Articles 2018

Refugee Support Organizations and SAHs must consider, and come to terms with, the realities of what steps need to be taken in order to protect their refugee sponsorship programs, those involved in the programs (including the refugees), and ensure that these programs can expand in order to continue to serve this fundamental outreach.

This article summarizes recent case law for employers when terminating employees when the employer is facing financial difficulties.

This article summarizes changes made in the recent Notice of Ways and Means Motion effective January 1, 2016 concerning adjustments made by the Liberal Government to increase the tax payable by the wealthiest 1% of Canadians and the charitable tax credit at the same time.

The year 2015 saw a number of important legal developments of interest to Canada’s charitable sector. This article highlights the key updates that charities should be aware of, including Federal Budget 2015, salient cases, and important legislative updates.

In his lengthy decision of September 3, 2015, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman overturned the four-game suspension issued by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady in the “Deflategate” scandal. The decision is very critical of the NFL and its processes, and has been appealed by the NFL. But there are important takeaways from the decision that are of general application for all employers.

The Tax Court of Canada recently released two informal procedure decisions which upheld the Minister of National Revenue’s disallowance of charitable donation tax credits claimed by two individual taxpayers. The July 9, 2015 decision in Duggan v The Queen dealt with the Minister’s denial of cash donations made to two registered charities, Mega Church International and Operation Save Canada’s Teenagers, which totalled $20,000 in 2007 and $16,890 in 2008.