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Trade Unions Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1560)

Regulations are current to 2024-03-06

Trade Unions Regulations

C.R.C., c. 1560

TRADE UNIONS ACT

Regulations Under the Trade Unions Act

Short Title

 These Regulations may be cited as the Trade Unions Regulations.

Interpretation

 In these Regulations,

Act

Act means the Trade Unions Act; (Loi)

complete alteration of rules

complete alteration of rules means the substitution of an entire set of rules for the registered rules of a trade union; (modification intégrale du règlement)

partial alteration of rules

partial alteration of rules means the addition of one or more new rules to the registered rules of a trade union or the substitution of one or more new rules for any of such registered rules. (modification partielle du règlement)

Application for Registration

  •  (1) An application for the registration of a trade union shall be in Form 1 of the schedule.

  • (2) The general statement of receipts, funds, effects and expenditures of a registered trade union required by section 13 of the Act shall be in Form 2 of the schedule.

  • (3) The copy of the new rules and alterations of rules required by section 14 of the Act shall be in Form 3 of the schedule.

  • (4) The statement showing the changes of officers made by a trade union required by section 14 of the Act shall be in Form 4 of the schedule.

 Upon receiving an application for the registration of a trade union that is already in operation, the Registrar, if he has reason to believe that the applicants have not been duly authorized by the trade union to make the application, may, for the purpose of ascertaining the fact, require from the applicants such evidence as he deems necessary.

Certificate of Registry

 The certificate of registry shall be delivered to the applicants on payment of $4.

 Documents transmitted to the Registrar relating to a registered trade union may be inspected by any person on payment of a fee of $0.25.

  •  (1) Where

    • (a) a trade union ceases to be a trade union as defined in section 2 of the Act, or

    • (b) the registration of a trade union is void under section 6 of the Act,

    the Registrar may cancel the certificate of registry of such trade union.

  • (2) At least two months before cancelling a certificate of registry under paragraph (1)(a), the Registrar shall send by registered mail a notice to the trade union at its last known address setting out briefly the grounds for the proposed cancellation of its certificate of registry.

  • (3) At the request of a trade union, evidenced in such manner as the Registrar may request, the Registrar may withdraw its certificate of registry.

Partial Alteration of Rules

  •  (1) An application for registry of a partial alteration of rules shall be in Form 6 of the schedule and shall be accompanied by

    • (a) a declaration in Form 5 of the schedule;

    • (b) two copies, marked “O”, of the new rules proposed to be added or substituted; and

    • (c) one copy of the old rules proposed to be replaced.

  • (2) The Registrar shall not register a partial alteration of rules unless the rules of the trade union, if altered as proposed, meet all the requirements of the Act respecting rules of a registered trade union.

  • (3) Upon registering a partial alteration of rules, the Registrar shall issue a Certificate of Registry of Partial Alteration of Rules in Form 8 of the schedule, and shall, on receipt of a fee of $2, deliver it to the applicant and attach thereto one copy of the new rules that were added or substituted.

  • SOR/85-691, s. 1

Complete Alteration of Rules

  •  (1) An application for registry of a complete alteration of rules shall be in Form 7 of the schedule and shall be accompanied by

    • (a) a declaration in Form 5 of the schedule;

    • (b) two copies, marked “P”, of the new set of rules.

  • (2) The Registrar shall not register a complete alteration of rules unless the rules, if altered as proposed, meet all the requirements of the Act respecting rules of a registered trade union.

  • (3) Upon registering a complete alteration of rules, the Registrar shall issue a Certificate of Registry of Complete Alteration of Rules in Form 9 of the schedule, and shall, on receipt of a fee of $2, deliver it to the applicant and attach thereto one copy of the new set of rules.

  • SOR/85-691, s. 2

SCHEDULE(ss. 3, 8 and 9)

FORM 1Form of Application for Registry

  • 1 This application is made by the seven persons whose names are subscribed at the foot hereof.

  • 2 The name under which it is proposed that the trade union on behalf of which this application is made shall be registered is blank line as set forth in rule No blank line

    To the best of our belief there is no other existing trade union, whether registered or not registered, the name of which is identical with the proposed name, or so nearly resembles the same as to cause confusion.

  • 3 The place of meeting for the business of the ( name of the union) and the office to which all communications and notices may be addressed is at blank line as set forth in rule No blank line

  • 4 The ( name of union) was established on the blank line day of blank line

  • 5 The whole of the objects for which the (name of the union) is established, and the purposes for which the funds thereof are applicable, are set forth in rule No blank line

  • 6 The conditions under which members may become entitled to benefits assured are set forth in rule No blank line

  • 7 The fines and forfeitures to be imposed on members are set forth in rule No blank line

  • 8 The manner of making, altering, amending and rescinding rules is set forth in rule No blank line

  • 9 The provision for the appointment and removal of a general committee of management, of trustee or trustees, treasurer and other officers, is set forth in rule No blank line

  • 10 The provisions for the investment of funds and for the periodical audit of accounts is set forth in rule No blank line

  • 11 The provision for the inspection of the books and names of the members by every person having an interest in the funds is set forth in rule No blank line

  • 12 Accompanying this application are sent:

    • (1) Two copies, each marked “A”, of the rules.

    • (2) A list, marked “B”, of the titles and names of the officers.

    • (3) A general statement, marked “C”Footnote *, showing

      • (a) the assets and liabilities of theFootnote blank line at the date up to which the statement is made out;

      • (b) the receipts and expenditures ofFootnote blank line during the year preceding the date Footnote § up to which the statement is made out, such expenditure being set forth under separate heads corresponding to the several objects of the trade union.

  • 13 We have been duly authorized by the trade union to make this application on its behalf, such authorization consisting ofFootnote **blank line

    • (Signed) 
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    In paragraph 13 must be stated whether the authority to make this application was given by “a resolution of a general meeting of the trade union”, or if not, in what other way it was given.

    The two copies of rules must be signed by seven members signing this application.

    The application should be dated, and forwarded to “The Registrar-General of Canada, Ottawa.”

FORM 2Form of Annual Return of Alterations of Rules and New Rules Required by Section 14 of the Act

Annual Return of Alterations of Rules and New Rules for the Year Ending

Date of Alteration or making of RuleWords of Rule previous to AlterationWords of Rule as altered or of New Rule
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Trustees

FORM 3Form of Annual Return of Receipts, Etc., Required by Section 13 of the Act

TABLE IS NOT DISPLAYABLE PLEASE SEE C.R.C., C. 1560, P. 13823

FORM 4Form of Annual Return for Change of Officers Required by Section 14 of the Act

Annual Return of Change of Officers for the Year Ending

Date of ChangeTitle of OfficerName of Officer RetiringCause of RetirementName of Officer Appointed
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Trustees

FORM 5Declaration To Be Made by the Secretary of a Trade Union in Applying for Registry of Alteration of Rules

blank line Trade Union Register No blank line

I, blank line, of blank line, the clerk ( or secretary or one of the officers) of the above-mentioned trade union, do swear ( or solemnly and sincerely declare) that in making the alterations of the rules of the said trade union, the application for the registration of which is appended to this declaration, the rules of the said trade union have been duly complied with.

Sworn (or declared) before me, one of Her Majesty’s justices of the peace for the county of blank line at blank line in the said county, this blank line day of blank line 19blank line

FORM 6Form of Application for Registry of Partial Alteration of Rules

blank line Trade Union Register No blank line

  • 1 This application is for the registry of a partial alteration of the rules of the blank line trade union, and is made by the seven persons whose names are subscribed at the foot hereof.

  • 2 The partial alteration submitted for registration consists of the addition of the rule (or rules), two copies whereof accompany this application (each copy being marked “O”, and signed by the applicants), in addition to the rules already registered, or the substitution of the rule (or rules), two copies whereof accompany this application (each copy being marked “O”, and signed by the applicant), for No blank line and No blank line of the rules already registered.

  • 3 This application is accompanied by a statutory declaration of blank line, an officer of this trade union, to the effect that in making the alteration of rules now submitted for registration the rules of the blank line trade union were duly complied with.

  • 4 We have been duly authorized by the blank line trade union to make this application on its behalf, such authorization consisting of a resolution passed at a general meeting on the blank line day of (here insert the date, or if there was no such resolution, state in what other way the authorization was given).

  • (Signed) 
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FORM 7Form of Application for Registry of Complete Alteration of Rules

blank line Trade Union Register No blank line

  • 1 This is an application for the registration of a complete alteration of the registered rules of the blank line trade union and is made by the seven persons whose names are subscribed at the foot hereof.

  • 2 The complete alteration submitted for registration is the substitution of the set of rules, two copies of which (each copy marked “P”, and signed by the applicants) accompany this application, for the set of rules already registered.

  • 3 The name under which it is proposed that the trade union, on behalf of which this application is made, shall be registered, is blank line as set forth in rule No blank line

  • 4 To the best of our belief, there is no other existing trade union, whether registered or not registered, the name of which is identical with the proposed name, or so nearly resembles the same as to cause confusion.

  • 5 The place of meeting for the business of the (here insert name of trade union) and the office to which all communications and notices may be addressed is at blank line, as set forth in rule No blank line

  • 6 The (here insert name of trade union) was established on the blank line day of blank line

  • 7 The whole of the objects for which the (here insert name of trade union) is established, and the purposes for which the funds thereof are applicable, are set forth in rule No blank line

  • 8 The conditions under which members may become entitled to benefits assured are set forth in rule No blank line

  • 9 The fines and forfeitures to be imposed on members are set forth in rule No blank line

  • 10 The manner of making, altering, amending and rescinding rules, is set forth in rule No blank line

  • 11 The provision for the appointment and removal of a general committee of management, of trustee or trustees, treasurer and other officers, is set forth in rule No blank line

  • 12 The provision for the investment of funds and for the periodical audit of accounts is set forth in rule No blank line

  • 13 The provision for the inspection of books and names of the members, by every person having an interest in the funds, is set forth in rule No blank line

  • 14 This application is accompanied by a statutory declaration of blank line, an officer of the said trade union, to the effect that, in making the alteration of rules now submitted for registration, the rules of the trade union were duly complied with.

  • 15 We have been duly authorized by the (here insert name of trade union) trade union to make this application on its behalf, such authorization consisting of a resolution passed at a general meeting held on the blank line day of (here insert the date, or if there was no such resolution, state in what other way the authorization was given).

  • (Signed) 
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FORM 8

blank line Trade Union Register No blank line

Certificate of Registry of Partial Alteration of Rules

I hereby certify that the rules, copy whereof is appended hereto, have been registered under the above-mentioned Act, in addition to the rules already registered (or in substitution for No blank line and No blank line of the rules already registered), for the (here insert name of trade union).

(Signed) Registrar General of Canada

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FORM 9

blank line Trade Union Register No blank line

Certificate of Registry of Complete Alteration of Rules

I hereby certify that the set of rules, copy whereof is appended hereto, has been registered under the above-mentioned Act in substitution for the set of rules already registered for the (here insert name) trade union.

(Signed) Registrar General of Canada

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