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Nova Scotia stands fully covered: its own filings and guidance stand in the books beside the federal ones.
Keep the society’s records whole and findable, for as long as the law asks, and let the people entitled to see them see them.
Keep the society’s records whole — the register of its members above all — with the minutes and books its by-laws provide for, where they can be found. Binds: Nova Scotia societies.
The law’s own words
“Every society shall maintain a register of its members and shall enter therein the full names of the subscribers to the memorandum and the full name of every other person who is admitted as a member of the society …”
Nova Scotia Societies Act, s. 18 · Read it at Nova Scotia · Verified 2026-11-11
“Preparation and custody of minutes of proceedings of meetings of the society and of the directors and other books and records of the society.”
Nova Scotia Societies Act, Schedule B(9) · Read it at Nova Scotia · Verified 2026-11-11
“Time and place at which the books and records of the society may be inspected by members.”
Nova Scotia Societies Act, Schedule B(10) · Read it at Nova Scotia · Verified 2026-11-11
“You need to keep copies of the registers and minutes at the society’s registered office.”
Societies Act (Nova Scotia) — Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Society: Registry of Joint Stock Companies requirements · Read it at Justice Laws · Verified 2026-11-11
Nova Scotia Societies Act, section 18
“Every society shall maintain a register of its members and shall enter therein the full names of the subscribers to the memorandum and the full name of every other person who is admitted as a member of the society …”
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature — Societies Act, RSNS 1989, c. 435, s. 18 · Checked 2026-11-11