On March 8, 2016, Chapter 11A “Extra-Provincial Registration”, was released for the Corporate and Practice Manual for Charitable and Not-for-Profit Corporations, published by Carswell. When not-for-profit corporations carry on activities in a province or territory different from the jurisdiction in which they were incorporated, there are often registration requirements in the jurisdictions in which they operate. These are generally referred to as “extra-provincial registrations.” There are three common types of extra-provincial registrations – corporate registrations, business name registrations, and charitable fund-raising registrations. Given the diverse nature of the registration requirements in each province and territory, not-for-profit corporations carrying on activities across Canada need to carefully review the applicable requirements in each province and territory to ensure that they are compliant. The new chapter provides an overview of the diverse approaches to registering a not-for-profit seeking to operate extra-provincially, as well as a description of the various registration requirements unique to each province or territory.
To read more, the Corporate and Practice Manual for Charitable and Not-for-Profit Corporations by the late Jane Burke-Robertson, Terrance S. Carter, and Theresa L.M. Man may be ordered at: http://carswell.com/product-detail/corporate-and-practice-manual-for-charities-and-not-for-profit-corporations.