The Ontario government has published an ONCA draft organizational by-law. Here is a link: Here is a blurb from the Ontario government: “Introduction This is a default by-law under section 18 of the Ontario not-for-profit corporations act, 2010 and…
The following text is from the Ontario government website: “ONCA is targeted to come into effect no earlier than January, 2014. Existing not-for-profit corporations will have a three-year transition period once ONCA is in effect. Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)…
Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf recently posted an article on Charity Village providing some comments and information regarding the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA). Here is a link to the Charity Village article on the ONCA:
Mark Blumberg’s OTF article on Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) Here is my article on the new Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) that I prepared for the Ontario Trillium Foundation blog
I have been concerned that it is not easy for people interested in Ontario non-profit and charity sector to obtain information on Ontario non-profit corporations. With the Federal government the information is available online and free. I have been requesting…
Here is my article on the new Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) that I prepared for the Ontario Trillium Foundation blog The main Ontario Trillium Foundation blog is at: For those who are not familiar with OTF it…
The Ministry of Consumer Services’ has added some information to their website on the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 including a glossary of key terms, an FAQ and a basic transition checklist. There is more information that is yet to come…
In this article we discuss “Should Ontario non-profits or charities be worrying about the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA)?” The short answer is: probably not. The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) will affect over 50,000 Ontario Corporation Act (OCA) non-profit…
The ONCA received Royal Assent on October 25, 2010. It has not yet come into force. The Ontario Government was targeting implementation of the ONCA for January 1, 2013. Today the Ontario Government announced that their target date for implementation…
The ONN recently called for a delay in the implementation of the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) which is currently expected to be brought into force on January 1, 2013. I personally think that we should get on with the…
The new Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) is targeted to be brought into force by the Ontario government January 1, 2013. Both the Ministry of Consumer Services (MCS) and the Ministry of Government Services (MGS) will share responsibility for the…
The Ontario government has released Background Information on the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (2010). In the background they note that the “ONCA is targeted to come into force on January 1st, 2013”. Here is the information from the Ontario government:…
The Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services has recently updated its website pages on the new Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 with a small amount of information on the act. The new act will be of interest to Ontario non-profit corporations but…
The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act received Royal Assent on October 25, 2010. Here is a copy of the Explanatory Notes and the Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act. Ministry News Here is a press release from October 19, 2010: Strengthening Ontario’s Not-For-Profit…
The Ontario government introduced Bill 65, Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (Ontario), 2010. This act will replace the Ontario Corporations Act which deals with non-profit corporations. The bill passed first reading today. Some of the bullet points sound interesting – will have…