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  1. Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act - S.C. 2009, c. 23 (Section 296)
    Marginal note:Change of name
    •  (1) A body corporate may send to the Director notice of a change of its name that complies with subsections (4) and (5) and that has been approved by special resolution of the members.

    • Marginal note:Certificate and notice

      (2) On receipt of the notice, the Director shall issue a certificate of change of name and give notice of the change as soon as practicable in a publication generally available to the public.

    • Marginal note:Effective date

      (3) A change of name becomes effective on the date shown in the certificate.

    • Marginal note:Alternate name

      (4) The name of a body corporate may be in an English form, a French form, an English form and a French form, or a combined English and French form, so long as the combined form meets any prescribed criteria. The body corporate may use and may be legally designated by any such form.

    • Marginal note:Prohibited names

      (5) A body corporate shall not change its name to, or carry on activities under or identify itself by, a name that would not be permitted under subsection 13(1) if it were a corporation.

    • Marginal note:Directing change of name

      (6) The Director may direct a body corporate to change its name in accordance with subsection (1) if, through inadvertence or otherwise, the body corporate, under this section, has acquired a name that does not comply with subsection (4) or (5).

    • Marginal note:Undertaking to dissolve or change name

      (7) If a body corporate acquires a name as a result of a person undertaking to dissolve or to change names, and the undertaking is not honoured, the Director may direct the body corporate to change its name in accordance with subsection (1), unless the undertaking is honoured within the prescribed period referred to in subsection (8).

    • Marginal note:Revoking name

      (8) If a body corporate has not followed a directive under subsection (6) or (7) within the prescribed period, the Director may revoke the name of the body corporate and assign a name to it and, until changed in accordance with subsection (1), the name of the body corporate is the name assigned by the Director.


  2. Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act - S.C. 2009, c. 23 (Section 13)
    Marginal note:Prohibited names
    •  (1) A corporation shall not be incorporated or continued under this Act with, change its name to, or have, carry on activities under or identify itself by, a name that is prohibited by the regulations or that does not meet the prescribed requirements.

    • Marginal note:Directing change of name

      (2) The Director may direct a corporation to change its name in accordance with section 197 if, through inadvertence or otherwise, the corporation acquires a name that is prohibited by the regulations or that does not meet the prescribed requirements.

    • Marginal note:Directing change of numbered name

      (3) If a corporation has a designating number as its name, the Director may direct the corporation to change its name to a name other than a designating number in accordance with section 197.

    • Marginal note:Undertaking to dissolve or change name

      (4) If a corporation acquires a name as a result of a person undertaking to dissolve or to change names, and the undertaking is not honoured, the Director may direct the corporation to change its name in accordance with section 197, unless the undertaking is honoured within the period specified in subsection (5).

    • Marginal note:Revoking name

      (5) If a corporation has not followed a directive under subsection (2), (3) or (4) within the prescribed period, the Director may revoke the name of the corporation and assign a name to it and, until changed in accordance with section 197, the name of the corporation is the name assigned by the Director.


  3. Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act - S.C. 2009, c. 23 (Section 197)
    Marginal note:Amendment of articles or by-laws
    •  (1) A special resolution of the members — or, if section 199 applies, of each applicable class or group of members — is required to make any amendment to the articles or the by-laws of a corporation to

      • (a) change the corporation’s name;

      • (b) change the province in which the corporation’s registered office is situated;

      • (c) add, change or remove any restriction on the activities that the corporation may carry on;

      • [...]

      • (e) change a condition required for being a member;

      • (f) change the designation of any class or group of members or add, change or remove any rights and conditions of any such class or group;

      • [...]

      • (h) add, change or remove a provision respecting the transfer of a membership;

      • [...]

      • (j) change the statement of the purpose of the corporation;

      • (k) change the statement concerning the distribution of property remaining on liquidation after the discharge of any liabilities of the corporation;

      • (l) change the manner of giving notice to members entitled to vote at a meeting of members;

      • (m) change the method of voting by members not in attendance at a meeting of members; or

      • (n) add, change or remove any other provision that is permitted by this Act to be set out in the articles.

    • [...]

    • Marginal note:Amendment of number name

      (3) Despite subsection (1), if a corporation has a designating number as a name, the directors may amend its articles to change that name to a verbal name.


  4. Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act - S.C. 2009, c. 23 (Section 258)
    Marginal note:Appeal from Director’s decision

     A court may, on the application of a person aggrieved by any of the following decisions of the Director, make any order that it thinks fit, including an order requiring the Director to change the decision:

    • [...]

    • (b) to give a name, to change or revoke a name, or to refuse to reserve, accept, change or revoke a name under section 13;


  5. Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act - S.C. 2009, c. 23 (Section 12)
    Marginal note:Reserving name
    •  (1) The Director may, on request, reserve for a prescribed period a name for an intended corporation or for a corporation that intends to change its name.

    • Marginal note:Designating number

      (2) If requested to do so by the incorporators or a corporation, the Director shall assign to the corporation as its name a designating number followed by the word “Canada” and a prescribed term.

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