SSEA By-laws / Articles of Incorporation
The Ontario Government passed new requirements for Not-for-Profit organizations such as the SSEA/SEEA. The legistation is known as ONCA. All organzations had until the fall of 2024 to either submit revised Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, or be given a generic set of Bylaws by the Government. The SSEA/SEEA has chosen to revise its existing Bylaws so as to be in full compliance, while retaining our particular character and procedures. Our revisions were the least possible required to ensure compliance, except for a couple of changes that will be explained. Most of what is involved is required updated legal phrasing and formatting. The major change to the Articles is to incorporate the French-language name of the Society for the first time.
Members met to hear more about and discuss them at 11 a.m. on June 1, 2024. The members voted unanimously to ratify. The revisions were duly submitted to the Government, and we have received our certification.
The wording of the new By-laws and Articles of Incorporation in PDF format can be found here:
Articles of Incorporation : Amendments