New Legislation to Change Incorporation and Governance of Charities

 

There is no single statute that sets out all of the legislative requirements applicable to charities. Rather, the relevant statutory provisions are found in multiple federal and provincial statutes. In addition, with the recently introduced Ontario Bill 65, many recent significant legislative changes that have an impact on charitable organizations, having a concise guide to the law governing charitable organizations is critical.

 

Selected and prepared by charity law experts, Terrance Carter, Maria Elena Hoffstein and Professor Adam Parachin, this unique publication provides a useful reference for anyone researching key federal and Ontario statutes governing charitable organizations. This edition compiles, describes or otherwise takes account of approximately 145 statutes and 75 regulations.

 

New in This Edition

 

• Full text of and commentary on the recently introduced Ontario Bill 65
• Discussion of:

• Recent Income Tax Act amendments that affect charitable organizations
• Recent amendments to the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act
• Recent implementation of the HST
• Recent amendments to Charities Accounting Act
• Recent amendments to Religious Organizations’ Land Act

 

Who Should Buy

 

• Charity law practitioners who need to advise charitable organizations and their officers on myriad of compliance matters
• Lawyers who are retained to set up not-for-profit organizations
• Accountants who must stay abreast of recent and anticipated changes to income tax legislation pertaining to not-for-profit organizations
• Executives and officers of charitable organizations who want to understand the complex statutory regime governing charitable organizations and their statutory duties and liabilities