Does the Court have inherent jurisdiction to supervise the establishment and administration of charitable purpose trusts?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from The Sidney and North Saanich Memorial Park Society v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2016 BCSC 589 (CanLII):
It has long been settled that the court has the inherent jurisdiction to supervise the establishment and administration of charitable purpose trusts. The court’s inherent jurisdiction was historically exercised in the courts of equity in England. This equitable jurisdiction was assumed by and vests in the courts of British Columbia: Kenney v. Loewen, [1999] B.C.J. No. 363 at para. 19.
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