- +11.1 Agency: In strict compliance with the Canada Elections Act, Federal Council or a General
- +Meeting may:
- +11.1.1 appoint a person to be a registered agent of the Party, to issue tax receipts and maintain
- +books for any recognized Unit, and
- +11.1.2 revoke the agency and dismiss the registered agent from office.
- +11.2 Fundraising: Units may conduct legal fundraising activities.
- +11.3 Borrowing: Only a General Meeting or Federal Council may authorize borrowing by the Party or
- +any Unit thereof, on behalf of the Party.
- +11.4 Revenue Sharing: Revenue sharing payments to any Unit of the Party may be forfeited for the
- +current quarter and any following quarters until the Unit becomes compliant if:
- +11.4.1 Officers of the Unit are not members in good standing.
- +11.4.2 The Unit has not filed a copy of its constitution with the Central Party.
- +11.4.3 The Unit does not hold an annual general meeting at least every 15 months.
- +11.4.4 The Unit does not provide for the election of officers at annual general meetings.
- +11.4.5 The Unit does not provide for full financial disclosure in accordance with generally accepted
- +accounting principles.
- +11.4.6 The Unit does not provide such financial information to the Party as Federal Council may
- +require.
- +11.4.7 The Unit fails to make any of the filings required by, or has not complied fully with, the
- +Canada Elections Act.
- +11.4.8 The Chief Executive Officer, Financial Agent, or equivalent, of the Unit do not respond to
- +any form of communication from the Party for at least two months.
- +11.4.9 The Unit does not comply with any other requirements as may be implemented by Federal
- +Council.
- +11.5 Sovereignty: No Unit has rights to funds raised by another Unit except insofar as Federal
- +Council or a General Meeting may levy fees from Units with registered agents to cover the costs of
- +Party registration, annual audits or other essential activities.
- +11.6 Protection / Indemnity: When acting honestly, in good faith, and exercising due diligence and
- +within the scope of their authority under the Party’s Constitution, Bylaws, and other duly passed
- +Party rules, no lawfully sitting Unit member, volunteer, employee, officer, director, member of any
- +committee established by the Party, Functionary, or any other person duly acting in any approved
- +capacity on behalf of the Party shall be liable for any debts, actions, claims, demands, liabilities
- +or commitments of any kind of the Party howsoever incurred. The Party shall indemnify and hold
- +harmless each such person against any such debt, action, claim, demand, liability or commitment
- +whatsoever.
Constitutional Renewal Commission
Responsible for Developing a Proposal for the next Constitution of the Green Party of Canada
Changes at "Bylaw 11 Financial Procedures"
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- +11.1 Agency: In strict compliance with the Canada Elections Act, Federal Council or a General
- +Meeting may:
- +11.1.1 appoint a person to be a registered agent of the Party, to issue tax receipts and maintain
- +books for any recognized Unit, and
- +11.1.2 revoke the agency and dismiss the registered agent from office.
- +11.2 Fundraising: Units may conduct legal fundraising activities.
- +11.3 Borrowing: Only a General Meeting or Federal Council may authorize borrowing by the Party or
- +any Unit thereof, on behalf of the Party.
- +11.4 Revenue Sharing: Revenue sharing payments to any Unit of the Party may be forfeited for the
- +current quarter and any following quarters until the Unit becomes compliant if:
- +11.4.1 Officers of the Unit are not members in good standing.
- +11.4.2 The Unit has not filed a copy of its constitution with the Central Party.
- +11.4.3 The Unit does not hold an annual general meeting at least every 15 months.
- +11.4.4 The Unit does not provide for the election of officers at annual general meetings.
- +11.4.5 The Unit does not provide for full financial disclosure in accordance with generally accepted
- +accounting principles.
- +11.4.6 The Unit does not provide such financial information to the Party as Federal Council may
- +require.
- +11.4.7 The Unit fails to make any of the filings required by, or has not complied fully with, the
- +Canada Elections Act.
- +11.4.8 The Chief Executive Officer, Financial Agent, or equivalent, of the Unit do not respond to
- +any form of communication from the Party for at least two months.
- +11.4.9 The Unit does not comply with any other requirements as may be implemented by Federal
- +Council.
- +11.5 Sovereignty: No Unit has rights to funds raised by another Unit except insofar as Federal
- +Council or a General Meeting may levy fees from Units with registered agents to cover the costs of
- +Party registration, annual audits or other essential activities.
- +11.6 Protection / Indemnity: When acting honestly, in good faith, and exercising due diligence and
- +within the scope of their authority under the Party’s Constitution, Bylaws, and other duly passed
- +Party rules, no lawfully sitting Unit member, volunteer, employee, officer, director, member of any
- +committee established by the Party, Functionary, or any other person duly acting in any approved
- +capacity on behalf of the Party shall be liable for any debts, actions, claims, demands, liabilities
- +or commitments of any kind of the Party howsoever incurred. The Party shall indemnify and hold
- +harmless each such person against any such debt, action, claim, demand, liability or commitment
- +whatsoever.