Charities/Non-profits
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 3
Email address
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+1 416 366 8381About
Provided by Fasken
Meaningful contributions are at the heart of our work. We help clients create, manage, and govern both charities and non-profit entities.
Our Charities & Non-Profit group has a long history of assisting charities and donors. We act for hundreds of charities and non-profit organizations (NPOs) including hospitals, healthcare service agencies, professional governing bodies and associations, community service agencies, "disease" charities, universities, colleges, arts organizations, registered Canadian amateur athletic associations, private schools, children's camps, religious organizations, environmental groups, private foundations and community foundations.
Our expertise extends to all areas of charity and non-profit law both in Canada and abroad and falls into the following general categories:
- Charitable Giving
- Creation of Charitable Entities and Non-Profit Organizations
- Advice to maintain Charitable and Non-Profit Status
- Litigation
- General Advice
Chambers Review
Fasken is a leading full-service law firm which is regularly cited as one of the key players for healthcare matters in Canada. This area of expertise extends to advising hospitals and medical organisations on a variety of issues pertaining to charitable donations, including structuring and tax advice, the terms and conditions of endowment funds, as well as disputes arising from perceived conflicts of interest on charitable boards. Fasken also has broader charities know-how, acting for non-profit bodies such as sporting, educational and religious community bodies.
Work Highlights
- Fasken advised the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Foundationon the necessary legal arrangements to facilitate receipt of a CAD2 million charitable donation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I'm very appreciative that I can ask about any topic and be directed to someone who is an expert in that field."
"Their expertise in charity board governance and subsidiary company governance, as well as their ability to unpack and address specific components related to shareholder issues, is much appreciated."
"Fasken have always come in on budget for the estimated time quoted."
"Fasken has significant experience in working with hospitals and other healthcare charities on a broad range of corporate, trust and tax issues."
"The entire team we engage with at Fasken are always prompt with their response."
"I'm very appreciative that I can ask about any topic and be directed to someone who is an expert in that field."
"Their expertise in charity board governance and subsidiary company governance, as well as their ability to unpack and address specific components related to shareholder issues, is much appreciated."
"Fasken have always come in on budget for the estimated time quoted."
"Fasken has significant experience in working with hospitals and other healthcare charities on a broad range of corporate, trust and tax issues."
"The entire team we engage with at Fasken are always prompt with their response."
Notable Practitioners
Based in Toronto, Corina Weigl provides advice on charities and not-for-profit mandates connected to regulatory, legislative and tax matters.
"Corina has provided valuable expertise on many complex and sophisticated matters."
"We chose Corina Weigl because of her reputation of having deep experience in trust and estate law and being able to address complex, technical questions in a clear manner, providing good advice."
"She asked excellent questions and brought us to a good understanding of where we, as an organisation, were going."
Laurie Turner provides a range of advice to charitable foundations and non-profit organisations concerning issues of corporate structuring and governance. She is especially noted for advising healthcare bodies, drawing on her experience as co-head of Fasken's health law group.
"Laurie is wonderful to work with. She is aware of the complicated landscape we operate in and makes herself available when matters are urgent. We are very appreciative of the counsel she provides."
"It's a pleasure working with Laurie. She is great at explaining things clearly and is very approachable."
"Laurie Turner is always very responsive to our enquiries."
"Laurie provides responsiveness, expert knowledge and professionalism."
Lynne Golding has experience counselling healthcare organisations on their establishment as non-profit corporations, as well as advising hospital foundations and other medical facilities on their funding by way of charitable donations.
"Lynne has vast and deep experience that is invaluable to our organisation."
"She is such an amazing communicator. Our issues are very complicated, but she takes the lead and explains what we have to do very well and simply."
"Lynne Golding is a pleasure to work with. She's very knowledgeable and thorough."
"Lynne provides excellent, timely advice on many issues."
Sophie McRae is a highly-rated associate who is held in particularly high esteem for her expertise in healthcare matters.
"Sophie has been instrumental in supporting many of our needs. She has provided timely and concise information, documentation and advice on many complex matters."
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