The answers you need to work effectively under the Societies Act
Current to: August 15, 2023
This publication is essential for:
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any lawyer incorporating, transitioning, extraprovincially registering, continuing, or amalgamating a society in BC
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any lawyer advising or acting for a society on matters related to governance, record-keeping, finance, audit, dissolution, restoration, remedies, and dispute resolution
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any lawyer sitting on the board of directors of a society
- any lawyer advising a client making a society claim at the Civil Resolution Tribunal
- any lawyer advising or acting for a client seeking enforcement or judicial review of a CRT order
ONLINE ONLY subscriptions to this publication include convenient online access with search capability and links to the full text of legislation. View a sample from this book!
More than ever before, societies in BC resemble corporations under the Societies Act that came into force in November 2016. Innovations and reforms modeled on the Business Corporations Act clarify a BC society's identity and role as a non-profit, non-share corporation. New forms of societies with different requirements can be bewildering for practitioners; let CLEBC guide you through the maze of member-funded societies, extraprovincial non-share corporations, pre-existing societies, occupational title societies, previously unalterable provisions, special consent requirements, CRT dispute resolution and orders, and other issues.
The British Columbia Societies Guide is a comprehensive, authoritative handbook on all aspects of societies under the Act and Regulations. The Guide contains accessible, topical coverage (see the "More Details" tab), and 19 precedents, including various consents, notices, and resolutions.
The Guide is written and updated by Dierk Ullrich of Fasken as a chapter for CLEBC's British Columbia Company Law Practice Manual. Requests from the BC legal community convinced CLEBC to offer this chapter as a stand-alone publication for practitioners who need to home in on this specialized area.
Highlights of the 2023 Update:
- discussion of the May 2023 and July 2023 amendments to the Societies Act
- commentary on recent decisions from the Civil Resolution Tribunal, including Pang v. Little Mountain Residential Care & Housing Society and Ericson v. Cultus Lake Holiday Park Assn
- introduction of new forms and precedents for societies: registers of members and directors and resolution authorizing dissolution of society by request
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