Termination
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(7) The directors, if authorized by the
members and shareholders approving a
proposed disposition, and subject to the rights
of third parties, may abandon the disposition
without further approval.
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Right to
dissent
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302. (1) Unless section 303 or 340 applies,
a member or shareholder may dissent if a
cooperative resolves to
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Further right
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(2) A holder of investment shares of any
class or series of shares entitled to vote under
section 134 may dissent if the cooperative
resolves to amend its articles in a manner
described in that section.
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Dissent
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(3) A dissenting member or shareholder
must send to the cooperative, at or before any
meeting of members or meeting of
shareholders at which a resolution referred to
in subsection (1) or (2) is to be voted on, a
written objection to the resolution, unless the
cooperative did not give notice to the member
or shareholder of the purpose of the meeting
and of the right to dissent.
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Effect of
dissent
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(4) A dissenting member is deemed to have
given notice of intent to withdraw from the
cooperative under this section if the resolution
is passed. A dissenting shareholder is deemed
to have claimed under this section on behalf of
all investment shares in a class held by the
shareholder if the resolution is passed.
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Notice of
resolution
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(5) The cooperative must, not later than ten
days after the members and shareholders have
adopted the resolution, send to each dissenting
member and shareholder notice that the
resolution has been adopted.
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Notice
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(6) A dissenting member or shareholder
may, no later than twenty-one days after
receiving the notice under subsection (5), or if
no notice is received, no later than twenty-one
days after learning that the resolution was
adopted, send to the cooperative a written
notice that contains
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Rights of
members
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(7) Despite the articles, the by-laws or
section 39, a dissenting member who has sent
a demand under subsection (6) does not have
the right to vote at a meeting of the
cooperative after having sent the notice.
Despite the articles, the by-laws or section
146, the member is entitled to be paid the
value of their membership shares in the
cooperative in accordance with this section or
a court order under subsection 304(4).
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Share
certificates
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(8) A dissenting shareholder must, not later
than thirty days after sending the notice under
subsection (6), send the certificates
representing the investment shares held in the
cooperative to the cooperative or to its transfer
agent.
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Forfeiture
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(9) A dissenting shareholder who fails to
comply with subsection (8) has no right to
claim under this section.
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Endorsing
certificate
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(10) Each certificate sent under subsection
(8) must be endorsed by the cooperative or its
transfer agent with a notice that the holder is
a dissenting shareholder and must be returned
to the shareholder.
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Suspension of
rights
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(11) On sending a notice under subsection
(6), a member's rights as a member, and a
shareholder's rights as a shareholder, other
than the right to be paid in accordance with
subsection (6), are suspended.
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Reinstate- ment
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(12) The rights of the member or
shareholder are reinstated as of the date of the
notice referred to in subsection (6) if
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Offer to pay
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(13) A cooperative must, not later than
seven days after the later of the day on which
the resolution under subsection (1) or (2) is
effective or the day the cooperative receives
the notice under subsection (6), send to each
dissenting member or shareholder
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Same terms
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(14) Every offer for membership shares
must be on the same terms and every offer for
the same class or series of investment shares
must be on the same terms.
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Payment
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(15) Subject to subsection (23) or (24), a
cooperative must pay to the dissenting
member or shareholder the amount offered
under subsection (13) no later than ten days
after acceptance, but the offer lapses if it is not
accepted within thirty days after being made.
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Application to
court
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(16) If the dissenting member or
shareholder fails to accept the offer, the
cooperative may, not later than fifty days after
the resolution is approved or any later time
that the court may allow, apply to the court to
fix the amount to be paid under subsection (6).
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If no
application
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(17) If the cooperative fails to make an
application under subsection (16) - or fails
to make an offer under subsection (13) within
the time set out in subsection (16) - a
dissenting member or shareholder may, no
later than twenty days after the end of that
period, make an application for the same
purpose.
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Venue
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(18) An application under subsection (16)
or (17) may be made to the court having
jurisdiction where the registered office of the
cooperative is located or to a court having
jurisdiction where the dissenting member or
shareholder resides if the cooperative carries
on business in that jurisdiction.
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Parties
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(19) On an application under subsection
(16) or (17), all dissenting members and
shareholders whose shares or other interests
have not been purchased are joined as parties
and the cooperative must notify them,
advising each of them of the right to
participate in, and the consequences of, the
application. No dissenting member or
shareholder is required to give security for
costs in the application.
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Powers of
court
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(20) On an application under subsection
(16) or (17), the court must determine who is
a dissenting member or shareholder and fix
the amount to be paid under subsection (6) and
may make any further order that the court
thinks fit.
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Notice if
subsection
(23) or (24)
applies
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(21) If subsection (23) or (24) applies, the
cooperative must, no later than ten days after
the determination under subsection (20),
advise each dissenting member and
shareholder that subsection (23) or (24)
applies.
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Effect if
subsection
(23) or (24)
applies
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(22) If subsection (23) or (24) applies,
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Limitation
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(23) The cooperative may not make a
payment to a dissenting member or
shareholder under this section if there are
reasonable grounds to believe that after that
payment the cooperative would be in breach
of section 149.
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Instalments
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(24) If the directors reasonably believe that
the payment to a dissenting member would
adversely affect the financial well-being of
the cooperative, the directors may make the
payment to the dissenting member over a
period of not more than five years, together
with interest at ten per cent per year.
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Reorganiza- tion
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303. (1) This section applies to a
reorganization made pursuant to a court order
under section 340, a court order approving a
proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Act or a court order that affects the rights
among the cooperative, its members,
shareholders and creditors made under any
other Act of Parliament.
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Limitation
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(2) No court order for reorganization may
result in a cooperative
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Powers of
court
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(3) If a cooperative is subject to an order
referred to in subsection (1), its articles may be
amended by the order to effect any changes
that might lawfully be made by an amendment
under this Act.
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Further
powers
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(4) If a court makes an order referred to in
subsection (1), the court may also
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Articles of
reorganiza- tion
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(5) After an order referred to in subsection
(1) has been made, articles of reorganization
in the form that the Director fixes, together
with, if applicable, notice of registered office
and notice of change of directors, must be sent
to the Director.
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Certificate of
amendment
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(6) On receipt of articles of reorganization,
the Director must issue a certificate of
amendment.
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Effect of
certificate
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(7) A reorganization becomes effective on
the date shown on the certificate of
amendment and the articles of incorporation
are amended accordingly.
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No dissent
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(8) No member or shareholder is entitled to
dissent under section 302 if an amendment to
the articles of incorporation is effected under
this section.
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Definition of
``arrangement
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304. (1) In this section, ``arrangement''
includes
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When
cooperative
insolvent
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(2) For the purposes of this section, a
cooperative is insolvent
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Application to
court for
approval of
arrangement
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(3) If it is not feasible for a cooperative that
is not insolvent to effect a fundamental change
in the nature of an arrangement under any
other provision of this Act, the cooperative
may apply to a court for an order approving an
arrangement proposed by the cooperative.
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Powers of
court
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(4) In connection with an application under
this section, the court may make any order it
thinks fit, including an order
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Limitation
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(5) The court may not make an order that
would result in the cooperative
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Notice to
Director
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(6) Notice of an application under
subsection (4) must be given to the Director
and the Director is entitled to appear and be
heard in person or by counsel.
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Articles of
arrangement
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(7) If an order is made under paragraph
(4)(e), articles of arrangement in the form that
the Director fixes, together with, if applicable,
notice of registered office and notice of
change of directors, must be sent to the
Director.
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Certificate of
arrangement
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305. (1) On receipt of articles of
arrangement, the Director must issue a
certificate of arrangement.
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Effect of
certificate
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(2) An arrangement becomes effective on
the date shown in the certificate of
arrangement.
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