Canada Cooperatives Act

Definition of statement

• 373 (1) In this section, statement means a statement of intent to dissolve and a statement of revocation of intent to dissolve referred to in section 310.

• Marginal note:Execution and filing

  (2) When this Act requires that articles or a statement relating to a cooperative be sent to the Director,

  • (a) the articles or statement must be signed by a director or officer or, in the case of articles of incorporation, by the incorporators; and

  • (b) on receiving the articles or statement in the form that the Director has fixed, any other required documents and the required fees, the Director must

    • (i) record the date on which it is received,

    • (ii) subject to sections 12, 285, 292, 299 and 308, issue the appropriate certificate,

    • (iii) file the certificate, articles or statement, or a copy, image or photographic, electronic or other reproduction of it,

    • (iv) send the certificate, or a copy, image or photographic, electronic or other reproduction of it, to the cooperative or its agent or mandatary, and

    • (v) publish a notice of the issuance of the certificate in a publication generally available to the public.

• Marginal note:Date of certificate

  (3) A certificate referred to in subsection (2) that is issued by the Director may be dated as of the date of the receipt of the articles, statement or court order pursuant to which the certificate was issued or as of any later date specified by the court or person who signed the articles or statement.

• Marginal note:Signature

  (4) A signature required on a certificate issued by the Director under this Act may be printed or otherwise reproduced on the certificate or may be made in accordance with the regulations.

• Marginal note:Date of certificate

  (5) Despite subsection (3), a certificate of discontinuance may be dated as of the day a cooperative amalgamates under another Act or is continued.