Our Practice Areas
Charity & Not-for-Profit Law
Carters is one of the leading firms in Canada in the area of charity and not-for-profit law. The focus of the lawyers at Carters is to provide their clients with effective legal risk management through ProActive Advice. The lawyers in the Charity and Not-for-Profit Law Practice Group at Carters can assist clients in a broad range of services, including the following:
- Charitable Registration
- Church, Charity and Not-for-Profit Incorporation
- Corporate maintenance and filings
- Donor advised funds
- Social Enterprise and finance
- Transition to Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act
- Amalgamations and Mergers
- Dissolution and Wind-Up
- Membership discipline and disputes
- National and International Structures
- Public policy dialogue and development activities
- Endowment and Gift Agreements
- Gift Acceptance Policies
- CRA Charity Audits and Appeals
- Director and Officer Liability
- Governance Policies and Advice
- International Charity Law
- Investment policies and provincial investment laws
- Fundraising and Gift Planning
- Legal Risk Management Audits
- Privacy Policies and Audits / Anti-Spam
- Policies on Anti-bribery, Anti-terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering
- Human Rights Compliance and Litigation
- Investment Powers
- Religious Denominational Structures
- Vulnerable Person Policies
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Publications
April 2026 Charity & NFP Law Update
Government of Canada Releases the Spring Economic Update 2026 New Reorganization of the Charities...
Government of Canada Releases the Spring Economic Update 2026
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue,...
New Reorganization of the Charities Directorate Announced at CBA Symposium
At the Canadian Bar Association’s 2026 Charity Law Online Symposium held on Friday, April...
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