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Corporate name:
Canadian Ophthalmological Society Foundation
Fondation de la Société canadienne d'ophtalmologie
Status:
Active
Corporation number:
789702-2
Business number (BN):
801038803RC0001
Governing legislation:
Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act - 2012-06-27

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    Registered office address
    309-1505 Laperriere Avenue
    OTTAWA ON K1Z 7T1
    Canada
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    Directors
    Minimum: 3
    Maximum: 5
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    • PAUL RAFUSE
      353-7105 CHEBUCTO ROAD
      HALIFAX NS B3L 4W8
      Canada
    • ANDREW BUDNING
      54 LAWRIE RD.
      THORNHILL ON L4J 3N7
      Canada
    • Vishaal Bhambhwani
      1620 Mountain Rd
      Thunder Bay ON P7J 1C8
      Canada
    • Elisabeth Fowler
      1401 Wesmar Drive
      Ottawa ON K1H 7T4
      Canada
    • YVONNE BUYS
      707-383 Ellis Park Road
      TORONTO ON M6S 5B2
      Canada

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    Annual filings
    Anniversary date (MM-DD):
    06-27
    Date of last annual meeting:
    2025-12-10
    Annual filing period (MM-DD):
    06-27 to 08-26
    Type of corporation:
    Non-Soliciting
    Status of annual filings:
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    • 2026 - Filed
    • 2025 - Filed
    • 2024 - Filed

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    Anniversary date

    The anniversary date is the date a corporation is created under the NFP Act (e.g., date of incorporation or amalgamation) or the date a corporation first comes under the jurisdiction of the NFP Act (e.g., date of continuance).


    Corporate history
    Corporate name history
    Canadian Ophthalmological Society Foundation 2011-07-18 to Present Fondation de la Société canadienne d'ophtalmologie 2011-07-18 to Present
    Certificates and filings
    Certificate of Continuance 2012-06-27 Previous jurisdiction: Canada Corporations Act - Part II (CCA-II)
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