Insurance Companies Act

Marginal note:Head office

• 544 (1) A society shall at all times have a head office in the province specified in its incorporating instrument or by-laws.

• Marginal note:Change of head office — different province

  (2) Despite anything contained in its incorporating instrument, any society may, by by-law passed and approved by the votes of at least two thirds of the members entitled to vote by the by-laws of the society who are present or represented at a special meeting duly called for considering the by-law, change the head office of the society from one province to another.

• Marginal note:Change of head office — within a province

  (2.1) The supreme governing body of a society may, by resolution passed and approved by at least two thirds of the votes cast at a meeting, change the address of the head office within the province specified in the society’s by-laws.

• Marginal note:Notice of change of address

  (2.2) If there is a change of address of the head office of a society, the society shall send a notice of the change to the Superintendent within fifteen days after the change.

• Marginal note:Maximum period

  (3) A society shall establish by by-law the maximum period of time within which meetings of the society shall be held.