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Canada Cooperatives Act — C-1.7 372.1
Payment of fees 372.1 A fee in respect of the receipt or copying of any document must be paid to the Director when it is received or copied, and a fee in respect of the examination, filing or issuance of any document or in respect of any action that the Director is required or authorized to take must be paid to the Director before the document is examined, filed or issued or the action is taken. 2001, c. 14, s. 228; 2018, c. 8, s. 90
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Definition of statement 373 (1) In this section, statement means a statement of intent to dissolve and a statement of revocation of intent to dissolve referred to in section 310. Sending of articles and statements (2) If this Act requires that articles or a statement relating to a cooperative be sent to the Director, on receiving the articles or statement in the form that the Director fixes, any other required documents and the required fees, the Director shall (a) record the date of receipt; (b) issue the appropriate certificate; (c) send the certificate, or a copy, image or photographic, electronic or other reproduction of the certificate, to the cooperative or its agent or mandatary; and (d) publish a notice of the issuance of the certificate in a publication generally available to the public. Date of certificate (3) A certificate referred to in subsection (2) that is issued by the Director may be dated as of the date of the receipt of the articles, statement or court order pursuant to which the certificate was issued or as of any later date specified by the court or person who signed the articles or statement. Signature (4) A signature required on a certificate issued by the Director under this Act may be printed or otherwise reproduced on the certificate or may be made in accordance with the regulations. Date of certificate (5) Despite subsection (3), a certificate of discontinuance may be dated as of the day a cooperative amalgamates under another Act or is continued. 1998, c. 1, s. 373; 2001, c. 14, s. 229; 2011, c. 21, s. 118(E); 2018, c. 8, s. 91
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Publication 373.1 The Director must publish, in a publication generally available to the public, a notice of any decision made by the Director granting an application made under subsection 4(4) or 167(1), section 248 or subsection 263(2) or 267(2). 2018, c. 8, s. 92
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Annual return 374 Every cooperative must send the Director an annual return in the form and within the period that the Director fixes. 1998, c. 1, s. 374; 2018, c. 8, s. 92
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Certificate 375 (1) The Director may provide any person with a certificate that a cooperative (a) has sent to the Director a document required to be sent; (b) has paid all required fees; or (c) exists as of a certain date. Director may refuse to issue certificate of existence (2) For greater certainty, the Director may refuse to issue a certificate under paragraph (1)(c) if the Director has knowledge that the cooperative is in default of sending a document required to be sent or is in default of paying a required fee. 1998, c. 1, s. 375; 2001, c. 14, s. 230
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Alteration 376 The Director may alter a notice or document, other than an affidavit or statutory declaration, if authorized to do so by the person who sent the document or by their representative. 1998, c. 1, s. 376; 2001, c. 14, s. 230
Canada Cooperatives Act — C-1.7 376.1
Corrections at request of Director 376.1 (1) If there is an error in articles, a notice, a certificate or other document, the directors, members or shareholders must, on the request of the Director, pass the resolutions and send to the Director the documents required to comply with this Act, and take any other steps that the Director may reasonably require so that the Director may correct the document. No prejudice (2) Before proceeding under subsection (1), the Director must be satisfied that the correction would not prejudice any of the members, shareholders or creditors of the cooperative. Corrections at the request of the cooperative (3) The Director may, at the request of the cooperative or of any other interested person, accept a correction to any of the documents referred to in subsection (1) if (a) the correction is approved by the directors of the cooperative, unless the error is obvious or was made by the Director; and (b) the Director is satisfied that the correction would not prejudice any of the members, shareholders or creditors of the cooperative and that the correction reflects the original intention of the cooperative or the incorporators, as the case may be. Application to court (4) If, in the view of the Director, of the cooperative or of any interested person who wishes a correction, a correction to any of the documents referred to in subsection (1) would prejudice any of the members, shareholders or creditors of a cooperative, the Director, the cooperative or the person, as the case may be, may apply to the court for an order that the document be corrected and for an order determining the rights of the members, shareholders or creditors. Notice to Director (5) An applicant under subsection (4) must give the Director notice of the application, and the Director is entitled to appear and to be heard in person or by counsel. Director may require surrender of document (6) The Director may demand the surrender of the original document, and may issue a corrected certificate or file the corrected articles, notice or other document. Date of corrected document (7) A corrected document must bear the date of the document it replaces unless (a) the correction is made with respect to the date of the document, in which case the document must bear the corrected date; or (b) the court decides otherwise. Notice (8) If a corrected certificate materially amends the terms of the original certificate, the Director must without delay give notice of the correction in a publication generally available to the public. 2001, c. 14, s. 230; 2018, c. 8, s. 93(F)
Canada Cooperatives Act — C-1.7 376.2
Cancellation of articles by Director 376.2 (1) In the prescribed circumstances, the Director may cancel the articles and related certificate of a cooperative. No prejudice (2) Before proceeding under subsection (1), the Director must be satisfied that the cancellation would not prejudice any of the members, shareholders or creditors of the cooperative. Request to Director to cancel articles (3) In the prescribed circumstances, the Director may, at the request of a cooperative or of any other interested person, cancel the articles and related certificate of the cooperative if (a) the cancellation is approved by the directors of the cooperative; and (b) the Director is satisfied that the cancellation would not prejudice any of the members, shareholders or creditors of the cooperative and that the cancellation reflects the original intention of the cooperative or the incorporators, as the case may be. Application to court (4) If, in the view of the Director, of the cooperative or of any interested person who wishes a cancellation, a cancellation of articles and a related certificate would prejudice any of the members, shareholders or creditors of a cooperative, the Director, the cooperative or the person, as the case may be, may apply to the court for an order that the articles and certificate be cancelled and for an order determining the rights of the members, shareholders or creditors. Notice to Director (5) An applicant under subsection (4) must give the Director notice of the application, and the Director is entitled to appear and to be heard in person or by counsel. Return of certificate (6) The Director may demand the surrender of a cancelled certificate. 2001, c. 14, s. 230
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Inspection 377 (1) A person who has paid the required fee is entitled during usual business hours to examine and make copies of or take extracts from a document, except a report sent to the Director under subsection 330(2), that is required to be sent to the Director under this Act, or that was required to be sent to a person performing a similar function under prior legislation. Copies and extracts (2) The Director must, on request, provide any person with a copy, extract, certified copy or certified extract of a document that may be examined under subsection (1). 1998, c. 1, s. 377; 2001, c. 14, s. 231 2018, c. 8, s. 94
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Director’s obligation to keep documents 378 (1) Documents that are received and accepted by the Director under this Act or that were received and accepted by a person performing a similar function under prior legislation must be kept by the Director in any form. Obligation to furnish (2) If documents are kept by the Director otherwise than in written form, (a) the Director must provide any copy required to be provided under subsection 377(2) in intelligible written form; and (b) a report reproduced from those documents, if it is certified by the Director, is admissible in evidence to the same extent as the original documents would have been. Time period for keeping and producing documents (3) The Director is not required to keep or produce any document or class of documents — other than a certificate and any attached articles or statement received under section 373 and other prescribed documents or prescribed class of documents — after the end of the prescribed period for the keeping or production of the document or class of documents. Form of publication (4) Information or notices required by this Act to be summarized in a publication generally available to the public or to be published by the Director may be made available to the public or published by a system of mechanical or electronic data processing or any other information storage device that is capable of reproducing any required information or notice in intelligible form within a reasonable time. 1998, c. 1, s. 378; 2001, c. 14, s. 232; 2018, c. 8, s. 95
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Continuance under this Act 379 (1) Subject to paragraphs 7(3)(b) and (c), on the coming into force of this subsection, (a) each former Act cooperative is deemed to be a cooperative incorporated under this Act; (b) any provision contained in the articles of association and the charter by-laws of a former Act cooperative that is required to be contained in the articles of incorporation of a cooperative under this Act is deemed to be contained in the articles of that cooperative; and (c) any share that has been issued by the cooperative that is not a membership share is deemed to be an investment share. Amendment to articles (2) Each former Act cooperative must, not later than five years after the coming into force of this subsection, amend its articles so that they comply with section 11 and file them with the Director. Failure to comply (3) If a cooperative referred to in subsection (1) does not comply with subsection (2), the Director may, after giving not less than one hundred and eighty days notice after the end of the five years to the cooperative, dissolve the cooperative. No member or shareholder rights (4) Any amendment to the articles of a cooperative to comply with subsection (2) does not give rise to any rights by a member or shareholder under section 302.
Canada Cooperatives Act — C-1.7 Coming into force
Coming into force * 386 This Act or any of its provisions or any provision of an Act enacted by this Act comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Act in force December 31, 1999, see SI/99-69.]
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Submission to Minister 42 (1) The Corporation must submit an application for continuance under one of the following Acts for the Minister’s approval: (a) the Canada Business Corporations Act ; (b) the Canada Cooperatives Act ; or (c) the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act . Deadline (2) The application must be submitted to the Minister within four years, or any shorter period specified by the Minister, after the day on which this Part comes into force. Submission to applicable authorities (3) Once the application has been approved by the Minister, the Corporation must submit the application to the applicable authorities under the relevant Act. Application not invalid (4) The application is not invalid solely because the Corporation is incorporated by an Act of Parliament.
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63 Subsection 169(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Duty of intermediary 169 (1) Shares of a cooperative that are registered in the name of an intermediary or their nominee and not beneficially owned by the intermediary must not be voted unless the intermediary, without delay after receipt of the prescribed documents, sends a copy of those documents to the beneficial owner and, except when the intermediary has received written voting instructions from the beneficial owner, a written request for those instructions.
Canada Cooperatives Act — C-1.7 169
Duty of intermediary 169 (1) Shares of a cooperative that are registered in the name of an intermediary or their nominee and not beneficially owned by the intermediary must not be voted unless the intermediary, without delay after receipt of the prescribed documents, sends a copy of those documents to the beneficial owner and, except when the intermediary has received written voting instructions from the beneficial owner, a written request for those instructions.
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71 Section 251 of the Act is replaced by the following: Copies to members and shareholders 251 A cooperative shall send, within a prescribed period, a copy of the prescribed documents relating to financial disclosure to the prescribed shareholders, prescribed members and other prescribed persons.
Canada Cooperatives Act — C-1.7 251
Copies to members and shareholders 251 A cooperative shall send, within a prescribed period, a copy of the prescribed documents relating to financial disclosure to the prescribed shareholders, prescribed members and other prescribed persons.
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88 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 369: Exemption 369.1 The Director may, in the prescribed circumstances and on any conditions that the Director considers appropriate, exempt any cooperative or any other person from a requirement set out in subsection 52(1), 165(1), 166(1) or 169(1) or section 251 to send any notices or other documents, or classes of notices or other documents.
Canada Cooperatives Act — C-1.7 369.1
Exemption 369.1 The Director may, in the prescribed circumstances and on any conditions that the Director considers appropriate, exempt any cooperative or any other person from a requirement set out in subsection 52(1), 165(1), 166(1) or 169(1) or section 251 to send any notices or other documents, or classes of notices or other documents.
Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act — C-1.9 Preamble
Preamble WHEREAS the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica have entered into a Free Trade Agreement having resolved to
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strengthen the special bonds of friendship and cooperation among their peoples,
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contribute to the harmonious development and expansion of world and regional trade and provide a catalyst to broader international cooperation,
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create new employment opportunities and improve working conditions and living standards in their respective territories,
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recognize the differences in the level of development and the size of their respective economies and create opportunities for economic development,
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create an expanded and secure market for the goods and services produced in their territories,
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establish clear and mutually advantageous rules governing their trade,
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ensure a predictable commercial framework for business planning and investment,
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recognize the importance of trade facilitation in promoting efficient and transparent procedures to reduce costs and to ensure predictability for their importers and exporters,
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build on their respective rights and obligations under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization and other multilateral and bilateral instruments of cooperation,
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promote regional integration with an instrument that will contribute to the establishment of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA),
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enhance the competitiveness of their firms in global markets,
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ensure that the benefits of trade liberalization are not undermined by anticompetitive activities,
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undertake each of the preceding in a manner consistent with environmental protection and conservation,
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preserve their flexibility to safeguard the public welfare,
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recognize that States have the ability to preserve, develop and implement their cultural policies for the purpose of strengthening cultural diversity, and
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recognize the increased cooperation between Canada and Costa Rica on labour and environmental cooperation;
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WHEREAS the Government of Canada has entered into the Agreement having further resolved to
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strengthen Canada’s national identity while at the same time protecting vital national characteristics and qualities, and
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strengthen the Canadian economy and Canada’s competitiveness as a trading nation;
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WHEREAS the Agreement applies generally throughout Canada;
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AND WHEREAS it is necessary, in order to give effect to the Agreement, to make related or consequential amendments to certain Acts;
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NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act — C-1.9 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Canada — Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act .
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Definitions 2 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this Act. Agreement means the Free Trade Agreement entered into between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica and signed on April 23, 2001, and includes any rectifications to it made before its ratification by Canada. ( Accord ) Commission means the Free Trade Commission established under Article XIII.1 of the Agreement. ( Commission ) federal law means the whole or any portion of an Act of Parliament or a regulation, order or other instrument issued, made or established in the exercise of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament. ( texte législatif fédéral ) Minister , in respect of any provision of this Act, means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated under section 10 as the Minister for the purposes of that provision. ( ministre ) territory means (a) with respect to Canada, the territory to which its customs laws apply, including any areas beyond the territorial seas of Canada within which, in accordance with international law and its domestic law, Canada may exercise rights with respect to the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources; and (b) with respect to Costa Rica, the territory and air space, and the maritime areas, including the seabed and subsoil adjacent to the outer limit of the territorial sea, over which it exercises, in accordance with international law and its domestic law, sovereign rights with respect to the natural resources of such areas. ( territoire ) Publication of Agreement (2) The Agreement shall be published in the Canada Treaty Series .
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Agreement means the Free Trade Agreement entered into between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica and signed on April 23, 2001, and includes any rectifications to it made before its ratification by Canada. ( Accord )
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Commission means the Free Trade Commission established under Article XIII.1 of the Agreement. ( Commission )
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federal law means the whole or any portion of an Act of Parliament or a regulation, order or other instrument issued, made or established in the exercise of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament. ( texte législatif fédéral )
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Minister , in respect of any provision of this Act, means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated under section 10 as the Minister for the purposes of that provision. ( ministre )
Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act — C-1.9 (a)
territory means (a) with respect to Canada, the territory to which its customs laws apply, including any areas beyond the territorial seas of Canada within which, in accordance with international law and its domestic law, Canada may exercise rights with respect to the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources; and (b) with respect to Costa Rica, the territory and air space, and the maritime areas, including the seabed and subsoil adjacent to the outer limit of the territorial sea, over which it exercises, in accordance with international law and its domestic law, sovereign rights with respect to the natural resources of such areas. ( territoire )
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Interpretation consistent with Agreement 3 For greater certainty, this Act, any provision of an Act enacted or amended by Part 2 and any other federal law that implements a provision of the Agreement or fulfils an obligation of the Government of Canada under the Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the Agreement.