Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Conference 2014


Course Date: November 27, 2014

Course Agenda ▼

Welcome and Introduction

Michael Blatchford — Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, Vancouver
Martha Rans — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver 

Charitable Purposes Preservation Act Developments

  • The Land Conservancy and Binning House decision
  • what does this mean for other charitable properties

Margaret H. Mason — Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, Vancouver
Anders Ourom — Sole Practitioner, Vancouver

Networking Break

Taxation Issues

  • recent changes in Income Tax Act for gifts by will
  • social enterprise
  • innovative fundraising (i.e. crowd funding, source funding, and crypto currencies)

Kate Bake-Paterson — Davis LLP, Vancouver

Political Activities

  • CRA policies
  • current audits
  • comparison of the regulation of  political activities across jurisdictions

Kathryn Chan — Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Victoria
Peter Robinson — Chief Executive Officer, David Suzuki Foundation, Vancouver

Networking Lunch

Society Act Review

  • history of the Society Act reform project
  • significant/controversial issues
  • things for practitioners to note

Jill Sinkwich and Tona M. Hetherington — Financial and Corporate Sector Policy Branch, Ministry of Finance, Victoria
Governance Update: Lessons Learned from the Portland Hotel Society
  • director duties and conflicts of interest
  • requirements and best practices in not-for-profit governance
  • relationship with management

Michael Blatchford — Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, Vancouver
Luke A. Johnson — De Jager Volkenant & Company, Surrey

Networking Break

Privacy Update: Anti-Spam and Beyond

  • review of the anti-spam legislation
  • email best practices
  • privacy policies and website terms of use

Martha Rans — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver

Employment and Human Rights Topics

  • medical marijuana in housing situations
  • accommodation of disability and aging in housing
  • Employment Standards Act and volunteers

Michael McCubbin — The Law Offices of Michael McCubbin, Vancouver
Clea F. Parfitt — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver

Closing Remarks

Michael Blatchford — Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, Vancouver
Martha Rans — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver