Charity Law Update

A decision from @SCJOntario_en confirms that once a gift is made donors do not necessarily have the right to direct the way in which their donations are spent by charities. Read more here: bit.ly/3SJ8t9I #CharityLaw #NFPLaw

Amendments to the CNCA and regulations brought into force and Ontario extends relief for members’ and directors’ electronic meetings to September 2023. Read more in our September corporate update: bit.ly/3RoB2Is #CharityLaw #NFPLaw

Provisions in draft Income Tax Act legislation could affect charities’ trust reporting requirements and portions of new Québec’s privacy law now in force. Read more in our September legislation update: bit.ly/3dYIFrl #CharityLaw #TaxLaw

Carter Team dressed for #OrangeShirtDay

September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Carters Professional Corporation would like to acknowledge the importance of the Truth and Reconciliation process, to honour the lost children and survivors of the residential school system. bit.ly/3fxedoH

Changes under the ITA could facilitate impact investing, @PSPC_SPAC introduces the GCDonate Plaform, and what Cdn charities need to know about US Foreign Agents Registration Act. Read all this, and more, in our September newsletter. bit.ly/3SqMfcP #CharityLaw #NFPLaw

Newly added provisions in the Income Tax Act may allow charities to count impact investments that are qualifying disbursements towards their disbursement quota #DQ obligations. For a more detailed analysis, see: bit.ly/3DZZ49D #CharityLaw #TaxLaw

On Nov 10, @charityupdate will be holding a #CharityLaw #NFPLaw seminar from 9-12:45. Brochure and Online Registration available at carters.ca. A winter seminar will be held March 2, featuring different topics, including #ChurchLaw. Read more: bit.ly/3PMriqw

Six @charityupdate lawyers called leaders in their practice areas by @BestLawyers. T Man, J Demczur, E Oh, R Prendergast, and T Carter have been called leaders in #CharityLaw. S. Carter has been called a leader in Corporate and Commercial Litigation. bit.ly/3pPwHCO

Seven @charityupdate lawyers called practice area leaders by @Lexpert. T Carter, T Man, J Demczur, E Oh, J Leddy, and R Prendergast ranked as leaders in #CharityLaw. N Claridge has been ranked as a leader in Estate and Personal Tax Planning. Read more: bit.ly/3ThY0TI

Crowdfunding platforms are reminded to register as MSBs or FMSBs by @FINTRAC_Canada. Read this and other updates in our #ATF/AML update: bit.ly/3QZY49e

Employers should be aware that @ONgov has ended “deemed” infectious disease emergency leave employee entitlements, but has also extended paid/unpaid leave for workers who must self-isolate. Read more: bit.ly/3AOxzO1 #EmploymentLaw #COVID19

Taxability of crowdfunded amounts depends on particulars of the circumstances in which they were given, as the @CanRevAgency explained in a CRA Views document. Read more: bit.ly/3Cu239w #CharityLaw

A decision from @ONCA_en has found that school teachers have a Charter protected reasonable expectation of privacy when communicating with each other. Read more here: bit.ly/3TjnkZv #PrivacyLaw #employmentlaw

A decision from @SCJOntario_en has confirmed that employers cannot be vicariously liable for sexual harassment committed by their employees, officers or directors. Read more here: bit.ly/3PSftPE #employmentlaw

A decision from @BCCourtofAppeal has found that when foundations are acting as contractors for government bodies and administering government programs, they are not exempt from requirements to act in a procedurally fair manner. bit.ly/3CzFK25 #CharityLaw

Resident corporations, including non-profit organizations and tax-exempt corporations are encouraged by @CanRevAgency to file their T2 Corporation Income Tax Return, electronically. Our update here: bit.ly/3CHMb34 #TaxLaw #NFPLaw

The Carters Aug 2022 Charity & NFP Law Update is now available: #DQ and trust reporting, #privacylaw and #employmentlaw news, and more bit.ly/3TfdKXv #CharityLaw #NFPLaw

Draft Budget implementation legislation proposing changes to #DisbursementQuota and trust reporting has been introduced, including amendments to DQ rate, administration and management expenditures and other technical amendments. Read more here: bit.ly/3PMty11 #CharityLaw

Save the date! Carters’ Fall Charity & Not-for-Profit Law Webinar will be on November 10, 2022, and Carters’ Winter Charity & Not-for-Profit Law Webinar will be on March 2, 2023. We hope you can join us! bit.ly/3OJNtOe #CharityLaw #NFPLaw