Many groups are operating under the impression that they are an Ontario corporation when in fact they were never actually incorporated as an Ontario, Federal or other provincial corporation. These types of entities are typically considered an unincorporated association or a trust, and do…
Here is an agenda for the Blumbergs' Charity Law Institute 2015. You can register here.
Ontario not-for-profit corporations will have 3 years from the date ONCA comes into force to make any necessary changes to their governing documents. At end of the 3 years, the not-for-profit corporations’ letters patent, by-laws and special resolutions will be…
To determine whether your corporation is an Ontario corporation you should check the corporation’s Letters Patent and any Supplementary Letters Patent. If you are unable to locate them, you may wish to check our list of Ontario corporations to see…
Over the last few years we have helped many Ontario non-profit corporations obtain copies of their governing documents. If you wish to do it yourself you can request microfiche copies of your governing documents from the Ontario Ministry of Government…
Since ONCA has not come into force yet and no regulations have been released, it is a bit premature to prepare ONCA compliant by-laws now. ONCA compliant by-laws may not necessarily be compliant with the Ontario Corporations Act (“OCA”), which…
ONCA will apply to most not-for-profit corporations in Ontario, including special or private act corporations. There are about 59,000 of these corporations. However, it will not apply to not-for-profit corporations that are incorporated under special or private acts where there is…
As we noted earlier ONCA has been indefinitely delayed. The government has said that certain implementing legislation has to be passed and certain technological systems put in place before ONCA comes into force. The Ontario government said they would provide the sector with 2 years…
As many know the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) was passed in 2010 and was supposed to be brought in by January 2013. There are ostensibly 59,000 Ontario non-profits, although many may be dormant. The Ontario government announced today “The government is fully…
Political activities and charities has been a hot button issue over the last few years. With Prime Minister Harper launching the 2015 election today it is important for Canadian charities to be aware of their legal obligations and to comply…
The Bottom Line recently published an article entitled Ontario non-profits await new legislation by Mark Blumberg. The article discusses options for Ontario non-profits including waiting for ONCA or moving forward to the new CNCA and skipping ONCA altogether. The Bottom Line…
Here is my article 20 Ways We May Be Able To Help You With ONCA. It sets out some of the items that our law firm can assist Ontario non-profit corporations with when preparing for ONCA. The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”)…
We are now in February of 2015. ONCA has not moved forward since the Ontario election last year. It looks like ONCA may not even come into force until mid-2016 and perhaps 2017. It is difficult to know what will…
I recently filed a submission with the Ontario government entitled “Enhancing the ONCA Transition for Ontario non-profit corporations that are registered charities by reducing redundant regulatory review” Here is the text: There are over 50,000 Ontario non-profit corporations under the…
Here is a recent article from Mark Blumberg and Kate Robertson entitled Ontario Corporations Don’t Need to Wait for the ONCA – Continuing from the OCA to Federal Jurisdiction. For many Ontario corporations who don’t want to wait for the ONCA which…
The Ontario Ministry has provided an update on their website with respect to the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONCA”) under 'ONCA: Frequently Asked Questions” which indicates that the ONCA is not expected to come into force before 2016. Initially there…
I have received some very positive feedback on the disclosure of the list of Ontario non-profit corporations. Here is the list. On Friday, I saw this very nice email from the Ontario Nonprofit Network dealing with the list. Some…
Here is the list of the Ontario non-profit corporations under the Ontario Corporations Act. There are 59,605 Ontario corporations on the list. The list is 1084 pages long. Some of the Ontario corporations are active and some are inactive. We…
It looks like the new Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONCA”) will not come into force until July 2014 or perhaps in 2015. If one is considering establishing a new charity today and you are based in Ontario we would…
The new Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act (ONCA) is likely to come into effect in July 2014. The Ministry of Consumer Services has started to place some information on the new act on their website. We have tried to consolidate all…
The Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services has provided an update today on the implementation status of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (ONCA). The Ministry notes: “The Act is targeted to come into effect in 2014. Amendments to more than 80…
Confused about the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA)? In this article we have summarized some things that non-profits and charities should consider Here is the article: Governance Changes and responding to the New Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA)
The Ontario Government has introduced The Companies Statute Law Amendment Act, 2013 on June 5, 2013 which “contains proposed consequential, clarifying and transitional amendments which are necessary to support proclamation of ONCA, which received Royal Assent in October 2010 and…
Today the Ontario government announced the release of the plain language guide to the ONCA. Here is the announcement: “Sent to you on behalf of David Brezer, Director of the Consumer Policy & Liaison Branch, Ministry of Consumer Services. I…