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Nunavut Model By-law for non-profit housing co-operatives (word)

CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS ACT
CONSOLIDATION OF CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS STANDARD BY-LAWS

Nunavut Model By-law for non-profit housing co-operatives

Duplicate to Nunavut Model By-law for non-profit housing co-operatives, but this is PDF form instead of Word Doc*

Model Membership approval and unit allocation by-law for HSA housing co-ops (Ontario)

Use this model by-law to follow best practices when it comes membership applications, refusals and reviews, waiting lists and special needs units (2013).

Model Investment By-law for HSA co-ops (Ontario)

Use this model by-law to establish guidelines your co-op will follow to invest capital reserves and other funds (2012).

Model HSA by-law (Ontario)

Use this model by-law to inform co-op members about rules adopted to comply with Ontario’s Housing Services Act. (2013)

Model Conflict of Interest by-law for HSA co-ops (Ontario)

Compare this model to your service manager’s conflict of interest rules and make changes to this by-law based on those rules. (2012)

Model Spending By-law (Ontario)

Use this by-law to set out the rules for how the co-op’s money is spent and who must give permission for each type of spending. (2013)

Model Smoke-Free By-law and Guide for Ontario co-ops (2022)

Adopt the model smoke-free by-law to create a smoke-free environment in your co-op that follows Ontario human rights legislation. Use the attached guide to go through the process of adopting this by-law.

How to adopt a by-law (Ontario)

Follow the steps to adopting, changing and updating by-laws (2010).

Harassment and Discrimination Policy

Customize this Harassment and Discrimination policy to ensure your co-op is in line with current Nova Scotia legislation. (2023)