Cooperatives

Everything you need to create and operate a cooperative.

Guides

• Creating your cooperative
• Amending the articles of a cooperative
• Amalgamating cooperatives
• Back-to-back requests
• Get a certificate of existence or a certificate of compliance
• Order copies of corporate documents
• How to file and pay for an application
• Steps after submitting your application
• Your reporting obligations under the Canada Cooperatives Act (Coop Act)
• Guide on dissolving a cooperative

Policies

• Filing of annual returns
• Policy on continuance (import) of a body corporate into the Canada Cooperatives Act

Related information

• Services, fees and processing times
• Cooperative forms
• Glossary
• Business registration and incorporation
• Trademarks
• System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval

Legislation and other related documents

• Canada Cooperatives Act
• Canada Cooperatives Regulations
• Legislative Summary: Bill S-11: An Act to Amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Canada Cooperatives Act and to Amend Other Acts
• Regulatory impact analysis statement – Amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act
• Analysis of the Changes to the Canada Cooperatives Act (section by section).