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ICRS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION - Effective March 12, 2017

​Federally Incorporated in Canada as a Nonprofit Organization

As amended May 23, 2018

The name of the corporation shall be the International Chiropractic Regulatory Society, which may also be referred to as ICRS.

The corporation’s registered office shall be situated in Nova Scotia.

The minimum number of directors shall be three, and the maximum shall be ten.

The purposes of the corporation are:

1. To promote the protection of the public interest as central and paramount to all chiropractic regulatory activities, functions and outcomes;
2. To facilitate international cooperation and collaboration of chiropractic regulatory authorities and partners;
3. To provide forums, and be a resource and reference for chiropractic regulatory authorities and partners;
4. To discuss regulatory matters and their impacts as they arise; 
5. To encourage international consistency in chiropractic regulatory policy development, being cognisant of differences in jurisdiction, law, requirements and culture; and 
6. To advocate best practice in all aspects of regulation by chiropractic regulatory authorities and partners.

There shall be no restrictions on the activities that the corporation may carry on.

The corporation is authorized to establish Regulatory members, Partner members, and Associate members as follows:

1. Regulatory members shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend all meetings of the members of the Corporation and each Regulatory Member shall have one (1) vote at each such meeting. 
2. Except as otherwise provided by the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, S.C. 2009, c.23, Partner members are entitled to receive notice of and attend such meetings but shall not be entitled to vote. 
3. Except as otherwise provided by the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, S.C. 2009, c.23, Associate members are entitled to receive notice of and attend such meetings but shall not be entitled to vote. 

Any property remaining on liquidation of the Corporation, after discharge of liabilities, shall be distributed to one or more qualified donees within the meaning of subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act.

Additional provisions: See Schedule 1.

We hereby certify that we are incorporators of the corporation. (Original signatures on file)

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H. James Duncan

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Angela Sinclair

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Donna M. Cohen

International Chiropractic Regulatory Society (ICRS)
Articles of Incorporation

Schedule 1
Additional provisions​

1.

The members of the Corporation are not entitled to vote separately as a class upon a proposal to amend the articles to:​

a. ​effect an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of all or part of the memberships of the class; or
b. create a new class of members having rights equal or superior to those of the class.

2.

The directors may appoint one or more additional directors who shall hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the next annual meeting of members, but the total number of directors so appointed shall not exceed one-third (1/3) of the number of directors elected at the previous annual meeting of members.

Amendment History: 2018 Changed registered office from Ontario to Nova Scotia