Difference between revisions of "Draft a Non-Profit Constitution (Societies Act FAQs)"
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Simply moving provisions, such as the winding up and dissolution provision, from the constitution to the bylaws will not require a society to hold a vote or even a general meeting. However, any previously unalterable provisions will have to be identified as previously unalterable when they are moved. Once the society has transitioned then the society can remove the "previously unalterable" language. However, to do that the society will need to pass a Special Resolution. | Simply moving provisions, such as the winding up and dissolution provision, from the constitution to the bylaws will not require a society to hold a vote or even a general meeting. However, any previously unalterable provisions will have to be identified as previously unalterable when they are moved. Once the society has transitioned then the society can remove the "previously unalterable" language. However, to do that the society will need to pass a Special Resolution. | ||
==Do we move the location of our office from our constitution?== | ==Do we have to move the location of our office from our constitution?== | ||
Yes. The constitution of a society after transition should only contain the society’s existing name and purposes, word-for-word as they appear in the society’s constitution on file with the Corporate Registry. Everything other than the name and purposes must be moved to the bylaws. | Yes. The constitution of a society after transition should only contain the society’s existing name and purposes, word-for-word as they appear in the society’s constitution on file with the Corporate Registry. Everything in the constitution, other than the name and purposes, must be moved to the bylaws. | ||
==What do we do with constitutional provisions that limit membership?== | ==What do we do with constitutional provisions that limit membership?== | ||