need to Know

Wednesday May 7, 2025 12:00 – 1:00 pm Click Here to Register In today’s digital landscape, charities and not-for-profits must---

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Crossing Borders, Guarding Trust: AI, Data Sovereignty, and Donor Privacy in Uncertain Times

  As Canadian charities and not-for-profits (NFPs) increasingly adopt AI and cloud-based technologies, a critical question emerges: where is our---

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Federal Artificial Intelligence Funding Now Available for Not-for-Profits in the Prairies

Apr 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update Prairies Economic Development Canada (“PrairiesCan”) has launched the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII), a---

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Employment Update – Labour Relations Board Awards $10K to Employee Misclassified as Contractor

  The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) has ruled that a chef working at a restaurant was an employee---

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IP Update – Major Changes Coming to Official Marks Which Will Impact Many Registered Charities

  Charities and not-for-profits that hold official marks under Canada’s Trademarks Act should take note of significant legislative changes coming---

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AI Update

Mar 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update Ontario’s AI Human Rights Impact Assessment: A New Tool for AI Governance Artificial intelligence---

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