Societies Act FAQs

What is a society? What are bylaws? What are members' rights? How do you dissolve a society? It’s important to be familiar with all the “need to knows” of the Societies Act to ensure your non-profit is legally compliant! Our FAQs house all the items you need to organize and determine based on this legislation, covering everything from start to finish in the lifetime of your organization.

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RESEARCH

• The Legal Landscape: A Scan of Public Legal Education and Information Materials for Non Profits - Environmental Scan and Gap Analysis

• Report on Columbia Basin Trust Activities

• Now More Than Ever: Towards a National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts

  
  

ANNUAL GENERAL meetingS

• How to Take Good Meeting Notes

• Holding Virtual AGMs:

  • How to Hold a Virtual AGM webinar & infosheet

  • How to Hold a Virtual AGM: Additional Considerations

  • Meeting Software for Non-Profit Societies

  • Voting Software for Non-Profit Societies

• Simplified Meeting Rules:

  • Consensus Guide

  • Consensus Flow Chart

  • Dynamic Facilitation Guide

  • Robert's Rules Guide

  • Robert's Rules Procedure & Motions Cheat Sheet

  • Robert’s Rules Flowchart

  • Talking Circles Guide

DIRECTORS & GOVERNANCE

• Director's Liability in COVID-19: FAQ's

• Example Conflict of Interest Policy

• Example Consent to Act as Director Form

• Bylaws and Policies 101 (webinar & infosheet)

• Board Table Disruption Event Series

  • A Roundtable on Board and the Need for a New Model (recording + transcript)

  • Members, Who Are They and Why Do We Need Them? (recording + transcript)

  • Lawyers at the Board Table (recording + transcript)

• Governing Good: Resources (guides & example policies)

• Charity Central: Road to Accountability

• Vantage Point

• Imagine Canada: Standards Program Handbook for Canada’s Charities and Non-Profits

SOCIETIES ACT

• Societies Act FAQs on ClickLaw

• BC Registrar’s Guide to Non-Profit Societies

• Combining Non-Profits webinar & FAQs

• Virtual Meetings and AGMs 2022: To zoom or not to zoom

PRIVACY

• Example Privacy Policy

• Office of the Privacy Officer for BC

• Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) PowerPoint

• Access to Records & Privacy PowerPoint

CIVIL RESOLUTION TRIBUNAL

• CRT Member Disputes and Access to Records for Non-Profit Societies

• Explanation of Procedural Fairness for Non-Profit Societies

HUMAN RIGHTS

• Respectful Workplaces: A Guide to Best Practices in Internal (and Other) Investigations

• Addressing Sexual Harassment and Misconduct in the Present Moment (event recording + transcript)