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below a listing of materials that were made available on our websites
at www.charitylaw.ca, www.carters.ca,
www.churchlaw.ca and www.antiterrorismlaw.ca
during the month of March, 2004. Click on these links to go to
one of our sites or on the links below to go straight to an item
of interest to you. Materials are often provided in both web and
PDF formats, see the note below on viewing PDFs. Please feel free
to forward this email to anyone (internal or external to your
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New Publications
"Charities Directorate Provides Guidance on Gifts In Kind"
by Terrance S. Carter and assisted by Nancy E. Claridge (Charity
Law Bulletin No.44, May 31, 2004).
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/bulletin/charity/2004/chylb44.pdf
[WEB] www.carters.ca/pub/bulletin/charity/2004/chylb44.htm
"Incorporating a Charitable or Not-for-Profit Organization
Chapter 3 of The Law of Charitable and Not-for-Profit Organizations:
Third Edition" by Donald J. Bourgeois. Now available on
our site. (May 2004).
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/book/2002/LCNPOch3.pdf
"Trade-Mark and Domain Name Protection Primer for Charities"
by Terrance S. Carter, assisted by Nancy E. Claridge (Charity
Law Bulletin No.43, May 28, 2004).
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/bulletin/charity/2004/chylb43.pdf
[WEB] www.carters.ca/pub/bulletin/charity/2004/chylb43.htm
"Legal Risk Management Checklist For Charities Updated"
by Terrance S. Carter and Jacqueline M. Connor (May 2004).
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/checklst/charity.pdf
Checklist and Reference Guide: Avoiding Wasting Assets II-
Trade-Mark and Domain Name Protection for Charities by Terrance
S. Carter (May 2004).
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/checklst/trdmrk.pdf
New Services from Carter & Associates
Corporate Services for Charities and Non-Profit Corporations.
New Corporate Service Packages for filings, annual corporate
services and extra-provincial registrations (April 2004).
[PDF] www.carters.ca/charity/corpserv.pdf
ADDITIONS to www.antiterrorism.ca
BILL C-7 (As assented to May 6, 2004): An Act to amend
certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing
the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance
public safety
[PDF] www.parl.gc.ca/PDF/37/3/parlbus/chambus/house/bills/government/C-7_4.pdf
[WEB] www.parl.gc.ca/37/3/parlbus/chambus/house/bills/government/C-7/C-7_4/C-7_
cover.htm
Recent Addition to "Listed Entities" as of
May 17, 2004: 35. Ansar al-Islam (AI) (also known as the Partisans
of Islam, Helpers of Islam, Supporters of Islam, Soldiers of
God, Kurdistan Taliban, Soldiers of Islam, Kurdistan Supporters
of Islam, Supporters of Islam in Kurdistan, Followers of Islam
in Kurdistan)
Complete list at www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca/national_security/counter-terrorism/Entities_e.asp
Canada's National Security Policy - April 2004
View the document at www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/docs/Publications/NatSecurnat/natsecurnat_e.pdf
CBA Says Bill C-7 Threatens Fundamental Rights, Calls
For Review Of Anti-Terrorism Measures - March, 18th, 2004
View the news release: www.cba.org/CBA/News/2004_Releases/PrintHtml.asp?DocId=
56301
Anti-Terrorism and The Security Agenda: Impact on Rights,
Freedoms and Democracy - Report and Recommendations for Policy
Direction of a Public Forum organized by the International Civil
Liberties Monitoring Group - February 17, 2004
View the document at www.antiterrorismlaw.ca/Public%20Forum%20-%20ICLMG.pdf
Coalition of Muslim Associations Submission on Bill
C-17 (February 27, 2003)
View the document at www.muslimlaw.org/COMO.C17.final.pdf
Recent Events and Presentation Materials
Christian Legal Intervention Academy meeting was held
in Ottawa, May 31, 2004, with Mervyn F. White presenting "Documenting
Policies for Same Sex Marriage and Religious Facility Use".sented
by Mervyn F. White at the in Ottawa (May 31, 2004).
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/church/2004/mfw0531.pdf
[WEB] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/church/2004/mfw0531.htm
Association of Fundraising Professionals Fundraising Day
2004 was held in Toronto, May 26, 2004, with Terrance S.
Carter presenting "Fabulous Fun with Financial Fundamentals"
A.K.A. "Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth -Legal Liabilities
in Fundraising".
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/charity/2004/tsc0526.pdf
[WEB] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/charity/2004/tsc0526.htm
Law & Church Leadership Seminar (May 14, 2004) was
held in Moncton, NB, by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
and Christian Legal Fellowship with talks from Carter &
Associates lawyers on the following;
"An Explanation of Bill
C-250 (Hate Propaganda)" by Bruce W. Long,
"Bill C-45 - An Explanation
of the Civil Law Consequences Including Availability of Insurance"
by Mervyn F. White and Bruce W. Long,
"Same Sex Marriages - Legal
Context, Including Human Rights Issues and What Churches Can
Do in Response" by Terrance S. Carter and Mervyn F. White,
"The Impact on Christian
Counselling & Church Discipline Arising from the Recent
Jehovah Witness Case" by
Mervyn F. White and Bruce W. Long,
"Investigating Criminal Activities
Including Sexual Abuse in the Church - How to Respond and How
to Protect the Church" by Bruce W. Long, and,
"Important Recent Changes
to the Income Tax Act & CRA Policies Affecting Churches"
by Terrance S. Carter, and
"New Privacy Legislation
& the Church - What Churches Need to Do in Response"
by Mervyn F. White.
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/church/2004/LCL0514.pdf
Tax Update for Charities (May 5, 2004), a morning seminar
hosted by Carter & Associates and Fasken Martineau in Toronto,
presentation materials now available:
"Proposed Changes to the
Income Tax Act and New Policies Affecting Charities" by
Terrance Carter
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/charity/2004/tsc0505.pdf
[WEB] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/charity/2004/tsc0505.htm
"Budget Proposals - March
23, 2004" by Elena Hoffstein.
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/charity/2004/meh0505.pdf
[WEB] www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/charity/2004/meh0505.htm
Upcoming Events and Presentations
Investment Management Consultants Association meeting
in Toronto on June 7, 2004, with Terrance S. Carter presenting
"Recent Changes to the Income Tax Act and Policies Relating
to Charities and Charitable Gifts".
For more details see the brochure at www.carters.ca/pub/seminar/notice/2004/IMCA0607.pdf
Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec Assembly Workshop
to be held in Etobicoke on June 10, 2004, with Carter &
Associates lawyers presenting on the following topics;
"Privacy Legislation"
by Mark J. Wong,
"Bill C-250 (Hate Propaganda)"
by Bruce W. Long,
"Same Sex Marriage"
by Terrance S. Carter and Mervyn F. White,
Schulich Passport to Excellence Breakfast Series in
Toronto on June 24, 2004, features Terrance S. Carter speaking
on "Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth, Legal Liability
Issues for Directors in Charitable Fundraising".
See Schulich website: www.schulich.yorku.ca/ssb-extra/alumni.nsf/allwebdocuments/alumni.
Congregational Christian Churches in Canada Workshop
is being held in Brantford, Ontario, on July 8, 2004, with presentations
by Carter & Associates lawyers for the on the following
topics;
"Bill C-250 (Hate Propaganda)"
by Bruce W. Long, and
"Same Sex Marriage"
by Terrance S. Carter and Mervyn F. White.
2004 Annual Church & Charity Law Seminar will be
held on November 10, 2004, at the Young-Nak Korean Presbyterian
Church of Toronto to include a presentation by Maureen Kidd,
Director General, Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue
Agency. Registration details will be available in late summer.
Acknowledgements, Errata and Other Miscellaneous Items
Errata: Charity Law Bulletin No. 40, dated March 29,
2004, and the paper entitled "Recent Changes to the Income
Tax Act and Policies Relating to Charities and Charitable Gifts"
by Terrance S. Carter and Theresa L.M. Man, dated March 4, 2004,
were both amended May 11, 2004, to change wording from "intention
to make a gift" to "expectation to make a gift"
in accordance with the specific wording of the draft proposed
legislation amended on February 27, 2004.
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