Reports

Strengthening Canada's Charitable Sector: Regulatory Reform
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• Strengthening Canada's Charitable Sector: Regulatory Reform by chapter (PDF format)

Cover Page, Transmittal & Table of Contents		(160 KB)
Table Members & Acknowledgements		(38 KB)
Executive Summary		(74 KB)
Chapter 1: Introduction		(109 KB)
Chapter 2: Federal Regulation of Charities in Canada		(106KB)
Chapter 3: The Regulatory Framework		(214 KB)
Chapter 4: Accessibility and Transparency		(139 KB)
Chapter 5: Appeals		(174 KB)
Chapter 6: Intermediate Sanctions Within the Compliance Regime		(183 KB)
Chapter 7: Institutional Models		(165 KB)
Appendix 1:Recommendations		(114KB)
Appendix 2: The Consultation Process		(111 KB)
Appendix 3: The Experience of Other Countries		(119 KB)
Appendix 4:Previous Studies and References		(122 KB)

• Press Release: Ministers Caplan and Manley welcome voluntary sector report on regulatory processes

Joint Regulatory Table Final Report
PDF (178 KB) | DOC (MS Word - 155 KB) | Unformatted text (34 KB)

Reform of the Canada Corporations Act and Directors' Liability: Final Report
PDF (294 KB) | DOC (MS Word - 60 KB) | Unformatted text (12 KB)

Interim Report of the Joint Regulatory Table: Improving the Regulatory Environment for the Charitable Sector
PDF (352 KB)

• Improving the Regulatory Environment for the Charitable Sector by chapter (PDF format)
  
  

Table of Contents, Introduction, and Preface		(37 KB)
Chapter 1: Accessibility & Transparency		(34 KB)
Chapter 2: Appeals		(62 KB)
Chapter 3: Intermediate Sanctions		(84 KB)
Chapter 4: Institutional Reform		(146 KB)
Appendix		(15 KB)




• Highlights
  Provides an overview of the full report lists consultation questions (In this version of the report, you will find questions to ponder and the opportunity to provide feedback. The Table, in making recommendations to Ministers, will use this feedback environment for the charitable sector.)
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• Background papers
General
• Location of Registered Charities in Canada
  PDF (74 KB)
Institutional Reform
• Regulatory Control over Universities, Schools & Hospitals
  PDF (145 KB)
Accessibility and Transparency
• Applicants that are not Registered
  PDF (130 KB)
Appeals
• Administrative Tribunals and Their Composition
  PDF (127 KB)
• Determination of "charitable status" - Court vs. Tribunal
  PDF (90 KB)
• The Power of Administrative Tribunals to Grant Injunctive Relief
  PDF (135 KB)
• Oral versus Paper Hearing
  PDF (99 KB)
• Tax Court versus Federal Court
  PDF (101 KB)
• Fees and Costs in the Tax Court and Federal Court of Canada
  PDF (85 KB)
Intermediate Sanctions
• Frequency of Various Types of Non-Compliance by Registered Charities
  PDF (125 KB)
• Who Should Impose Intermediate Sanctions
  PDF (156 KB)
• Procedural Fairness and the Compliance Program
  PDF (116 KB)
• Financial Penalties on Directors, Officers, and Employees
  PDF (130 KB)

A Study of the Liabilities Facing Directors and Officers of Non-profit Corporations in Canada
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Vicarious Liability in the Non-profit Sector
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Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy Information Page
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