“ONCA” is the legislation for not-for-profit organizations that are incorporated in the province of Ontario, such as the Nepean Sailing Club. The purpose of ONCA is to modernize how not-for-profit corporations are created, operated, governed, and dissolved. ONCA, 2010 came into force October 19, 2021, and was amended effective Oct. 1, 2023. Not-for-profit corporations must update their articles (originally referred to as Letters Patent) and By-laws by no later than October 18, 2024, to be compliant.
The “TL;DR”
The “Too Long; Didn’t Read” summary: Agreed-to by Members and properly filed with the Province of Ontario. Current bylaw and articles of incorporation are/will-be updated in the Governance sections of the website.
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ONCA Adoption Plan for NSC
In June 2023, the NSC Board of Directors adopted an approach to evaluate if a template ONCA bylaw could be modified to fit NSC. The template chosen was developed by “Nonprofit Law Ontario” . The template developed by Community Legal Education Ontario is available here and is designed to directly support the Act. The Board chose this approach because:
- It helps NSC quickly ensure alignment with the Act, freeing up some time to focus on any desired changes
- The template is well laid out with sensible questions for NSC to address
- Using a shared template also shares the impacts of any future changes in the legislation
Most Recent Updates
- October 31, 2024: Confirmation from the Province that our updates have been filed!
- October 7, 2024: Updates were filed with the Province of Ontario
- September 21, 2024: Special Meeting of Members approved the ONCA update.
- September 10, 2024: Updated documentation is available for Members to review in Box.
- August 28, 2024: Board approval of Execution package for Members to consider at Special Meeting
- August 2024: Draft By-Law legal review, Execution package prepared for Board
- July 2024: Engage legal review
- July 2024: Commodore’s Council review
- February – June 2024: Drafts and reviews
- January 2024: Workshops focused on Board structure and Policy impacts
- November & December 2023: Workshops focused on “Definition of Membership”
- October 2023: Analysis of any gaps between template and existing NSC Bylaw
- September 2023: First Briefing to Commodore’s Council
- July & August 2023: Modifying basic template to suit NSC
