Where, through inadvertence or otherwise, a corporation, (a) comes into existence or is continued with a name; or. 317(1) A registrant who knowingly fails to comply with this section is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. Unless subsection (8) applies, the appointment as auditor of a corporation of a person who has not complied with subsection (7) is void. Offence — preparation and maintenance of register. Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act . (b) the realizable value of the corporation's assets would thereby be less than the aggregate of its liabilities and stated capital of all classes. If there is a conflict or inconsistency between a provision of a regulation made under this section and a provision of this Act or a regulation made under another section of this Act, the provision of the regulation made under this section prevails to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency. Where a corporation has been directed under subsection (7), (7.1) or (8) to change its name and has not within 60 days from the service of the directive to that effect changed its name to a name that complies with this Act, the Director may revoke the name of the corporation and assign to it a number and until changed in accordance with section 167, the name of the corporation is thereafter the number so assigned. (a) the body corporate becomes a corporation to which this Act applies as if it had been incorporated under this Act; (b) the articles of continuance are deemed to be the articles of incorporation of the continued corporation; and. For the purposes of this section, "open-end mutual fund" means a corporation that makes a distribution to the public of its shares and that carries on only the business of investing the consideration it receives for the shares it issues, and all or substantially all of those shares are redeemable upon the demand of a shareholder. (« réorganisation »). Notwithstanding subsection (4), a manual signature is not required on. No person shall be appointed as trustee if there is a material conflict of interest between his role as trustee and his role in any other capacity. Subject to subsection (11), a share of a body corporate issued before the body corporate was continued under this Act is deemed to have been issued in compliance with this Act and with the provisions of the articles of continuance irrespective of whether the share is fully paid or irrespective of any designation, rights, privileges, restrictions or conditions set out on or referred to in the certificate representing the share; and continuance under this section does not deprive a holder of any right or privilege that he claims under, or relieve him of any liability in respect of, an issued share. This section does not apply to a corporation that is. Companies Office. A person who without reasonable cause contravenes this section is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both. The directors of a corporation may change the address of the registered office within the place specified in the articles or a special resolution. A corporation shall adjust its stated capital account or accounts in accordance with any special resolution referred to in subsection 36(2). Upon the demand of a trustee, the issuer of debt obligations shall furnish the trustee with the information required to enable the trustee to comply with subsection (1). Reissue of articles in English or in French, Where articles have been filed in English or French under this Act, or any Act for which this Act has been substituted, and the corporation desires to obtain its articles in the other of those languages, the corporation may request the issuance of the articles in that other language by providing the Director with, (a) a translation in that other language of the articles verified in a manner satisfactory to the Director; and. For the purposes of this section, "property" does not include a promissory note or a promise to pay. A shareholder is not entitled to dissent under section 184 if an amendment to the articles of incorporation is effected under this section. If, in the articles issued under this section, the name of the corporation differs from the name obtained by it in the original articles, the Director shall publish a notice of the change in the manner set out in the regulations. Every security holder is entitled at his option to a security certificate that complies with this Act or a non-transferable written acknowledgment of his right to obtain a security certificate from a corporation in respect of the securities of that corporation held by him. 2002, c. 48, s. 28; S.M. (a) extinguishing or reducing a liability in respect of an amount unpaid on any share; (b) distributing to the holder of an issued share of any class or series of shares an amount not exceeding the stated capital of the class or series; and. Upon receipt of restated articles of incorporation, the Director shall issue a restated certificate of incorporation in accordance with section 255. Application to court for approval of arrangement. In this section "insider" means, with respect to a corporation. A corporation shall keep at its registered office a copy of the financial statements of each of its subsidiary bodies corporate and of each body corporate the accounts of which are consolidated in the financial statements of the corporation. Notice of the time and place of a meeting of shareholders shall be sent not less than 21 days nor more than 50 days before the meeting. If the directors of a corporation, other than a corporation referred to in subsection 100(4), appoint a committee of directors, a majority of the members of the committee must be residents of Canada. Hide previous versions. (a) immediately notify the Director of his appointment or discharge; (b) take into his custody and control the property of the corporation in accordance with the court order or instrument under which he is appointed; (c) open and maintain a bank account in his name as receiver or receiver-manager of the corporation for the moneys of the corporation coming under his control; (d) keep detailed accounts of all transactions carried out by him as receiver or receiver-manager; (e) keep accounts of his administration and have the accounts available during usual business hours for inspection by the directors of the corporation; (f) prepare at least once in every six-month period after the date of his appointment financial statements of his administration as far as is practicable in the form required by section 149; and. A dissenting shareholder is not required to give security for costs in an application made under subsection (15) or (16). A corporation shall maintain a separate stated capital account for each class and series of shares it issues. (c) declaring that he has made such examination or investigation as he believes necessary to enable him to make the statements or give the opinions contained or expressed therein. A corporation may enforce a lien referred to in subsection (2) in accordance with its by-laws. (c) a trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, receiver-manager or secured creditor who participates in the management of the corporation or exercises control over its property solely for the purpose of realizing security, or, in the case of a trustee in bankruptcy, administering a bankrupt's estate. Every director or officer of a corporation who knowingly authorizes, permits or acquiesces in the contravention of subsection 21.1(1) by that corporation commits an offence, whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted. (b) pursuant to an agreement referred to in subsection 176(1) or an arrangement referred to in clause (b) of the definition "arrangement" in subsection 185(1), to shareholders of an amalgamating body corporate who receive the shares in addition to or instead of securities of the amalgamated body corporate. 2010, c. 33, s. 9. Notwithstanding that the articles provide the pre-emptive right referred to in subsection (1), shareholders have no pre-emptive right in respect of shares to be issued, (a) for a consideration other than money; or. A resolution under subsection (1) is valid only until the next succeeding annual meeting of shareholders. A corporation incorporated by special Act shall not under this section amend its articles, except to change its name. A meeting called, held and conducted pursuant to this section is for all purposes a meeting of shareholders of the corporation duly called, held and conducted. An arrangement becomes effective on the date shown in the certificate of amendment. A corporation shall maintain a securities register in which it records the securities issued by it in registered form showing with respect to each class or series of securities. Where Part applies to class of corporation. Debt obligations issued by a corporation and purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by it may be cancelled or, subject to any applicable trust indenture or other agreement, may be reissued, pledged or hypothecated to secure any obligation of the corporation then existing or thereafter incurred, and that acquisition and reissue, pledge or hypothecation is not a cancellation of the debt obligations. (b) a request to execute or not to execute a form of proxy or to revoke a proxy, (c) the sending of a form of proxy or other communication to a shareholder under circumstances reasonably calculated to result in the procurement, withholding or revocation of a proxy, and. A list obtained under this section shall not be used by any person except in connection with, (a) an effort to influence the voting of the holders of debt obligations; or, (b) an offer to acquire debt obligations; or. Where a body corporate to which this Part applies obtains a name which in the opinion of the Director is in contravention of subsection (1), the Director may, in writing giving his reasons, direct the body corporate to change its name to one that he approves. An interested person may apply to a court for an order declaring an auditor to be disqualified under this section and the office of auditor to be vacant. Subject to sections 185 and 234, and any unanimous shareholder agreement, a holder of shares of any class of a corporation may dissent if the corporation is subject to an order under clause 185(10)(d) that affects the holder or if the corporation resolves, (a) to amend its articles under section 167 or 168 to add, change or remove any provisions restricting or constraining the issue or transfer of shares of that class; or, (b) to amend its articles under section 167 to add, change or remove any restriction upon the business or businesses that the corporation may carry on; or, (c) to amalgamate with another corporation, otherwise than under section 178; or, (d) to be continued under the laws of another jurisdiction under section 182; or, (e) to sell, lease or exchange all or substantially all its property under subsection 183(3); or, (f) to amend its articles under subsection 167(2) to convert the corporation from a corporation with share capital into a corporation without share capital; or, (g) to amend its articles under subsection 167(2) to convert the corporation from a corporation without share capital into a corporation with share capital, where the articles contain a provision that upon dissolution the remaining property is to be distributed among the members as provided in section 277; or. (d) the number and class of shares and the designation of any series that the certificate represents. 2006, c. 10, s. 25. (d) if the body corporate fails to comply with any of the requirements of this Act in any particular as to which no other procedure is prescribed, and the failure is established to the satisfaction of the Director. Subject to the limitations set out in the articles, the articles of a corporation may authorize the issue of any class of shares in one or more series and may do either or both of the following: (a) fix the number of shares in each series and determine the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the shares of each series; (b) authorize the directors to fix the number of shares in each series and determine the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the shares of each series. 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