Canada Cooperatives Regulations

6 (1) A notice or document, other than a Director’s certificate, that is required under the Act to be signed, that was produced in paper form and that is submitted to the Director in electronic form shall bear a reproduction of the manual signature.

(2) A notice or document, other than a Director’s certificate, that is required under the Act to be signed, that was produced in electronic form and that is submitted to the Director in electronic form shall bear

• (a) the typed name of the person who signed it, if, before it is submitted in electronic form, the notice or document is produced in paper form, is manually signed and is maintained in the records of the cooperative in accordance with section 31 of the Act; or

• (b) an electronic digital signature or other personal identifier produced in a manner fixed by the Director under subsection 368(2) of the Act.

(3) On request, an electronic filer or the cooperative shall furnish the Director with any notice or document referred to in paragraph (2)(a).

(4) A certificate that is issued by the Director under section 365 of the Act in electronic form shall bear

• (a) a reproduction of the Director’s manual signature; or

• (b) an electronic signature or other personal identifier produced in the manner fixed by the Director under subsection 368(2) of the Act.