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Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Co-operatives Branch
Co-operative: Incorporation (Both Profit and Non-Profit)
(Approval and Registration)
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| Who Needs This Approval? |
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Any group wishing to incorporate a co-operative in Nova
Scotia must be approved by the Nova Scotia Inspector of Co-operatives.
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| Issuing Department / Agency: |
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Co-operatives Branch
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal
Relations
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| Where can you get this Approval
and Registration and / or further information? |
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Inspector of Co-operatives
Co-operatives Branch
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
80 Walker Street, #3
Truro, NS B2N 4A7
Tel: (902) 893-6190
Fax: (902) 893-6108
Email: nscoop@gov.ns.ca
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| Application Forms & Process:
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Articles and by-laws must be completed (model forms
are provided by the Co-operatives Branch) and forwarded
to the Inspector of Co-operatives for approval. When completed, a certificate
and approved documents are returned to the registered office of the co-operative
by the Co-operatives Branch.
You can download forms from the Registry of Joint Stock Companies website.
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| Waiting Period: |
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2 weeks for Certificate
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| Expiry & Renewal: |
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This registration is valid for one year. Co-operatives
are required to submit an Annual Renewal form, annual financial statements
and a renewal fee of $26.50 (made payable to the Inspector of Co-operatives)
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| Price: (No tax is charged) |
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$107 plus Related Requirements fee (see below)
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| Related Requirements: |
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Appropriate fee for the NUANS System name search ($42.60
+ hst = $48.56 for an Atlantic Provinces' search or $53.25 + hst = $60.71
for a Canada-wide search)
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Additional Information: |
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Incorporation of a co-operative requires articles of incorporation
and by-laws:
- signed by at least 3 people or 2 associations (called subscribers)
- indicating that the co-operative will function as a for-profit
or nonprofit business
- indicating that members join by purchasing a share or paying
a membership fee
Information on how co-ops operate, and free assistance in preparing
the necessary documents are available from the Co-operatives Branch.
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| Legislative Authority: |
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Co-operative
Associations Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter
98, amended 2001, c. 41, ss. 1-23.
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