Two Very Welcome Federal Court of Appeal Decisions Involving Sports Organizations in Canada

By Jordyn Allan and Susan M. Manwaring, of Miller Thomson LLP The Federal Court of Appeal has now overturned two separate decisions of the Minister of National Revenue denying the applications of two sports organizations for registration as registered Canadian amateur athletic associations (“RCAAA”). One decision involved an appeal by an organization called Athletes 4 Athletes Foundation (“A4A”) and the other by an organization called Tomorrow’s Champions Foun