You will receive login information prior to the webinar. Registration closes May 9th at 4:00pm EDT. If you have any concerns about registration please email coordinator@oacao.org.
Presenter: Benjamin Miller, Community Legal Education Ontario
Ontario’s Not-for-profit Corporations Act (ONCA) was proclaimed on October 19th, 2021. Nonprofits have until October 18th, 2024 to update their bylaws or draft new ones to comply with ONCA.
In this 5-hour working session, participants will work through CLEO’s bylaw builder to update their own bylaws or create a new set of ONCA-compliant bylaws. Lunch break will be taken between 12:00 – 12:30 pm.
Preparation: Participants are advised to review CLEO's bylaw builder and companion guide ahead of time in order to form an opinion on the choices we will be working through. If participants have a copy of their bylaws and letters patent, they are encouraged to bring it for comparison as they work through the bylaw builder. (Please register an account for your organization on the bylaw builder site in advance)
This session is for: senior leaders, board members, and anyone involved in the corporate governance of organizations already incorporated under Ontario’s Corporations Act or a special Act.
This session is not for:
● organizations that are not themselves incorporated but part of a larger organization or government,
● organizations incorporated under Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act,
● organizations incorporated under Co-operative Corporations Act or other statutes outside of Ontario
Benjamin Miller (he/him) is a staff lawyer on the Nonprofit Law Ontario project of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) where he focuses on the legal needs of nonprofits and charities. Over the past 5 years at CLEO, Benjamin has answered hundreds of nonprofit law questions and developed an online interactive bylaw builder for the ONCA. Benjamin also works at the Ontario Nonprofit Network and has worked at the Canada Revenue Agency in the past. Benjamin holds a JD and MPP from the University of Toronto and an MA in political theory from the University of Ottawa.
Free webinar for Seniors Active Living Centres and OACAO Members/Partners staff, volunteers and older adults. Suggestion: Register 2 or more org reps to work on tasks together.
Participation can be done Virtually (with Closed Captioning) or by Telephone.
