Sluggish Economic Outlook Forces Charities and Policymakers to Plan for a Looming Social Deficit
Canada’s charitable and non-profit sector has grown more rapidly than the economy as a whole over the last 20 years, creating jobs and growth, and
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Canadian Foundations Explore Philanthropy’s Role in Public Policy
SUMMARY: The newly elected Liberal Party’s platform declaring the end of political harassment and a modernization of the rules governing the nonprofit sector was a
The Philanthropic Community’s Declaration of Action
This article is the second in a series on Indigneous Communities and Philanthropy. SUMMARY: On June 1, 2015, a group of Canadian philanthropic organizations and
For the Record
The following is a letter from Terrance S. Carter, chair of the National Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, to then-Minister
Selected New Developments in the Liability of Directors and Officers of Charitable and Nonprofit Corporations
(1) Developments in Respect of the “Director-Trustee Dilemma” One of the issues that has plagued the area of charitable corporations law in Ontario is whether,
Legal Developments
Specified Gifts of Capital from One Charity to Another Recent conversations we have had with representatives of CCRA will be of interest to lawyers who
Legal Developments
This issue deals with two important recent decisions. In England, the Charity Commission has released its long-awaited decision on whether the Church of Scientology constitutes
Legal Developments
No “Legal Developments” section appeared in either of the last two issues of The Philanthropist, so there is plenty to talk about on this occasion.