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) the annual renewal fee (No tax is charged).
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: $38.09
Annual Renewal: $27.21
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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