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2012 NATIONAL CHARITY LAW SYMPOSIUM
Friday May 4, 2012
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), North Building
255 Front Street West, Toronto Ontario

Mark your calendar! The Annual National Charity Law Symposium will be back again in the spring of 2012. This joint program of the Canadian Bar Association's and the Ontario Bar Association's Charity and Not-For-Profit Law Sections will bring together leading experts from across Canada to speak about the latest developments in this rapidly changing area. In-depth reviews of issues affecting charities in Canada will also be addressed.

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Executive Committee 2011-2013

From September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2013, the National Charities & Not-for-Profit Law Section Officers will be:

The Executive Committee also includes the Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario Charities & Not-for-Profit Law Section Chairs, and 21 additional Executive Members to assist with the work of the Section.

Section members are encouraged to contact Catherine Bisson for more information on opportunities to get actively involved in the Section’s activities.

National Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section Newsletter

Charity Talk (February 2012)

Recent Submissions

• Proposed Guidance on Arts Organizations and Charitable Registration — Consultation
• Charitable Giving Consultation
• Inter-Charity Transfers — Anti-Avoidance Rules
• Registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Associations and Charities Matters
• Community Economic Development and Charitable Registration: Letter to Canada Revenue Agency
• Annual T3010 Information Return and T4033 Guide for Registered Charities
• Uniform Informal Public Appeals Act (UIPAA)
• Guidance CPS-028 — Fundraising by Registered Charities
• Proposed Regulations for the new Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (CNCA)
• Bill C-470 — Income Tax Act Amendments (revocation of registration)
• Disbursement Quota Reform — Proposed Refinements
• Migration of charities from Canada Corporations Act to Not-for-Profit Corporations Act
• Disbursement Quota Requirements for Charities
• CRA Proposed Guidance on Activities Outside of Canada for Canadian Registered Charities
• Pre-Budget Consultations 2009
• Concept Paper on Reform of the Disbursement Quota Regime
• Bill C-4 — Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act

Budget 2010 - Reform of Disbursement Quota

CBA President's letter to members of the Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section

CBA President's letter to Minister Flaherty

Section Submission: Pre-Budget Consultations

Section Submission: Concept Paper on Reform of the Disbursement Quota Regime

Budget 2010

Join the National Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section Listserv

The National Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section has a listserv which you are encouraged to join. Section members can  join the listserv online at:  http://www.cba.org/CBA_listservsEnrolment/Enrolment.aspx. 

**  In order to join a listserv you must be a member of the relevant CBA Section. Please contact your Branch if you wish to join the National Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section.**