Late last year, the C.D. Howe Institute published a white paper written by Adam Aptowitzer where he argued that because the federal government does not have the necessary jurisdiction to regulate charities, it is forced to use the registration system, through the Canada Revenue Agency, to enforce regulations more generally. This podcast provides further clarification and discussion of Aptowitzer’s paper, and is of vital interest to anyone working in the nonprofit sector.

Difficulties with Canada’s charity regulations

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Run time: 18:35 minutes

External Resources:

CharityTax.com – Adam Aptowitzer’s Online Office

Drache Charity Insights Newsletter

Do you have a burning question about charity law in Canada? Send it to editor@charityvillage.com. We may include it in an upcoming podcast.