I will be speaking at an upcoming Ontario Bar Association conference on April 8, 2013 dealing with “Not-for-Profit and Charitable Organizations in the Health Sector: Evolving Governance & Compliance Issues”.  My topic will be: “Tax issues – Canada Revenue Agency’s new fundraising guidance, receipting and inter-charity transfers”

Here is more information from the OBA: 

Date: Monday, April 8, 2013
Agenda: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Twenty Toronto Street Conferences and Events (OBA Conference Centre) | 20 Toronto St., 2nd Floor | Toronto, ON
Ensure you are fully up to date on the numerous changes impacting health sector charities and not-for-profit organizations and completely understand your new and continuing obligations.

Here is the full agenda of speakers.
Here is the registration information.

8:30 am Registration and coffee
9:00 am Welcome for the Co?chairs
9:05 am Not for Profit Corporations 101   Anne C. Corbett, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
9:45 am Current Issues in the Governance of NFP Health Care Organizations – Theresa Man, Carters Professional Corporation ? Orangeville and Allen Doppelt, Allen Doppelt Law
11:05 am Networking Break
11:20 am Tax issues – Canada Revenue Agency’s new fundraising guidance, receipting and inter-charity transfers – Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP
12:00 pm Compliance/Risk Management Issues – Mary Jane Dykeman, Dykeman Dewhirst O’Brien LLP and Kathy O’Brien, Dykeman Dewhirst O’Brien LLP
12:50 pm Question Period and Concluding Remarks
1:00 pm Program Concludes