{"id":28511,"date":"2019-08-15T16:41:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T20:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=28511"},"modified":"2019-09-03T13:01:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T17:01:36","slug":"bc-societies-act-consultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2019\/08\/15\/bc-societies-act-consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"BC Societies Act Consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Authored by Deina Warren<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The British Columbia Ministry of Finance is looking for input on proposed amendments to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bclaws.ca\/civix\/document\/id\/complete\/statreg\/15018_01\"><em>Societies Act<\/em><\/a>.<a href=\"#_edn1\">[1]<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Societies Act<\/em> came into force on November 28, 2016 and since that time the government has been monitoring the implementation and application of the <em>Act<\/em>, as explained in a letter from the Deputy Minister. Various outreach activities prompted feedback which the Ministry has incorporated into the proposed amendments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal of the 36 amendments is to eliminate ambiguity and\ninconsistency, address omissions, streamline and update processes, and remove\nburdensome filing requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among other things, the amendments propose to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Provide more accurate definitions; for example:<ul><li>\u201cGeneral meeting\u201d requiring notice will be\nlimited to meetings where corporate business transactions take place; informal\ngatherings will be exempt (s 1)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Clarify which type of meeting (general or\ndirectors\u2019) is being referred to in specific sections (s 20(1)(i), 105(1)(d),\n108(1)(b), 115(3), 119(1))<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Update Board responsibilities and qualifications;\nfor example:<ul><li>Allow requalification for individuals who were\nonce incapable of managing their own affairs but who are now capable (s 44)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Permit incorrectly listed directors to apply\ndirectly to the registrar to be removed (s 51)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Provide an excuse for unknown conflict of\ninterest (s 56)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Exclude bequests by affiliated individuals from\nthe category of \u201cpublic donations\u201d so they do not affect a society\u2019s ability to\nbe a member-funded society (s 190)<\/li><li>Expand remuneration reporting to include all\nemployees or contractors paid more than $75,000 (currently only 10 highest paid\nare reported) (s 36(1)(b))<\/li><li>Allow late transition applications (those filed\nafter November 28, 2018) (s 240)<\/li><li>Grant the Registrar power to dissolve a society\nfor failing to file a transition application or returning a requested record (s\n214)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Societies, their members, the legal community and the public are invited and encouraged to participate. Feedback can be submitted electronically or by paper. The deadline for feedback was August 23, 2019. Links to the proposed amendments, the Deputy Minister&#8217;s letter and the Societies Act Consultation page have been taken down. For general information on BC Societies, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/employment-business\/business\/not-for-profit-organizations\/societies\">Societies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/employment-business\/business\/not-for-profit-organizations\/societies-act-transition\">The New Societies Act and Transition<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to receive blogs from me directly to your inbox about charity law and policy developments, including an update when the results of the Consultation are made available, please subscribe to <em>Noteworthy<\/em> today!\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/author\/noteworthy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to receive it.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#_ednref1\">[1]<\/a>\nSBC 2015 c 18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authored by Deina Warren The British Columbia Ministry of Finance is looking for input on proposed amendments to the Societies Act. 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