Statutory Compliance Toolkit for FHT and NPLC boards

Shared by AFHTO & DDO Health Law

Created in 2014

AFHTO’s Statutory Compliance Toolkit ensures that boards and executive directors are informed about their legal obligations and have access to the basic tools and resources to ensure compliance and/or risk mitigation.

This resource is customized for FHT and NPLCs and highlights laws that boards need to know and the impact that those laws have on the organization and the board members. The toolkit was developed by legal experts from DDO Health Law and overseen by AFHTO staff.

If you have any questions, please contact info@afhto.ca

This resource includes:

1. Commitment to Statutory Compliance
2. Laws generally applicable to FHTs and NPLCs
3. The 5 key duties that impact you as a board member
4. The clinical fundamentals
5. Other important laws
6. Key laws that apply to particular kinds of FHTs and NPLCs
   1. Charitable corporations
   2. Teams receiving more than 10 million in public funding
   3. Provincially Incorporated teams
   4. Teams involved in revenue-generating activities
   5. Teams constructing or renovating a building
7. Tips for Executive Directors (EDs), Administrators and Board Members
8. Appendix
   1. Statutory Remittance Certificate
   2. Statutory Compliance Audit Checklist