Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 3 (S.C. 2011, c. 21)

Assented to 2011-11-29

Marginal note:1998, c. 1

Canada Cooperatives Act

Marginal note:2001, c. 14, s. 137(2)
  •  (1) The definitions “personal representative” and “security interest” in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Cooperatives Act are replaced by the following:

    “personal representative”

    « représentant personnel »

    “personal representative” means a person who stands in place of and represents another person including, but not limited to, a trustee, an executor, an administrator, a liquidator of a succession, an administrator of the property of others, a guardian or tutor, a curator, a receiver or sequestrator, an agent or mandatary or an attorney.

    “security interest”

    « sûreté »

    “security interest” means an interest or right in or charge on property of a cooperative to secure payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation of the cooperative.

  • (2) The definitions option d’achat and option de vente in subsection 2(1) of the French version of the Act are replaced by the following:

    « option d’achat »

    “call”

    option d’achat Option négociable par livraison qui permet d’exiger que soit livré un nombre précis de valeurs mobilières à un prix et dans un délai déterminés. Est exclu de la présente définition l’option ou le droit d’acquérir des valeurs mobilières de la coopérative qui l’a accordé.

    « option de vente »

    “put”

    option de vente Option négociable par livraison qui permet de livrer un nombre précis de valeurs mobilières à un prix et dans un délai déterminés.

  • (3) The definition “proxy” in subsection 2(1) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

    “proxy”

    « procuration »

    “proxy” means a completed and executed or, in Quebec, signed form of proxy by means of which a shareholder appoints a proxyholder to attend and act on the shareholder’s behalf at a meeting of the shareholders.

 Paragraph 11(1)(i) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (i) whether the cooperative is to be incorporated with or without membership share capital, and, if there is to be no membership share capital, a statement that the interest or right of each member as member is, subject to subsection 7(3), the same as that of every other member;