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Sports as a charitable object?
Audio interview with Adam Aptowitzer and Nicole Zummach
January 21, 2008
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled last year that sports organizations below the national level do not qualify as registered charities. The ruling is the result of a case involving the Amateur Youth Soccer Association (AYSA), which operates at the provincial level. Adam Aptowitzer, a lawyer with the Ottawa-based law firm Drache LLP, discusses the promotion of soccer and fitness as a charitable object, and the likelihood of obtaining charitable status for sports organizations.
Sports as a charitable object? (MP3)
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(Note: To download the file and listen later, right click on the link and click "Save target as", "Save link as..." or "Download linked file.")Run time: 10:11 minutes
Subscribe to future episodes: External Resources:
Canada Revenue Agency - Charitable objects
Supreme Court of Canada - Ruling on sport as charitable activityCharityTax.com - Adam Aptowitzer's Online Office
Drache Charity Insights Newsletter
Do you have a burning question about charity law in Canada? Send it to editor@charityvillage.com. We may include it in an upcoming podcast.
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