Registry Services to remain in good standing. Until this fall,
filing an Annual Report involved submitting an originally signed
Annual Report to Victoria for filing. Filing times at the Registry
ranged from a few days to several weeks; or the Annual Report could
be filed by the Registry within 24 hours upon payment of an
expedited processing fee of $100.
The Registry has now introduced the option of filing Annual
Reports for B.C. societies electronically, which creates an
immediate filing date without the need for an expedited processing
fee. This is in line with how for-profit B.C. companies file Annual
Reports.
In order to file an Annual Report online, the society must have
an access code, which the Registry is currently sending to
societies in their Annual Report reminder letters. These may be
sent to the operating address of the society or to Alexander
Holburn as the address of the society where records are maintained.
Societies should provide copies of this
