Publications
Publications
Nova 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 MoreKey Legal and Operational Issues for Donor Advised Funds
Webinar This webinar, presented live on June 3, 2025, by Terrance S. Carter, Jacqueline M. Demczur, Malcolm Burrows, and Nicola Elkins,---
Read MoreDrafting General Investment Policies
By Jacqueline M. Demczur Featured during The CBA Charity Law Conference, on April 25, 2025
Read MoreOntario Court Validates NFP’s Corporate Documents Despite Procedural Errors Under the CNCA
In the College of Family Physicians of Canada v Resident Doctors of Canada decision, issued on March 5, 2025,---
Read MorePost-ONCA Transition Deadline: Some Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Have Not Yet Transitioned to the ONCA
Feb 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update It is now just over four months since the deadline for Ontario not-for-profit (“NFP”)---
Read MoreReminder: February 28, 2025 Donation Receipt Deadline Extension is Imminent
Feb 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update As earlier reported in our article published on January 30, 2025, the Department of---
Read MoreFederal Government Releases Draft Legislation on the Extension of Charitable Donation Deadline for the 2024 Tax Year
Jan 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update On January 23, 2025, the Department of Finance released draft legislation to amend---
Read More2024 Charitable Donation Deadline Extended to February 28, 2025 but Questions Abound
As initially reported on our LinkedIn page on December 31, 2024, the Government of Canada announced on December 30, 2024---
Read MoreAdvisory Committee on the Charitable Sector Holds December Meetings
Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector Holds December Meetings The Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (“ACCS”) met in Ottawa---
Read MoreBare Trusts Not Required to File the T3 Return and Schedule 15 for the 2024 Tax Year
Nov 2024 Charity & NFP Law Update The Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) announced on October 29, 2024 that bare trusts are exempt from---
Read MoreAdvisory Committee on the Charitable Sector Releases Report #4
The Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (“ACCS”) released its Report #4, on October 9, 2024, subtitled “Towards a federal---
Read MoreGift Acceptance Policies and Donor Agreements: An Integrated Approach
During the Annual Charity & Not-for-Profit Law Webinar on Nov 14, 2024.
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