Co-Chairs:   Terrance S. Carter, Carters Professional Corporation, Orangeville, ON and Linda J. Godel, Torkin Manes LLP, Toronto, ON

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Mark your calendar! The Annual National Charity Law Symposium will be back again in the spring of 2010. 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. Refreshers on key issues affecting charities in Canada will also be addressed.

Get the lowdown on the new Canada Not-For-Profit Corporations Act. Learn about new and unusual gifts. Explore strategies for audits and appeals. Discuss considerations involved with the return of a gift. Listen to new thoughts on administrative and cy-pres judicial scheme-making. Delve into environmental issues under the fourth head of charity. Follow up on Canada Revenue Agency's Guidance on Activities Outside of Canada.

Plus, get an exclusive update direct from the Canada Revenue Agency on current issues impacting your clients!

Don't get caught unaware - mark your calendars today!

Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel

A block of rooms as been reserved at the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel (525 Bay Street, Toronto) for conference attendees. Please contact the Marriott directly at 1-800-905-0667 to make your reservation.  Please quote, "Canadian Bar Association 2010 National Charity Law Symposium," when reserving to obtain the preferred rate. The preferred room rate is available until March 31, 2010. Reservations can also be made online at: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yyzec?groupCode=cbrcbra&app=resvlink&fromDate=4/29/10&toDate=4/30/10

CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:00 - 8:30   REGISTRATION

8:30 - 8:35   OPENING COMMENTS
Conference Co-Chairs: Terrance S. Carter, Carters Professional Corporation, Orangeville, ON and Linda J. Godel, Torkin Manes LLP, Toronto, ON

TIMELY NEW TAX TOPICS TO CONSIDER
8:35 - 9:05   Reflections on CRA's Foreign Activities Guidance: One Year Later
Speaker:  James Parks, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Toronto, ON

9:05 - 9:35   Environmental Issues Under the 4th Head of Charity
Speaker:  Karen Cooper, Carters Professional Corporation, Ottawa, ON

9:35 - 10:05   The New Internal Appeals Process for Charities: CRA's Perspective
Speaker: Ghislaine Landry, Canada Revenue Agency, Ottawa, ON

10:05 - 10:35   The Ins and Outs of Audits and Appeals
Speaker:  Robert Hayhoe, Miller Thomson LLP, Toronto, ON

10:35 - 10:50   REFRESHMENT BREAK

NEW THOUGHTS ON GIFTING
10:50 - 11:20   New and Unusual Gifts
Speaker: M. Elena Hoffstein, Fasken Martineau, Toronto, ON

11:20 - 11:50   The Nuts and Bolts of Gifts Involving Cultural Property
Speaker: Florence Carey, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP, Winnipeg, MB

11:50 - 12:20   Considerations Involved with the Return of a Gift
Speaker: Kate Lazier, Miller Thomson LLP, Toronto, ON

CRA COMES TO LUNCH
12:20 - 1:10   LUNCH
1:10 - 1:45     CRA Comes to Lunch
Speaker: Cathy Hawara, Acting Director General, Charities Directorate, Canada Revenue Agency, Ottawa, ON

1:45 - 1:50   Short Break (5 minutes)

REFLECTIONS AND NEW DIRECTIONS IN CHARITY LAW
1:50 - 2:25   Looking For and Aft: Reflections on Charity Law Reform - The Case of the Income Tax Act
Speakers: W. Laird Hunter, Q.C., Richards Hunter, Edmonton, AB, Bob Wyatt, The Muttart Foundation, Edmonton, AB and Peter Broder, The Muttart Foundation, Edmonton, AB

2:25 - 3:00   Administrative and Cy-Pres Judicial Scheme-Making: When are these Applications of Use in Canada Today?
Speaker:  Dr. Donovan Waters, Q.C., F.R.S.C., Horne Coupar, Victoria, BC

3:00 - 3:15    REFRESHMENT BREAK

OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHARITIES
3:15 - 3:45   Compliance Issues Involved with Operating Across Canada
Speaker: Adam Aptowitzer, Drache LLP, Ottawa, ON

3:45 - 4:15   Fiduciary Considerations Involving Charitable Property
Speaker:  Ken Goodman, Public Guardian and Trustee, Toronto, ON

4:15 - 5:00   The New Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act: What will it Mean to your Practice
Moderator: Jane Burke-Robertson, Carters Professional Corporation, Ottawa, ON
Speakers: Coleen Kirby, Industry Canada, Ottawa, ON, Clifford S. Goldfarb, Gardiner Roberts LLP, Toronto, ON and David Stevens, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Toronto, ON

5:00 - 5:10   QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AND CLOSING REMARKS OF CO-CHAIRS

5:10              WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION 

 Speakers Subject to Change