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Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act

By Occasional Contributors | 8 Minutes Read October 19, 2016

Overview of record keeping obligations for non-profit organizations and registered charities

While non–profit organizations and charities are usually busy carrying out the purposes of their organization, record keeping often takes a back seat to other priorities. However, good record keeping practices by a non–profit organization or a registered charity should not be overlooked.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / accounting records, Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, charities, Income Tax Act, minutes of meetings, non-profit organizations, record keeping, record keeping obligations, resolutions adopted, Societies Act

By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 5 Minutes Read April 11, 2016

Non-profit members and directors must adhere to corporate statutes and by-laws

The relationship between non-profit members and directors is sometimes akin to the relationship between parents and their newly-licensed teen-aged drivers. The key to the family car grants the teenager new freedoms, but sometimes, a parent’s only option is to reclaim the key. Members elect or appoint directors, delegating to them the power to manage the corporation. Corporate statutes and by-laws restrict the ability of members to participate in the management of the corporation once the directors hold the reins. Often, the only way for members to effect changes that the board opposes, is to reclaim the reins, by removing existing directors and appointing more amenable ones. http://canlii.ca/t/gh81g" target="_blank">Vaughan Community Health Centre Corporation v Annibale (2015 ONSC 2559 (CanLII)), recently examined the roles of members and directors, and the importance of adhering to corporate by-laws and statutes.

Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Business, Not for Profit / boards, by-laws, Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, charities, corporate governance, directors, members, members' meetings, non-profits, Ontario's Corporations Act, Ontario's Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, registered charity, resolutions, voting

By Drache Aptowitzer LLP | 4 Minutes Read December 22, 2014

Sexual harassment: Managing the risk

On the heels of Jian Ghomeshi's firing from the CBC and the suspension of two Liberal MPs from caucus, Canadians are talking about sexual harassment. Although not a topic that is typically associated with the philanthropic sector, charities and non-profits are not immune from dealing with these types of issues...

Article by Drache Aptowitzer LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit, Payroll, Privacy / Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, directors and officers liabilitiy, employee training, fundraiser, gender-based harassment, Human Resources, human rights legislation, identify and report incidents, injury to volunteers, Insurance coverage, Not-for-profit Corporations Act, policies and procedures, Respect in the Workplace Policy, risk management, sexual harassment

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