Non-profit Organizations in Quebec: From Incorporation to Dissolution

You’ve decided to create a non-profit organization by filling out and submitting the appropriate application form to the Registraire des entreprises. What are the next steps? This infographic outlines the journey of a non-profit, from creation to dissolution, highlighting the relevant actions to take at each stage of the process.

Important! 

The information in this article only applies to incorporated non-profits created under Quebec law. Other rules may apply to federally incorporated non-profits.

Note that the law allows Quebec non-profits to put different rules in their letters patent or by-laws in certain cases. If non-profits do this, the rules in these documents apply to it instead of the legal rules described in this article.