notice of annual general meeting

Le français suit. (French text follows.)
PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT DOCUMENT CAREFULLY
CANADIAN HARD OF HEARING ASSOCIATION –
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of the members of the Canadian
Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) will be held at the Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front
Street West, in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at
2:45 p.m., for the purpose of:
receiving and considering the annual report and financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2013 and the report of the auditors thereon;
adopting the proposed new bylaw and resolutions for the transition to the Canada
Not-for-profit Corporations Act; and
transacting such further and other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment thereof.
PLEASE REFER TO TEXT BELOW AND FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE
PROPOSED NEW BYLAW AND RESOLUTIONS FOR THE TRANSITION TO THE CANADA
NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT.
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CHHA Bylaws (v.7) FINAL.pdf
CHHA Resolution 1 – Special Resolution – FINAL.pdf
CHHA Resolution 2 – Membership.pdf
CHHA Form 4031.pdf
Dated this February 21, 2014.
On behalf of the board of directors
Secretary: Annie Lee MacDonald
THE PROPOSED NEW BYLAW AND RESOLUTIONS FOR THE TRANSITION TO THE
CANADA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT
All federally incorporated not-for-profit corporation must make the transition under a
new federal law. It is important to realize that over 40% of applications for transition to
the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (NFP Act) are returned to the applicant
because of deficiencies. That is why this is a careful process full of minutiae. The
deadline for the transition is October 17, 2014.
It is also why the CHHA Foundation, which is also facing the same situation, is paying an
independent lawyer to verify FOR BOTH OUR ORGANIZATIONS the bylaws, and other
documents, to ensure that this process is a successful one for both organizations. This
legal review is still underway, so there may be other changes purely of the nature of
legal correctives. These documents are sent to you now to allow you maximum time to
review them. Please note that any further changes would be only to meet legal
requirements to ensure compliance and subsequent approval by the Government of
Canada. It is recommended that you check the CHHA website regularly for any updates
required as a result of the legal review. (A follow-up email may be sent, with the link to
the website page regarding any updates, if time permits.)
Attached is the proposed new bylaw. Also attached is a second document outlining
resolutions. In this second document, you will find a “special resolution” will be
presented to the membership for vote at the AGM. However, you will note that this
second document also outlines a number of other resolutions; these are mostly
provisions that were formerly in the old bylaws, which the new federal law does not
want included in our new bylaw, but which may need to be voted on either by the
membership or by the board to make sure that CHHA has some necessary processes in
place. Legal advice will clear up which of these resolutions, if any, have to be voted by
the membership, and which ones have to be voted by the board. Also below is the Form
4031, “Articles of Continuance (transition)”, which is based on the content of the new
bylaw, and which is simply provided for your information.
Questions? Please feel free to contact Robert Corbeil, CHHA National Executive
Director.
Robert Corbeil, M.Sc. - PM
National Executive Director
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
[email protected]
WWW.CHHA.CA
ASSOCIATION DES MALENTENDANTS CANADIENS – AVIS D’ASSEMBLÉE GÉNÉRALE
ANNUELLE
Avis est par les présentes donné que l'assemblée des membres de l’Association des
malentendants canadiens aura lieu à l’hôtel Fairmont Royal York, 100, rue Front ouest,
dans la ville de Toronto, province d’Ontario, le samedi 24 mai 2014, à 14h45, et que ses
objets seront les suivants :
recevoir et examiner le rapport annuel et les états financiers pour l'exercice terminé
le 31 décembre 2013, et le rapport des vérificateurs qui les accompagne;
adopter le nouveau règlement général proposé et les résolutions afin d’effectuer la
transition vers la nouvelle Loi canadienne sur les organisations à but non lucratif ; et
traiter les autres questions pouvant être dûment soumises à l'assemblée ou à une
séance ultérieure de l'assemblée.
Fait le 21 février 2014.
Pour le conseil d'administration
Secrétaire : Annie Lee MacDonald
Remarque : Il nous est pas possible d’assurer la traduction des documents pour les fins
de cet avis. Pour toutes questions, veuillez communiquer avec Robert Corbeil, directeur
général.
Quéstions ? S’il vous plaît, n’hésitez pas à contacter Robert Corbeil , directeur général
national de l’AMEC .
Robert Corbeil, M.Sc. - PM
Directeur général national
l’Association des malentendants canadiens
[email protected]
WWW.CHHA.CA

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