Publications
Publications
NFP in Norway Found Liable for Employee Taken Hostage in Conflict Area
In November 2015, an Oslo District Court in Norway found that the not-for-profit Norwegian Refugee Council (“NRC”) was liable for---
Read MoreNova Scotia Introduces Food Bank Tax Credit for Farmers
On May 19, 2016, Nova Scotia Agriculture Minister Keith Colwell issued a press release outlining a new tax credit that---
Read MoreFINTRAC Imposes Administrative Monetary Penalty on Bank
Anti-Terrorism/Money Laundering Law Update, Charity & NFP Law Update, April 28, 2016.
Read MoreLegislation Update
The Fairness in Charitable Gifts Act Debated in House of Commons On April 11, 2016, Bill C-239, An Act to---
Read MoreGoing into Business? The Social Enterprise Spectrum for Charities
By Terrance S. Carter, Webinar Materials Going into Business? The Social Enterprise Spectrum for Charities, April 21, 2016. On Demand---
Read MoreFederal Budget 2016: Impact on Charities and Not-for-profits
Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 381, March 23, 2016 On March 22, 2016, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled---
Read MoreCharities Directorate Reports to Senate Committee on National Security
On March 7, 2016, the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence (the “Committee”) met to examine and report---
Read MoreOntario Budget 2016: Impact on Charities and Not-for-profits
On February 25, 2016, the Ontario government released the 2016 Ontario Budget (the “Ontario Budget”), which contains several measures that---
Read MoreDiscriminatory Will Provision Ruled Invalid
Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”) has reaffirmed the common law prohibition against enforcing testamentary trusts that are contrary---
Read MoreFCA Revokes Charitable Status Based on Failure to Maintain Proper Books and Records
On February 10, 2016, the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) delivered from the Bench a summary decision in Al Uloom---
Read MoreONN Submission Focuses on “Nonprofit Social Enterprise”
The Ontario Nonprofit Network (“ONN”) made a written submission to the Social Enterprise Branch of the Ministry of Economic Development,---
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