Charity Law
We provide a comprehensive range of legal services to meet the unique needs of our charity and non-profit organization clients. We serve charities through their entire lifespan, from initial set-up to eventual wind-up. One of our priorities is to educate and coach clients to understand and meet the legal and regulatory compliance requirements of their sector. Our services support day-to-day operations and help to build and sustain key board, management, member, volunteer, donor and client relationships and keep our charity and non-profit clients on a solid legal foundation.
Our services to charities and non-profit organizations include:
- Incorporation, amalgamation, reorganization and windup
- Corporate filings and records maintenance
- Constitution and bylaw review and revision
- Property development projects for affordable, seniors and special needs housing and residential care
- Governance, director, membership and volunteer structures, agreements and disputes
- Applications for charitable status and advice on all charity compliance matters
- Contracts and agreements including grants, agency, joint venture, service, and facility use agreements, leases and planned giving instruments
- Policy development and implementation
- Charity mergers and acquisitions
- Privacy matters and compliance
- Canada Revenue Agency compliance audits
- Risk management and asset protection planning and recommendations
- Real estate acquisition, development and financing
- Development, capital programs, planned giving and fund raising
- Establishing private foundations
- Applying for provincial grants