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No. The new ''Societies Act'' does not change the society’s relationship to the CRA. Those societies that are registered charities will have to ''notify'' the CRA about changes to the society’s constitution and bylaws and provide the CRA with a copy of the amended documents. | No. The new ''Societies Act'' does not change the society’s relationship to the CRA. Those societies that are registered charities will have to ''notify'' the CRA about changes to the society’s constitution and bylaws and provide the CRA with a copy of the amended documents. | ||
==Do we need a special resolution when we move the winding up and dissolution provisions from the constitution to our bylaws? | ==Do we need a special resolution when we move the winding up and dissolution provisions from the constitution to our bylaws?== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
==The location of our head office is in our constitution. Do we have to move that?== | ==The location of our head office is in our constitution. Do we have to move that?== | ||