Ontario Law Reform Commission: Report on The Law of Charities
Table of Contents
| PART I |
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| Chapter 1 |
Introduction and Background (PDF, 143kB) |
| Chapter 2 |
Previous Studies (PDF, 261kB) |
| Chapter 3 |
Sources Of Institutional Support And Prospects For Self-Governance (PDF, 141kB) |
| Chapter 4 |
Sources Of Empirical Information On The Charity Sector In Canada: An Opportunity For Government (PDF, 112kB) |
| Chapter 5 |
Overview Of The Charity Sector In Ontario (PDF, 614kB) |
| PART II |
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| Chapter 6 |
A Working Definition Of Charity (PDF, 99kB) |
| Chapter 7 |
The Legal Definition Of Charity: The Current Approach And Proposals For Reform (PDF, 227kB) |
| Chapter 8 |
The Legal Definition Of Charity: Specific Problems With The Current Definition And Proposals For Reform (PDF, 345kB) |
| Chapter 9 |
Policy Perspectives On The Charity Sector (PDF, 162kB) |
| PART III |
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| Chapter 10 |
Supervision Of Charities By Revenue Canada: A Brief History (PDF, 322kB) |
| Chapter 11 |
Supervision Of Charities By Revenue Canada: Current Law (PDF, 366kB) |
| Chapter 12 |
The Supervision Of Charities By Revenue Canada: Proposals For Reform (PDF, 305kB) |
| PART IV |
The Current Law of Ontario and the Proposals for Reform (PDF, 57kB) |
| Chapter 13 |
The Charitable Purpose Trust (PDF, 310kB) |
| Chapter 14 |
The Purpose Trust: Should It Be Extended To Non-Charitable Purposes? (PDF, 117kB) |
| Chapter 15 |
The Nonprofit Corporation: Current Law And Proposals For Reform (PDF, 536kB) |
| Chapter 16 |
The Unincorporated Association (PDF, 233kB) |
| Chapter 17 |
The Supervision Of Charities (PDF, 322kB) |
| Chapter 18 |
Specific Areas Of Regulatory Concern: Fundraising, Investments, Political Activity, And Privileges (PDF, 331kB) |
| Chapter 19 |
Current Government Granting Practices And Systems Of Accountability (PDF, 144kB) |
| APPENDICES |
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| Appendix A |
The Law Of Charities: Reference By The Attorney General Of The Province Of Ontario To The Ontario Law Reform Commission (PDF, 18kB) |
| Appendix B-1 |
Federal Public Acts Affecting Charities (PDF, 15kB) |
| Appendix B-2 |
Canada, Private Acts Passed 1980-1996 (Inclusive) Affecting Nonprofit Organizations (PDF, 38kB) |
| Appendix B-3 |
Ontario Public Acts Affecting Charities (PDF, 18kB) |
| Appendix B-4 |
Ontario Private Acts Passed 1980-96 (Inclusive) Affecting Nonprofit Corporations (PDF, 317kB) |
| Appendix C-1 |
Project Research Team, Advisory Group, And Consultative Groups: Research Team (PDF, 15kB) |
| Appendix C-2 |
Ontario Law Reform Commission Project On The Law Relating To Charities (PDF, 17kB) |
| Appendix C-3 |
Ontario Law Reform Commission Project On The Law Of Charities Consultative Groups (PDF, 21kB) |
| Appendix C-4 |
Canadian Bar Association (Ontario) Special Committee On Charities (PDF, 13kB) |
| Appendix D |
List of Written Submissions |
| Appendix E* |
Tables |
| Appendix F* |
Current Definitions of Charity |
| Appendix G* |
Current Statutory Provisions |
* Copies of these appendices are not reproduced here, but have been placed on file with the Great Library of the Law Society of Upper Canada at Osgoode Hall in Toronto, and the libraries of the six Ontario university law faculties-the Faculties of Law of the Universities of Ottawa, Toronto, Western Ontario, and Windsor, the Faculty of Law of Queen's University, and Osgoode Hall Law School of York University.
Chronology Of The Inquiry (PDF, 33kB)
Terms Of Reference (PDF, 12kB)
Inquiry Into Definitional Issues Relating To Charitable, Religious And Community Service Not-For-Profit Organisations
Short Bibliography Of Charity Materials (PDF, 294kB)
Concerning The Law, Regulation And Definition Of Charity
Charitable Uses Act of 1601 (PDF, 36kB)
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