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Set the founding documents

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Prince Edward Island stands fully covered: its own filings and guidance stand in the books beside the federal ones.

The bylaws stand in the founding documents, with the name, the purposes and the head office.

The petition for letters patent sets out the corporation’s name, its purpose, its head office, its applicants and its first directors; the memorandum of agreement that rides with it sets forth the corporation’s bylaws, on the matters the Act names. Binds: Prince Edward Island companies without share capital (Part II of the Companies Act).

The law’s own words

“The applicants, who must be of the full age of eighteen years, may petition the Minister, through the Director, for the issue of the letters patent, setting forth the following particulars: (a) the proposed name of the corporation; (b) the purpose for which its incorporation is sought; (c) the place within the province where the head office of the corporation is to be situated;”

Companies Act (Prince Edward Island), s. 90(1) · Read it at Prince Edward Island · Verified 2026-11-08

“the names in full and the address and calling of each of the applicants; (e) the names of the applicants, not less than three, who are to be the first or provisional directors of the corporation.”

Companies Act (Prince Edward Island), s. 90(1) · Read it at Prince Edward Island · Verified 2026-11-08

“The petition shall be accompanied by a memorandum of agreement signed and sealed by the applicants, setting forth the bylaws of the proposed corporation, and more particularly setting forth bylaws upon the following matters: (a) conditions of membership, including societies or companies becoming members of the corporation; (b) mode of holding meetings, provision for quorum, rights of voting and of enacting bylaws; (c) mode of repealing or amending bylaws;”

Companies Act (Prince Edward Island), s. 90(2) · Read it at Prince Edward Island · Verified 2026-11-08

“appointment and removal of directors and officers, and their respective powers and remuneration; (e) audit of accounts and appointment of auditors; (f) whether or how members may withdraw from the corporation; (g) custody of the corporate seal and certifying of documents issued by the corporation.”

Companies Act (Prince Edward Island), s. 90(2) · Read it at Prince Edward Island · Verified 2026-11-08

“The applicants may ask to have embodied in the letters patent any provision which could under this Part be contained in any bylaw of the corporation.”

Companies Act (Prince Edward Island), s. 90(3) · Read it at Prince Edward Island · Verified 2026-11-11