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Not-for-Profit By-law (Ontario)
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A general operating by-law under Ontario's Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010: members, directors, meetings and officers.
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What you will fill in
- Corporation's full legal name
- What does the corporation do?
- Who can be a member?
- Yearly membership fee ($). Write 0 for none.
- Number of directors
- Directors' term
- Members' quorum (how many members must attend)
- Officers
- Fiscal year end
- Is it (or will it be) a registered charity?
- Names of all the directors
- Date the directors make this by-law
Good to know
- Under the ONCA, the directors make the by-law but it must be confirmed by the members at a meeting (by a special resolution, two-thirds of votes, for some changes).
- Hold the annual members' meeting within 15 months of the last one and within 6 months after the year end.
- Registered charities must send the CRA a copy of any changed by-law.
Help in your language
Every question comes with help like this. For example, “Corporation's full legal name”:
English: Exactly as on the Certificate of Incorporation, for example: Malik Trading Inc. or 1234567 Ontario Inc.
اردو: کمپنی کا پورا قانونی نام۔
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਕੰਪਨੀ ਦਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਨਾਮ।
हिन्दी: कंपनी का पूरा क़ानूनी नाम।
Français: Exactement comme sur le certificat de constitution, par exemple : Commerce Malik Inc. ou 1234567 Ontario Inc.
Questions people ask
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Can I fill in the Not-for-Profit By-law in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi or French?
Yes. The finished document is in English, but every question has plain help in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and French, and you can speak your answers.
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