To date we have written extensively about the impacts that the NFP Act will have on membership classes and board structures. These are the main issues that NSOs and MSOs will need to address in order to become compliant with the NFP Act by 2014. However, there are many other seemingly smaller changes that organizations will have [...]
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Sport Canada Introduces Governance Principles for Sport Organizations
by Rachel Corbett. Along with some other governance experts, I have been working with Sport Canada for some time on creating a prescriptive set of “good governance principles” for the Canadian sport community. This is a topic dear to my heart, and I have spent over a decade trying to impress upon sport leaders the [...]
Wait and Hurry Up! New Corporations Act to Take Effect October 17, 2011
by Rachel Corbett. Industry Canada has very recently published their transition guide (HTML) for the new Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (NPCA) that will take effect in a few short days. They have also published all sorts of materials on their web site about the new Act, how to transition, and all the various forms and documents [...]
Is the New Federal Corporations Legislation on Your Radar?
By Rachel Corbett. On June 22, 2011 I had the opportunity to make a presentation on the Canada Not-for Profit Corporations Act (NPCA) [1] at the 1st National Sport Federation Leadership Summit, organized by the Canadian Olympic Committee in collaboration with Sport Canada. This summit gathered the leaders of all of Canada’s national sport organizations [...]
Sport Governance – Some Thoughts on the Eve of a New Government
By Rachel Corbett. Lately it seems our website postings are preoccupied with governance and social media – whatever happened to the sport and the law? The reality is, the law remains at the root of almost everything we do as sport administrators and sport leaders. There is no escaping it. Whatever it is – organizing [...]
New Corporations Act Creates Opportunities for NSOs
by Rachel Corbett In this space we have written previously about the imminent Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (NPCA), due to take effect soon in Canada. Back in 2009, our newsletter contained a footnote that the Act had received Royal Assent and was going to come into effect … sometime. In June 2010, we reported that the [...]
Raising the Bar – Questions Directors Should Ask
By Rachel Corbett We ask our athletes and coaches to pursue excellence every day, and a recent article in National Post by Shaun Francis and John Kelleher (10 questions every director should ask: Time to raise the bar for non-profits, March 22, 2001 Page FP12) calls upon directors of non-profit boards to also do more. [...]
Interesting Snapshot of NSO Board Structures
by Rachel Corbett Over the years I have worked with many National Sport Organizations (NSOs) on governance projects. These have ranged from small reviews and bylaw tinkering to massive organizational changes. Equine Canada, Swimming Natation Canada and Golf Canada are some larger NSOs that have made big changes in recent years, with my help. I [...]
Some Thoughts on Governance Reform
by Rachel Corbett. It’s a new year! And many sport organizations are considering making changes to their governance structure. These are the ingredients for success as we see them (based on our experience doing this type of change work with many NSOs, most recently RCGA/Golf Canada, Canadian PGA and Gymnastics Canada, and more distantly, Swimming Natation [...]
Why and When You Are Required to Re-Incorporate Your Organization
By Steve Indig. A lot of sport organizations are hearing buzz about a major government law that will affect their operations and possibly their bylaws. Organizations are coming to us, concerned, and wondering if the new “corporations law” affects them, when they have act, and what they have to do. We have written about these [...]
