Here is the background for new Governors who are approaching this for the first time.

In <insert date here> the Executive were informed of new federal regulations coming into effect in October 2014 concerning federal recognition of Not For Profit organizations. (It should be carefully noted that NFP status is NOT the same as charitable status!)

The new regulations can be found at (special thanks to Vlad Drkulec for providing the links)
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc....h_cs03925.html

Links to the act and transition guides are on the left.

If you follow the links you get to the following including a pdf of the regulations:

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc....h_cs04953.html

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/SOR-2011-223.pdf

Previous discussions on the subject can be found at:
http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/showthread.php?3617-New-Not-for-Profit-Governance-Rules

http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/sh...mmittee-Report (Note that the link to the previous NFP Act committee is attached to the first message in this thread)

The Governors in the January 2013 quarterly meeting decided not to support the framework proposed by the committee. Given the CFC loses its NFP status if we do not adopt constitutional changes that would comply with the new Act, we have a need to do something but what specifically?

I have been asked by the President to put this question to the Governors for feedback.