Charitable and Non-Profit Law
Keel Cottrelle LLP has proudly served as counsel for several non-profit and charitable corporations, social clubs, foundations, and many other non-profit organizations operating nationally, provincially and locally.
Our lawyers are active participants in the Canadian Bar Association’s Charitable and Not-For-Profit Law Subsection, and advise clients with respect to recent developments in the law affecting non-profit and charitable organizations.
Our lawyers have lectured on and advised clients with respect to:
- recent developments in the law affecting non-profit and charitable organizations, including changes in provincial and federal not-for profit legislation and updating corporate documents for compliance with these changes,
- Incorporations and initial corporate structuring,
- Establishing social clubs, charitable foundations, and other non-profit organizations,
- Reviewing and updating bylaws and other organizational documents,
- Reorganizations, amalgamations, restructuring, and dissolutions,
- Applications for charitable status,
- Compliance with applicable tax requirements,
- Advising shareholders, directors and officers on their duties, liabilities, and on corporate governance, and
- Dealing with member disputes and discipline.