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CCVO Celebrates 5 years at 2009 AGM

June 24, 2009

Bill C-4, the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, has passed its third Reading in the Senate and received Royal Assent this month. The Bill should become law shortly.

This report by The Legal Resource Centre presents an analysis of Bill 1 and its potential affect on the nonprofit sector.

This February 2007 report from the Canadian Senate states that there have been no denials or revocations of charitable status under the Charities Registration (Security Information) Act, which is Part VI of the Anti-terrorism Act.

The report does not recommend any amendments to the Act, however, it does recommend that in the event that a charity’s status is denied or revoked under these Anti-terrorism laws, a special advocate should be able to participate in the proceedings to help ensure that procedural fairness is observed.

On April 11, 2006 the Federal Government introduced the Federal Accountability Act, which includes specific measures to help strengthen accountability and increase transparency and oversight in government operations. The Accountability Act is part of a larger Action Plan that includes supporting policy and other non-legislative measures, and a draft bill to amend the Access to Information Act.

Effective September 2003, this policy statement describes the type of advocacy work charities can and can’t do under current CRA policies and includes scenarios and examples. It also provides background information about why this new policy statement was developed.

This website is composed of links to anti-terrorism resources and reports, composed by Carters Professional Corporation.

This act contains the statuatory provisions used to create the Do-Not-Call List's statuatory provisions around 'Unsolicited Communications'.