Registry
of Joint Stock Companies
Society Incorporation
(and Registration) |
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| Who Needs This Incorporation (and Registration)? |
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Anyone who wants to obtain legal status for a not-for-profit
society in Nova Scotia.
Note: A society does not need to incorporate as a society in order
to legally operate in Nova Scotia. However, a society does need
to incorporate in order to have legal status (thereby, for example,
having the right to own property, real goods, etc.)
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| Issuing Department / Agency: |
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Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal
Relations
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| Where
can you get this Incorporation and / or further information? |
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Contact: |
Registry of Joint
Stock Companies
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
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Website: |
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/rjsc/contact.asp |
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Phone: |
(902) 424-7770 or the Access Nova Scotia toll free number: 1-800-225-8227 (All
office locations)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (except holidays)
This telephone number connects you to an automated answering system,
which gives you several options, including speaking to a member of the
Registry staff. |
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Visit: |
Any Access
Nova Scotia Centres
OR
Head office location:
Maritime Centre, 9 North
1505 Barrington Street (at Spring Garden Road)
Halifax, N.S. B3J 3K5
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (except holidays) |
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Email: |
joint-stocks@gov.ns.ca |
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Write: |
Registry of Joint Stock Companies
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
P.O. Box 1529
Halifax, NS B3J 2Y4 |
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Fax: |
(902) 424-4633 |
| Application Forms & Process: |
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- A not-for-profit society organized outside of Nova Scotia:
The Province of Nova Scotia does not require that not-for-profit Societies
incorporated elsewhere (outside of Nova Scotia) register with the Nova
Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies in order to legally operate
in this province.
- A not-for-profit society organized in Nova Scotia:
Before actually applying for incorporation, applicants must choose
and reserve a name for the society. This is done through the process
of Business Name Search and Reservation.
Note: A formal (NUANS) computer name search is not required for a society,
but a search of the N.S. database and name reservation / approval are
required.
The application forms you need can be downloaded from the Registry's
web site.
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| Waiting Period: |
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Approximately 2-4 weeks from the receipt of a completed application,
provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been
received.
Note: There are occasionally backlogs. N.S. Registry of Joint Stock Companies
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| Expiry & Renewal: |
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This incorporation does not expire.
However, the society is required, by law, to submit to the Registry every
year the following: (a) a current list of Directors; (b) a copy of their
most recent financial statements; and (c) $25 (No tax is charged) annual
renewal fee.
This filing should be made within 14 days of the society's annual general
meeting, however, these fees must be paid on the anniversary month.
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| Price: (No tax is charged) |
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Name Search: Free
Initial Application: $35
Annual Renewal: $25
Note: Fee must accompany application.
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| Related Requirements: |
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None
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| Additional Information: |
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There is a common misconception that "registering" as
a society and "incorporating" as a society are two different
things; however, in Nova Scotia, that is not so. What the Nova Scotia Registry
of Joint Stock Companies does is to issue a Certificate of Incorporation
to a group, which incorporates them as a society and, in a sense, "registers" them
in Nova Scotia.
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| Legislative Authority: |
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Societies
Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter 435
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