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By Drache Aptowitzer LLP | 2 Minutes Read February 22, 2017

Political activities: Consultations may have side effects

As our readers know, the new government has taken steps to revamp the restrictions on political activities by charities, by dismantling the political activities audit program and by promising a new approach following consultation with the public and members of the charities industry. It is important, however, to note that the changes may not only effect the charity realm as Nova Scotia Community Interest Corporations have similar restrictions.

Article by Drache Aptowitzer LLP / Not for Profit / Business Corporations Act, C3s, Canada Revenue Agency, Community Contribution Companies, Community Interest Companies Act, Community Interest Corporations, CRA, political activities, political activities law, political activity, social enterprise corporations, social enterprise sector

By Drache Aptowitzer LLP | 3 Minutes Read December 14, 2016

Political activities law: Charity brings new Charter challenge

When the Liberals came into power last year, the new Minister of National Revenue announced that she was putting a halt to the “political activities” audit of charities that the previous administration had been conducting for the past few years. In practice, this meant that the charities in line to be audited under the program were given a reprieve, but those that were already in the course of being audited were not. One of the latter charities, Canada Without Poverty, is now bringing a constitutional challenge against the political activities law.

Article by Drache Aptowitzer LLP / Not for Profit / Canada Revenue Agency, Canada Without Poverty, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, CRA, Income Tax Act, political activities, political activities law, political activity, political activity provisions

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