Corporate governance
Who decides, how decisions are recorded, and the duties that attach to the people holding control.
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Trustee duties, restricted funds and donor accountability.
Non-profits are governed more tightly than their size suggests, because the money is held for a purpose rather than owned. Trustee duties and restricted funds are the defining features.
Registration as incorporated trustees under CAMA 2020 is the common structure, and it brings governance and reporting expectations with it.
Described in general terms. This is not a list of the authorisations your business needs — confirm those with the relevant regulator.
The areas of the Compliance Centre that matter most in this sector.
Who decides, how decisions are recorded, and the duties that attach to the people holding control.
Records are how a business proves what happened. Almost every other area on this page is evidenced by something in this one.
The duties that attach the moment your business decides why and how personal information is processed.
Written terms, correct classification, statutory deductions and records - the four things every employment claim tends to turn on.