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Filing a Transition Application on Societies OnlineA walkthrough of the filing process
Drew Jackson
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Every non-profit society in British Columbia is required to “transition” under the new Societies Act by November 28, 2018. Transitioning involves filing an application in a new electronic system called Societies Online. These slides walk through the steps to file a transition application.
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To get started, go to www.gov.bc.ca/SocietiesOnline
Login with your BCeID user ID & password
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Click on “Access an Existing Society”
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Look up your society
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Look up your society
Enter the Registry Key for your society
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A society’s “dashboard”
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A society’s “dashboard”
On the “To Do List”: Transition your society
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Click on the first transition task...
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...to enter the society’s constitution
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Enter name & purposes with no changes
...to enter the society’s constitution
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Enter name & purposes with no changes
Indicate member-funded society status
...to enter the society’s constitution
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Enter name & purposes with no changes
Indicate member-funded society status
...to enter the society’s constitution
Click “Save as Complete”
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The first task is now completed
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The first task is now completed
Click on the second transition task...
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...to upload society’s consolidated bylaws in Word, RTF, PDF
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Click the box if your society is amending its bylaws on transition
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Click the box if your society is amending its bylaws on transition
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The second task is now completed
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Click on the final transition task...
The second task is now completed
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...to confirm the registered office & directors information
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...to confirm the registered office & directors information
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With all 3 transition tasks now completed, click on “Submit”
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Complete the filing certification...
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Complete the filing certification...
...choose the delivery method...
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Complete the filing certification...
...choose the delivery method...
...and click “Submit”
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Your transition application is complete!
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Your transition application is complete!
Click on “Filing History” to see details of filings
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“Filing History” includes links to documents you just filed