Hey Ray,<br><br>Won&#39;t any non-profit incorporated before the new act be grandfathered?  <br><br>The link is the same for non-profits at this time.<br><br>I believe the only hang up is, as you pointed out, to get the objects right so they do not delay any application for charity status.<br>
<br>And I can see the appeal of the museum direction . . .<br><br><p>
<i>The advancement of education</i>
</p>
<p>The courts recognize a purpose or activity as advancing education in
the charitable sense if it involves formal training of the mind or
formal instruction, or if it prepares a person for a career, or if it
improves a useful branch of human knowledge. Only providing information
is not accepted by the courts as educational; training or instruction
also have to be offered. The advancement of education includes: </p>
<p>
</p><ul><li>establishing and operating schools, colleges, universities, and other similar institutions; </li><li>establishing academic chairs and lectureships; </li><li>providing scholarships, bursaries, and prizes for scholastic achievement; </li>
<li>undertaking research in a recognized field of knowledge (The
research must be carried out for educational purposes and the results
must be made available to the public.); </li><li>advancing science and scientific institutions, including
maintaining learned societies (Professional associations or other
societies that primarily provide benefits to members are not considered
charitable.); and </li><li>providing and maintaining museums and public art galleries. </li></ul>(<a href="http://www.corporationcentre.ca/docen/home/faq.asp?id=incnp#q10">http://www.corporationcentre.ca/docen/home/faq.asp?id=incnp#q10</a>) <br>
<br><br>How about under research?  <br><br>There is the research and advancement of the wiki concept, but also in individual projects.  What School Partners would like to promote is a wiki mainly directed at schools that would allow students (and the public) to write their own comprehensive encyclopedia of all things Canadian, including family and ethnic histories.<br>
<br>Ray, is there any indication the requirements for charity status may also change? <br><br><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/1/24 Ray Saintonge <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:saintonge@telus.net" target="_blank">saintonge@telus.net</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

<div>Amgine wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; Given that, use the boilerplate as modified by WMF legal counsel (who,<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; btw, are quite willing to offer legal guidance or referral.)<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; The important feature is that the by-laws conform with Canadian law.<br>
&gt;&gt; The boilerplate is based on US law.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Ray<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt; You&#39;re quibbling to no purpose, which I suppose is why this is yet not<br>
&gt; completed.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; <a href="http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/eng/cs01366.html" target="_blank">http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/eng/cs01366.html</a> &lt;- the<br>
&gt; boilerplate to which I was referring.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Amgine<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
</div>The linked page is inapplicable. It only relates to incorporations under<br>
the Canada Business Corporations Act, /i.e./ Corporations for profit.<br>
<br>
Not-for-profit corporations are still governed by the Canada<br>
Corporations Act which will cease to apply when the new Canada<br>
Not-for-profit Corporations Act is proclaimed into law.  That is<br>
expected at some time during this year.<br>
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Ray<br>
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