Can CELA advise our citizen's group about incorporation, charitable status, liabilities of our board of directors and similar questions about managing our group?

CELA specializes in environmental law whereas legal questions about managing citizen or environmental groups generally fall outside our areas of expertise. We suggest seeking advice from the series of Fact Sheets and Check Lists prepared by the Volunteer Lawyers Service, a service sponsored by the  Law Foundation of Ontario.

Ontario Nature has also developed two relevant fact sheets for community groups on the topics: "Incorporation and Charitable Status" and "Dealing with Liability."