On December 3, 2009 there was a Third Reading of the Good Government Bill (C-212) and it was carried and the bill passed. Royal Assent was given to the Good Government Act, 2009 on December 15, 2009 and therefore the Charitable Gifts Act (Ontario) is no longer.
http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet=&BillID=2235
For further details see my article: https://www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/blog/major_updates_forthcoming_in_ontario_for_charity_law_including_repeal_of_ch/
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Mark Blumberg is a lawyer at Blumberg Segal LLP in Toronto, Ontario. To find out more about legal services that Blumbergs provides to Canadian charities and non-profits please visit https://www.canadiancharitylaw.ca or http://www.globalphilanthropy.ca Mark can be contacted at mark@blumbergs.ca or at 416-361-1982.
This article is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be legal advice. You should not act or abstain from acting based upon such information without first consulting a legal professional.
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