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BC case dealing with variation of restrictions on a gift
A very interesting case from BC is a must-read for any fundraiser who deals with restricted gifts. The case Boys and Girls Club of Greater Victoria Foundation v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2024 BCSC 442 (CanLII) (PDF) deals with cy pres or variation of a gift and the standard that is necessary.
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October 1, 2024 
How much should a Canadian registered charity spend on administration?
In our article, How much should a Canadian registered charity spend on administration (2022), we discuss how CRA has not provided guidance as to the acceptable amount that a Canadian registered charity can spend on administrative expenses
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(Another) Pit-fall warning for fixed-term employment agreements
In Makela v. Horizon School Division No 67, 2019 ABQB 974, Master J.T. Prowse of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench dismissed an employee’s claim for wrongful dismissal arising out of a fixed-term employment agreement. While this case ultimately had a happy ending for the employer, Makela provides a warning for yet another potential pit-fall of fixed-term employment agreements.
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Alberta employers can now use and maintain electronic employment records: Amendments to the Electronic Transaction Act General Regulation
Recent amendments to the Electronic Transactions Act General Regulation remove restrictions on employers’ use of electronic signatures and storage of electronic documents.
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Topping up employee pay during temporary layoffs using a Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plan (SUB Plan) (Canada)
Recently, more employers have begun to consider using Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plans (SUB Plans) to provide financial assistance to their employees during a period of layoff due to temporary stoppage of work, training, or illness, injury or quarantine.
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Significant online defamation damages in Canada — are online platforms immune?
If only Canada were to have such clear laws. Here, it is critical for operators of online platforms to understand that this issue remains largely unlegislated and left to the common law; which holds that a person will not be responsible, as a publisher, if the person’s sole participation in the publication of the defamatory material is merely their “innocent” involvement in the purely administrative or mechanical phases of publication.
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Case involving voyeuristic teacher leads to clarification of law relating to private vs. public places and provides valuable lesson for employers
On August 27th, 2019 former Ontario school teacher Ryan Jarvis was sentenced to six months in jail and 12 months’ probation after the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) convicted him of voyeurism earlier this year.
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Compliance with the Quebec language requirements for display of trademarks to be mandatory on November 24, 2019
This information bulletin addresses the language requirements pertaining to display, in a language other than French, of trademarks on real estate in Quebec.
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5 questions to consider when exploring the duty to accommodate
Canadian human rights law also imposes a duty to accommodate. This requires employers to ensure that persons with characteristics protected under the Code are not unfairly excluded where working conditions can be adjusted.
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