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Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (S.C. 2009, c. 23)

Act current to 2026-03-17 and last amended on 2022-08-31. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Rights preserved

 On the date shown in a certificate of amalgamation, the amalgamation of the amalgamating corporations and their continuance as one corporation become effective and from that date

  • (a) the property of each amalgamating corporation continues to be the property of the amalgamated corporation;

  • (a.1) for the purposes of determining whether the amalgamated corporation is a soliciting corporation or whether paragraph 235(1)(c) applies to the amalgamated corporation, the income received prior to that date by any of the amalgamating corporations is deemed to have been received by the amalgamated corporation;

  • (b) the amalgamated corporation continues to be liable for the obligations of each amalgamating corporation;

  • (c) an existing cause of action, claim or liability to prosecution is unaffected;

  • (d) a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding pending by or against an amalgamating corporation may be continued by or against the amalgamated corporation;

  • (e) a conviction against, or ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against, an amalgamating corporation may be enforced by or against the amalgamated corporation; and

  • (f) the articles of amalgamation are deemed to be the articles of incorporation of the amalgamated corporation and the certificate of amalgamation is deemed to be the certificate of incorporation of the amalgamated corporation.

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