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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

BCeID

Boards - Governing Good

Bylaws - BC Government

Bylaws and Policies

Changes to the Societies Act (summary)

Charity Central - Income Tax Act Requirements

clicklaw Societies FAQs

Conflict of Interest

Directors and Officers Liability - Insurance Bureau of Canada

Government of Canada - Charities and Giving

Meeting Minutes

Membership

Non-profit Name

Registrar - BC Government

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

Virtual Meetings