Filing a Transition Application under the New Societies Act

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This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by Mary Childs, Michael Blatchford and Steve Carey in November 2016.


All existing societies in British Columbia are required to “transition” within a two-year period from when the new Societies Act came into effect on November 28, 2016. Transitioning involves filing an application in a new electronic system called Societies Online.

This section on filing the transition application covers:

First, are you sure you’re ready to file?

To file the transition application for a society, you must first complete the 5 steps in preparing for transition. Here is a checklist of what you must have done in advance:

  1. Options for reviewing your bylaws|duly adopted by the members]], in an electronic format that can be uploaded, such as a word processing document or a PDF.



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