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Societies Act

The Societies Act sets out the rules and procedures for incorporating, managing, and dissolving a society. In this area you’ll learn about creating & maintaining a constitution & bylaws, the rules governing the board of directors, best practices for monitoring financial statements, setting AGM requirements and more.

Start with our Legal Help Guides and answer a series of questions to see where your organization stands. Once completed, you’ll receive a To-Do list of items that you can share with your team.

You can also navigate directly to fact sheets, FAQs, sample documents, and helpful links in the Societies Act Resource drop down menu below.

Are you considering starting a new non-profit? Start with our Practical Tips Fact Sheet.

Societies Act

Fact Sheets

clicklaw Societies FAQs

Virtual Meetings

Societies (including logging in to your non-profit’s online dashboard of registration information)

Registrar - BC Government

Non-profit Name

Membership

Meeting Minutes

Directors and Officers Liability - Insurance Bureau of Canada

Conflict of Interest

Government of Canada - Charities and Giving

Charity Central - Income Tax Act Requirements

Changes to the Societies Act (summary)

Bylaws and Policies

Bylaws - BC Government

Boards - Governing Good

BCeID