( Disponible en anglais seulement )
Donations of time and money do not create a trust: A look at Mee et al. v. Y.M.C.A.
A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was unequivocal in its refusal to recognize a trust in certain recreational lands owned by the YMCA. The court did not mince its words. It said to find otherwise would...
( Disponible en anglais seulement )
Susan Manwaring comments on the Federal Government’s proposed changes on how charities can fund third-party organizations
Canadian Lawyer "Ottawa proposes changes to how charities can fund third-party organizations"
This article discusses the changes proposed by the Federal Government to make it easier for charitable organizations to provide grant money to third-party organizations within Canada and abroad. The current rules are “complicated and quite onerous” and counter to how...
( Disponible en anglais seulement )
The new qualifying disbursements rules: An improvement?
The proposed qualifying disbursements rules have since changed since the publication of this article. Please refer to Miller Thomson LLP’s article, ‘Funding non-qualified donees just got one step easier for Canadian charities’ dated June 6, 2022, which summarizes the latest...
Analyse du budget fédéral de 2022
Introduction Le budget fédéral de 2022 a été déposé à la Chambre des communes le 7 avril 2022 par l’honorable Chrystia Freeland, vice-première ministre et ministre des Finances du Canada. Dans son avant-propos, la vice-première ministre a commencé par adresser ses...
Budget fédéral 2022 : Points saillants pour le secteur des organismes de bienfaisance et à but non lucratif
Introduction Le 7 avril 2022, l’honorable Chrystia Freeland a déposé un nouveau budget fédéral (le « Budget 2022 »). Ce n’est que le second budget depuis le début de la pandémie de COVID-19 et bien des choses se sont passées depuis le dernier budget fédéral....
Résumé des mesures du budget fédéral affectant les organismes de bienfaisance et sans but lucratif
La ministre des Finances et vice-première ministre fédérale, Chrystia Freeland, a déposé le budget fédéral le 7 avril, 2022. Le budget propose des changements qui concernent les organismes de bienfaisance et les organismes sans but lucratif. En bref, le budget...
( Disponible en anglais seulement )
Charity lawyers strongly support Bill S-216
A group of 42 prominent charity lawyers have signed a second open letter (PDF) in order to voice their full support for the adoption of Bill S-216: Effective and Accountable Charities Act (the “Bill”). As of February 22, 2022, the...
( Disponible en anglais seulement )
Key considerations for gift agreements
It is not necessary to have a gift agreement in order to make a gift. However, it is important for charitable gifts and charitable pledges made by donors to charities be documented. A gift agreement provides evidence that a gift...
( Disponible en anglais seulement )
Report on the Charities Program 2020 to 2021
The Report on the Charities Program provides a snapshot of the Canadian charitable sector and an update on the Canada Revenue Agency’s (“CRA”) Charities Directorate’s activities during fiscal year 2020 to 2021. According to the Charities Directorate’s administrative data for...
( Disponible en anglais seulement )
Charitable donations to Ukraine: Four problematic assumptions
The Lawyer's Daily
Stephen Hsia authors an article for The Lawyer’s Daily outlining some problematic assumptions to be aware of when making charitable donations: Canadians are concerned about the armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Donors and charities want to help —...
