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Ontario has brought in new non-profit corporate legislation called the Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations or “ONCA”.  This happened on October 19, 2021.  Now over 50,000 Ontario non-profit corporations will need to make changes to their governing documents under ONCA or consider continuing/moving to the Federal non-profit act called the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”).  If you wish to retain our law firm to assist your Ontario non-profit with the ONCA changes, you can contact us

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ONe-Key is being replaced by My Ontario Account

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