Incorporate a non-profit legal person or organization
What is a non-profit legal person or organization?
A non-profit legal person is a group of at least three (3) persons (members) who are the applicants and temporary directors.
The legal person engages in non-profit cultural, social, philanthropic, national, patriotic, religious, charitable, scientific, artistic, professional, athletic, sports, educational or other activities.
Incorporate a non-profit legal person or organization
Procedure
First step: Ascertain whether the name you have chosen is available.
There are two ways to proceed.
The enterprise Registrar will send you a name reservation confirmation and a search report.
- Search free of charge the enterprise register yourself and print the result.
Second step: Submit the documents.
You must fill out form RE-303 (Demande de constitution en personne morale sans but lucratif) and submit with your application:
- a copy of the name reservation confirmation, including the search report, or the result of your search in the enterprise register;
- the requisite payment.
If your application is accepted, the letters patent will be sent to you and the enterprise registrar will register the non-profit legal person by filing a copy of the letters patent in the enterprise register.
You must file the initial declaration of a legal person within 60 days of the date of registration, failing which penalties will apply.
To determine the fees applicable to the incorporation of a non-profit legal person, please consult the fee schedule.
- References
- The guide entitled Comment constituer une personne morale sans but lucratif (RE-303-G).
Once the non-profit legal person is registered, you will have to fulfil legal obligations pursuant to the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises.