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Northwest Territories 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.
A Northwest Territories society’s bylaws provide for the preparation and custody of its minutes and its other books and records, and say when and where its members may inspect them. A member who asks is given a copy of the society’s application and bylaws. The society keeps an address in the Northwest Territories, and files notice of every change of it. Binds: Northwest Territories societies (Societies Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. S-11).
The law’s own words
“the preparation and custody of minutes of proceedings of meetings of the society and of the directors and other books and records of the society”
Societies Act (Northwest Territories), s. 5 · Read it at Government of the Northwest Territories · Verified 2026-11-08
“the time and place, if any, at which the books and records of the society may be inspected by its members”
Societies Act (Northwest Territories), s. 5 · Read it at Government of the Northwest Territories · Verified 2026-11-08
“At the request of a member, a society shall provide the member with a copy of its application and bylaws.”
Societies Act (Northwest Territories), s. 22 · Read it at Government of the Northwest Territories · Verified 2026-11-08
“Every society shall have an address in the Northwest Territories to which all communications and notices may be sent and at which all processes may be served.”
Societies Act (Northwest Territories), s. 19(1) · Read it at Government of the Northwest Territories · Verified 2026-11-08
“A society shall file with the Registrar notice of every change of address of the society.”
Societies Act (Northwest Territories), s. 19(2) · Read it at Government of the Northwest Territories · Verified 2026-11-08
Northwest Territories Societies Act, section 5
“the preparation and custody of minutes of proceedings of meetings of the society and of the directors and other books and records of the society” “the time and place, if any, at which the books and records of the society may be inspected by its members”
Source: Government of the Northwest Territories — Societies Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. S-11, s. 5 · Checked 2026-11-08
Northwest Territories Societies Act, section 22
“At the request of a member, a society shall provide the member with a copy of its application and bylaws.”
Source: Government of the Northwest Territories — Societies Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. S-11, s. 22 · Checked 2026-11-08
Northwest Territories Societies Act, section 19
“Every society shall have an address in the Northwest Territories to which all communications and notices may be sent and at which all processes may be served.” “A society shall file with the Registrar notice of every change of address of the society.”
Source: Government of the Northwest Territories — Societies Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. S-11, s. 19 · Checked 2026-11-08