Viewpoint expresses the particular view of contributors and does not necessarily reflect the views of The Philanthropist. Readers are invited to respond to articles in this section. If appropriate, their views will be published. This article will not be about the regulation of charities in an ideal society. In a ideal society there would be…
Introduction Statesmen, politicians and journalists have always enjoyed painting comparative word portraits of the United States and Canada showing a strong family resemblance.Both nations use English as the dominant language of commercial and social life; both have drawn immigrants from around the world to settle virgin wildernesses; and both are democracies in the western tradition….
In the last year or so, members of the labour movement have raised questions about the use of volunteers by voluntary agencies and the very role of volunteers and voluntary agencies in an era of unemployment. Their concerns arise from issues relating to job security for their members, particularly in public service unions. These are…
I. Introduction The issue of volunteers in the unionized workplace is of obvious importance both to trade unionists and to those involved in the voluntary sector. It is also a subject of such magnitude that at times I feel that to deal with it adequately I would have to discuss my views of the entire…
Introduction The subject of foreign investments is not new to us in Canada-we have been interested in having foreigners invest in our country for many years now. However, the subject ofthis paper is Canadian investment in overseas markets and I would like to cover three particular areas: • the benefits of international investment; • international…
Developments in this area since the last edition of The Philanthropist include such items as: the release of a revised form T3010, changes in sales tax exemption in Quebec, and the overturning on appeal of the decision in McBurney v. The Queen. Prescribed Forms to be Filed by Registered Charities Recently, Revenue Canada, Taxation has issued…
In this issue we examine another aspect of volunteerism—the relationship between volunteer and unionized staff in charitable agencies. Clearly, both are essential to the organizations they serve but their co-existence creates employment issues not found in the private sector. Two articles, the first by Ellen Campbell of the YWCA which looks at the management problems…
Canadian Directory to Foundations, Edited by Allan Arlett and Ingrid Van Rotterdam, Published by The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, Toronto, 1985, 27 4 pp., (price list at end of review) REVIEWED BY JOHN MABLEY Assistant Vice-President for Development, Dalhousie University Like previous editions, the sixth edition of the Canadian Directory to Foundations will serve as the…