Societies, not-for-profit companies CANNOT be incorporated by Lethbridge Vehicle.
This must be done through CORPORATE REGISTRY
Alberta Registries
Corporate Registry
Box 1007 Station Main
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4W6
Ph - (780) 427-7013 FAX - (780) 422-1091
Dial through the RITE line 310-0000 (Alberta only)
E-mail cr@gov.ab.ca
Incorporating a Society
Societies are formed by five or more people who share a common recreational, cultural, scientific, or charitable interest. A society may not incorporate primarily to carry on a trade or business.
A religious society is a group such as the congregation of a church or a religious denomination.
Although a society does not need to incorporate, there are several advantages to formally incorporating the society. One advantage is that a member of a society may not be held responsible for the debts of the society. A society may own property and may enter into contracts itself, as opposed to its individual members entering into the contract.
However, if your organization intends to register as a charity, these objectives may not meet the requirements of the Canada Revenue Agency ('CRA'). Prior to submitting information to CRA, you should determine what they consider to be charitable purposes and ensure your objectives meet their criteria.
To form a society, you must provide a society name, describe the objectives or the purposes for which it was incorporated, provide the bylaws and give an address for the society.
You must do a NUANS (name reservation) search for your Corporation. Lethbridge Vehicle can do this service for you. See NUANS on the Corporation menu for more information.
