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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 approved and filed a certificate and copy of the 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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10 business days for Certificate
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received
(Please allow several extra days for mail delivery.)
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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 $29.71 (made payable to the Inspector of Co-operatives)
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| Price: (No tax is charged) |
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$119.94 plus Related Requirements fee (see below)
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| Related Requirements: |
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Appropriate fee for the NUANS System name search ($47.75 + hst = $53.96 for an Atlantic Provinces' search or $59.69 + hst = $67.45 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:
- be signed by at least 3 people or 2 associations (called subscribers)
- indicating whether 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-operatives operate, and free assistance in preparing the necessary documents is available from the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council. |
| 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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