Charities
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/chrts/menu-eng.html
See
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency's Charities and Giving guide for the rules and policies affecting registered charities, and the forms for registering. There’s also a searchable database of all registered charities in Canada.
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/charbullet
The
Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee is responsible for overseeing charities operating in Ontario. This site contains its bulletins to charities.
www.charityvillage.com
Charity Village - Canada's "supersite" for charities and non-profits organizations: news, jobs, directories.
www.charity-commission.gov.uk
Charity Commission for England and Wales - the U.K. body responsible for overseeing and registering charities. Some very useful guides, and summaries of British law and practice.
www.imaginecanada.ca
Imagine Canada is a national registered charity whose mission is to advance knowledge and relationships to foster effective and sustainable charitable and non-profit organizations. They do policy work that looks into and out for charities and non-profits.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/JELJOUR_Results.cfm?form_name=journalBrowse&journal_id=889928
Website of the
Social Science Research Network containing links to articles (full-text and abstracts) of articles on legal issues pertaining to charities.
Co-operatives
www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90c35_e.htm
The Ontario Co-operative Corporations Act
www.fsco.gov.on.ca
Ontario's co-operatives are regulated by the
Financial Services Commission of Ontario. This site contains a guide to incorporating a co-operative, some templates for co-operative offering statements and fillable forms related to co-operatives.
www.ontario.coop
Ontario Co-operative Association is the umbrella organization for Ontario co-operatives.
www.chfcanada.coop
The
Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada is the umbrella organization for Canada's housing co-operatives.
www.coophousing.com
The
Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto has lots of resources, including the Co-op Housing Bookstore.
www.windshare.ca
WindShare is an innovative, for-profit wind power co-operative, the first of its kind in Canada. They develop locally owned wind power projects that are scaled to the size and characteristics of the host community.
Corporate Law
strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/eng/Home
Corporations Canada has guides, policies, and forms for all federal corporations at their website.
www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpSrch.html?locale=en
The
Federal Corporations Database contains an easily searchable database of federal corporations, including their directors.
www.cyberbahngroup.com
Ontario offers electronic searching and registration of its corporate database through
Cyberbahn, which is a subscription-based service.
library.lsuc.on.ca/GL/stay_informed_corporate.htm
Stay Informed: Corporate/Commercial Law - An overview of developments in corporate and commercial law, contained on the website of the Great Library (Law Society of Upper Canada).
Courts and Case law
ontariocourts.on.ca
Guide to Ontario Courts
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/courts
Ontario Courts - Fees and Information.
www.canlii.org
Website containing database of cases and decisions of courts and various tribunals from across Canada. Also contains links to case law of courts and tribunals in other countries.
www.scc-csc.gc.ca
Supreme Court of Canada
scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en
Supreme Court of Canada - Judgements
cas-ncr-nter03.cas-satj.gc.ca/fct-cf/index.php
Federal Court of Canada - very limited jurisdiction - mainly civil cases involving the federal government.
www.ontariocourts.on.ca/coa/en
Court of Appeal for Ontario - hears criminal and civil appeals from lower level Ontario courts.
www.ontariocourts.on.ca/scj/en
Superior Court of Justice - deals with more serious criminal cases, and cilvil litigation outside of the Small Claims Court jurisdiction.
www.ontariocourts.on.ca/ocj/en
Ontario Court of Justice - deals with most criminal and family law matters in Ontario.
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/courts/scc
Small Claims Court - has jurisdiction over cases where less than $10,000 is involved. It is informal, and inexpensive.
www.supremecourt.gov
Supreme Court of the United States
Employment and Labour
www.ei-ae.gc.ca/en/library/search.shtml
Employment Insurance Jurisprudence Library - a useful database of decisions on employment insurance, and related human rights issues.
www.olrb.gov.on.ca/english/homepage.htm
Ontario Labour Relations Board - responsible for most matters related to unionized workplaces.
www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es
Employment Standards Branch - Ontario Ministry of Labour - includes a guide to the new
Employment Standards Act, which establishes basic rights and working conditions for employees in Ontario.
www.payequity.gov.on.ca/index_pec.html
Pay Equity Commission (Ontario)
www.wsib.on.ca
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Environmental law
www.eco.on.ca
The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario is the province's independent environmental watchdog. Appointed by the Legislative Assembly, the ECO is tasked with monitoring and reporting on compliance with the Environmental Bill of Rights, and the government's success in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and in achieving greater energy conservation in Ontario.
www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External
The Environmental Registry contains "public notices" about environmental matters being proposed by all government ministries covered by the Environmental Bill of Rights. The public notices may contain information about proposed new laws, regulations, policies and programs or about proposals to change or eliminate existing ones.
Housing
www.onpha.on.ca
Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association represents the interests of non-profit housing providers in Ontario.
www.ltb.gov.on.ca/en
The Landlord and Tenant Board website contains very useful information on the rights of tenants and obligations of landlords, and include all of the forms that are required to be used under the
Residential Tenancies Act.
www.shscorp.ca/shscnew/splash.aspx
The website of the
Social Housing Services Corporation, which was created under the
Social Housing Reform Act, 2000 to provide housing-related services for municipal service managers and social housing providers across Ontario.
www.toronto.ca/housing/social_housing
The website of the
Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (SSHA) Division of the City of Toronto, containing links to useful information for social housing providers in the City of Toronto.
Human Rights and Constitutional Law
www.ohrc.on.ca
Ontario Human Rights Commission
www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
www.cdn-hr-reporter.ca
Canadian Human Rights Reporter
Intellectual Property
www.cipo.ic.gc.ca
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office – a site maintained by the federal government and useful for searching copyright, trademarks and patents. Also contains links to the relevant legislation and government policies.
Laws (including Bylaws, Regulations and Proposed Laws)
laws.justice.gc.ca
Canada: all federal statutes and regulations.
www.parl.gc.ca/common/bills.asp?Language=E
Bills before the House of Commons and Senate.
www.canlii.org
Website containing
legislation and regulations federally and of each of the provinces. Also contains links to legislation in other countries.
www.gazette.gc.ca
Canada Gazette - where new federal Regulations, and other Canadian Government official notices are published.
laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - the full text.
www.e-laws.gov.on.ca
Ontario: all statutes
www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_current.do?locale=en
Legislative Assembly of Ontario - for Bills before the Legislature.
hansardindex.ontla.on.ca
Ontario Hansard - verbatim report of proceedings in the Ontario Legislature.
www.e-laws.gov.on.ca
Regulations made under Ontario statutes.
ontariogazette.gov.on.ca
Ontario Gazette Online - where new Ontario Regulations, and other Ontario Government official notices are published.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode
The
City of Toronto has consolidated its bylaws into a Municipal Code.
Legal Aid
www.legalaid.on.ca
Legal Aid Ontario
www.cela.ca
Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.halco.org
HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario
www.cleo.on.ca
Community Legal Education Ontario
http://www.jfcy.org
Justice for Children and Youth
Non-Profit Organizations
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/nfpinc
The Not-for-Profit Incorporator's Handbook is published by the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services jointly with the Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/JELJOUR_Results.cfm?form_name=journalBrowse&journal_id=889928
Website of the
Social Science Research Network containing links to articles (full-text and abstracts) of articles on legal issues pertaining to non-profits.
Privacy
www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ecic-ceac.nsf/eng/home
The Electronic Commerce Branch of Industry Canada
www.ipc.on.ca
Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner Ontario
www.priv.gc.ca
Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Real Estate
www.ontario.ca/en/information_bundle/land_registration/STEL01_130081
Land Registration Information (Ontario)
www.tarion.com
Tarion Warranty Corporation - Formerly Ontario New Home Warranty Program.
library.lsuc.on.ca/GL/stay_informed_property.htm
Stay Informed: Real Property Law - An overview of developments in real property law, contained on the website of the Great Library (Law Society of Upper Canada).
Taxation
Income Tax:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-e.html
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency - formerly Revenue Canada - has all its policies and publications available online.
Property Tax (Ontario):
http://www.mpac.ca/
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation - the body responsible in Ontario for establishing property assessments. Includes a searchable database of the assessed value of properties throughout the province.