Government Legislation – CharityVillage https://charityvillage.com Find Your Position With Purpose Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:41:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://charityvillage.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-Charity-Village-icon-150-32x32.png Government Legislation – CharityVillage https://charityvillage.com 32 32 Top Ten Compliance Issues For Canadian Registered Charities with Mark Blumberg https://charityvillage.com/top-ten-compliance-issues-for-canadian-registered-charities-with-mark-blumberg/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:30:43 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=690833 Original Broadcast Date: October 19, 2023. Summary: A great deal has been written about legal compliance surrounding charities in Canada. Much of that material, however, is highly specialized, hard to understand and sometimes esoteric. As a result, it can be extremely difficult for charities, employees, and volunteers to focus on the issues that are most […]

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]]> A Home in Government for Nonprofits in BC: An interview with Parliamentary Secretary Niki Sharma https://charityvillage.com/a-home-in-government-for-nonprofits-in-bc-an-interview-with-parliamentary-secretary-niki-sharma/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:27:30 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=671284 In November 2020, an announcement about a new role for a British Columbia MLA was anything but routine, at least for the charitable sector in that province: Niki Sharma was to become Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits. In other words, the charitable sector in BC now had a “home in government”. She became […]

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]]> Clearing the legislative path for improved collaboration between charities and Indigenous organizations https://charityvillage.com/clearing-the-legislative-path-for-improved-collaboration-between-charities-and-indigenous-organizations/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:36:46 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=657843 Update: Bill S-216 has now been passed “in essence” via Bill C-19, the Budget Implementation Act. Bill C-19 included measures that changed the “direction and control” requirements that regulate charities who work with non-charities.  According to Senator Ratna Omidvar, sponsor of Bill S-216, “These are big and important changes. They provide a path to get […]

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]]> CharityVillage Connects: How Bill S-216 Could Transform the Canadian Nonprofit Sector Forever https://charityvillage.com/charityvillage-connects-how-bill-s-216-could-transform-the-canadian-nonprofit-sector-forever/ Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:47:10 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=654136 Update: Bill S-216 has now been passed “in essence” via Bill C-19, the Budget Implementation Act. Bill C-19 included measures that changed the “direction and control” requirements that regulate charities who work with non-charities.  According to Senator Ratna Omidvar, sponsor of Bill S-216, “These are big and important changes. They provide a path to get […]

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]]> Join us in celebrating the first annual Ontario Week of Appreciation for the Nonprofit Sector https://charityvillage.com/join-us-in-celebrating-the-first-annual-ontario-week-of-appreciation-for-the-nonprofit-sector/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:06:18 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=641576    Did you know that there are more than one million people who work in Ontario’s nonprofit sector? These Invisible Champions are the professionals who help people through some of the direst of circumstances to creating experiences that spark joy. They include social workers, educators, counselors, artists, athletes, community builders, advocates and much more.  […]

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]]> Short service may not always equal a small payout https://charityvillage.com/short-service-may-not-always-equal-a-small-payout/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:35:50 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=640316 There is a popular belief amongst employers to this day that the law in Ontario about severance pay is ‘one month per year.’ For decades this has been viewed as a sort of golden rule and is mistaken by many employers to be written law. The truth is quite different – there was never a […]

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]]> Working for Workers Act, 2021: Everything you need to know https://charityvillage.com/working-for-workers-act-2021-everything-you-need-to-know/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 22:51:54 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=639759 The Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Bill 27) has been a hot news topic throughout 2021, no doubt due to the controversial changes coming into law which some consider too forward thinking and generous to employees, yet others find refreshing and long overdue. No matter where you fall on the topic, the Act brings in […]

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]]> Remedying psychological injury in the workplace  https://charityvillage.com/remedying-psychological-injury-in-the-workplace/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:21:54 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=629046 Can an employee sue in court and claim WSIB benefits? Labour and employment lawyer Rishi Bandhu weighs in.  When stress-related injuries are caused by events in the workplace, an employee may be entitled to benefits under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA).  The legislation provides a compensation scheme, funded by employer premiums, which pays benefits to employees who have lost income due to a workplace […]

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]]> Building Diverse & Equitable Nonprofit Boards: A Panel Discussion with Sector Experts https://charityvillage.com/building-diverse-equitable-nonprofit-boards-a-panel-discussion-with-sector-experts/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:00:13 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=625161 Original Broadcast Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Summary: Earlier this year, Statistics Canada released the results of a survey exploring the diversity of charity and nonprofit boards in Canada. The results confirmed what many in the sector already know – that those who identify as immigrants, persons of colour, LGBTQ2+ individuals, persons with a disability, and […]

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]]> Are COVID-19 layoffs a constructive dismissal? https://charityvillage.com/are-covid-19-layoffs-a-constructive-dismissal/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:25:37 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=624632 As an employment lawyer, I cannot stress enough to my clients how important it is to seek qualified employment law advice. Not only does it help ensure that their decisions are compliant with best practices, but employment law can be a fast-moving target. Court decisions are released that frequently throw a wrench into previous schools […]

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