Every year, Blumbergs has its Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Institute. On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, we had the 13th Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Institute. It was around 4 hours long.
It had a half-day of practical legal and ethical compliance information geared toward charities, professional advisors, and those interested in regulatory issues affecting charities and the non-profit sector.
The topics covered include:
- State of the Sector, Mark Blumberg, Blumbergs Professional Corporation
- Restricted gifts and ability to vary: An International Perspective, John Picton, Reader in Law, University of Manchester
- T3010 Changes and Challenges, Maddy Sawyer, Blumbergs Professional Corporation
- Legislative Drafting 101 – the legislative drafting process from policy idea or directive to draft legislation being introduced, André Scott, Tax Policy Officer, Department of Finance Canada
- CNCA Updates, Genevieve Gobeil, Senior Policy Officer, Corporations Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada / Government of Canada
- Options for Ontario Non-Profits dealing with the new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA), Mark Blumberg, Blumbergs Professional Corporation
- When charities with good intentions don’t know about local legal requirements, Mark Sidel, Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison