Winnington-Ingram & Associates
District 7010 Membership Director 2020-2023
Past President of Bracebridge-Muskoka Lakes
Charter President of Impact Club
Governance Specialist
Johnston Consulting
Past District 7010 Governance Chair
Past District 7010 Governance Chair
Past President
Gravenhurst Rotary Club
Governance Specialist
Brian Pregler - Lawyer
Pregler Law
Pregler Law
President-Elect
Gravenhurst Rotary
Governance Committee
*Brian is the contact to review your draft Articles and Bylaws.
**This is a paid service.
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- A notice of change form, when there are changes to your nonprofit’s:
- registered address
- directors
- officers
- An articles of amendment form when your articles of incorporation change. Find more information about filing articles of amendment here.
- Require an audit
- $500,000 +
- Financial Review Engagement
- Less than $500,000
- Can Waive Both
- Less than $100,000
Please note that the links are down below...
Updating your Letters Patent to Articles of Incorporation with ease.
CLEO - Annual Government Filing
CLEO - Annual Government Filing
Every nonprofit is required to maintain its corporate status with the Government of Ontario.
This page explains what forms nonprofits must file with the government to keep their corporate status and how to file them through the Ontario Business Registry (OBR).
Some forms must be filed every year; others need to be filed when certain people or things change at a nonprofit.
A ONe-key account gives you secure access to Ontario Government programs and services.
This is the current act to ensure you ONCA compliant. You will notice that there has been some changes with the most current update is June 8, 2023. All changes are in the document.
The OBR allows businesses and not-for-profit corporations to complete over 90 transactions online, including registering, incorporating, and updating their information.
This showcases a sample set of Bylaws with options.
CLEO’s bylaw builder helps nonprofits develop a set of bylaws that comply with (ONCA). The tool asks you questions, explains what your choices are, and includes information to help you decide. Then, based on your answers, it generates a set of bylaws for your nonprofit.
The Bylaw Builder is free to use and all text has been legally reviewed.
Articles of Incorporation
You can download the forms and instructions using the link above.
NUAN
Name Search you will need for your Articles of Incorporation. NUANS (name reservation) Report + name availability analysis.
Financial Reporting
If your club is considered a “Public Benefit Corporation” under ONCA, you may be required to have an audit or a review engagement of your financial statements.
Creating a Federal NFP
If your organization covers a geographic area of 2 or more provinces, you may want to consider incorporating federally.
If your organization covers a geographic area of 2 or more provinces, you may want to consider incorporating federally.
This page highlights the importance of creating and keeping your bylaws updated. There are helpful links and information.
The By-law builder allows you to create by-laws for your corporation as required under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (NFP Act). It allows you to customize the by-laws to better meet your corporation's needs.
From time-to-time, you will need to add and remove directors. This should be done within 10 days of the change. Here is a link highlighting information.
Understanding Director’s liability helps protect individuals and the organization from legal and financial risks, ensures compliance with laws, and promotes responsible decision-making and governance.
The following links provide charity administrators, and anyone involved with operating a registered charity, easy access to need-to-know information found on the Charities and giving webpages.