1 (1) In this Act, “books” includes loose-leaf books where reasonable precautions are taken against the misuse of them; (“livres”) “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer appointed under subsection 10 (2) of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Act, 2016; (“directeur général”) “Commission” means the Ontario Securities Commission; (“Commission”) “company” means a corporation with share capital; (“compagnie”) “corporation” means a corporation with or without share capital, but in Part III “corporation” means a corporation without share capital; (“personne morale”) “court” means the Superior Court of Justice; (“tribunal”) “day” means a clear day; (“jour”) “Director” means the Director appointed under section 278 of the Business Corporations Act; (“directeur”) “electronic signature” means an identifying mark or process that is, (a)  created or communicated using telephonic or electronic means, (b)  attached to or associated with a document or other information, and (c)  made or adopted by a person to associate the person with the document or other information, as the case may be; (“signature électronique”) “Minister” means the member of the Executive Council to whom responsibility for the administration of this Act is assigned or transferred under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”) “officer” means president, chair of the board of directors, vice-president, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, manager or any other person designated an officer by by-law of the corporation; (“dirigeant”) “private company” means a company as to which by its special Act, letters patent or supplementary letters patent, (a)  the right to transfer its shares is restricted, (b)  the number of its shareholders, exclusive of persons who are in the employment of the company, is limited to fifty, two or more persons holding one or more shares jointly being counted as a single shareholder, and (c)  any invitation to the public to subscribe for its shares or securities is prohibited; (“compagnie fermée”) “public company” means a company that is not a private company; (“compagnie ouverte”) “registers” includes loose-leaf registers where reasonable precautions are taken against the misuse of them; (“registres”) “securities” means the bonds, debentures, debenture stock or other like liabilities of a corporation whether constituting a charge on its property or not; (“valeurs mobilières”) “social company” means a company that has objects in whole or in part of a social nature; (“compagnie à caractère social”) “special resolution” means a resolution passed by the directors and confirmed with or without variation by at least two-thirds of the votes cast at a general meeting of the shareholders or members of the corporation duly called for that purpose, or, in lieu of such confirmation, by the consent in writing of all the shareholders or members entitled to vote at such meeting; (“résolution spéciale”) “telephonic or electronic means” means any means that uses the telephone or any other electronic or other technological means to transmit information or data, including telephone calls, voice mail, fax, email, an automated touch-tone telephone system, computer or computer networks. (“moyen de communication téléphonique ou électronique”) R.S.O. 1990, c. C.38, s. 1; 2001, c. 9, Sched. D, s. 5 (1); 2017, c. 20, Sched. 7, s. 1 (2, 3); 2018, c. 8, Sched. 5, s. 1; 2020, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 1; 2023, c. 9, Sched. 9, s. 1. Interpretation re period of days (2) In this Act, a period of days is deemed to commence on the day following the event that began the period and is deemed to terminate at midnight of the last day of the period, except that if the last day of the period falls on a holiday, the period terminates at midnight of the next day that is not a holiday. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 7, s. 1 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2001, c. 9, Sched. D, s. 5 (1) - 29/06/2001 2017, c. 20, Sched. 7, s. 1 (1) - no effect - see 2020, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 14 (1) - 17/03/2020; 2017, c. 20, Sched. 7, s. 1 (2-4) - 19/10/2021 2018, c. 8, Sched. 5, s. 1 - 08/06/2019 2020, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 1 (1) - 19/10/2021; 2020, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 1 (2) - 12/05/2020 2023, c. 9, Sched. 9, s. 1 - 01/10/2023