Under section 45 of the Societies Act, individuals cannot be appointed or elected as directors unless they agree to be a director. Their consent may be given verbally at a meeting or in writing. The best practice is to have the consents in writing.

The Register of Directors lists the names of directors, the contact information provided by that director, the date the director was elected/appointed, and the date they stopped holding office.

The statement includes the names of directors and a piece of contact information for each director. It also includes the registered office of the non-profit.

Bylaws are the rules that govern the internal affairs of the non-profit. In many ways the bylaws are like a contract between members of the non-profit and the non-profit. Here are some sample bylaws provided by the Yukon government.

A constitution is the document that sets out the name and purposes of the non-profit.

The Certificate of Incorporation is the document that was created when your non-profit was first incorporated.

Official records are the documents which must be kept by each non-profit under section 22 of the Societies Act. These records must be kept up-to-date and be accessible.

Keep means the format and storage of the records. Official records are the documents which must be kept by each non-profit society under section 22 of the Societies Act. These records must be kept up-to-date and be accessible. 

Official records are the documents non-profits must keep under the Societies Act. The complete list of official records is in section 22 of the Societies Act.