ONCA Transition Group Workshop

Did you know the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act ("ONCA") came into force on October 19, 2021 and groups have until October 19, 2024 to complete it?

Generator has designed a program to work with small Ontario incorporated not-for-profits and charitable organizations to prepare for the change.

Our ONCA programming was a limitied-time initiative created in direct response to the sector-wide transition to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act. Designed to meet an urgent moment, this past program offered tailored support for artist-run organizations and collectives navigating legal and structural changes.

Generator is known for developing responsive programming that meets artists where they are—and we’re always looking ahead to what’s needed next. Have an idea for a program or area we should explore? We’d love to hear from you. Reach out at info@generatorto.com.

About the Program

This program does NOT INCLUDE LEGAL ADVICE. But it does include Generator’s (tried and true) group learning formats which will include lecture style information sharing, group discussions, peer learning, and time to work independently on the issues specific to your organization in a supportive environment. 

Facilitated by Kristina Lemieux, who loves reading government documents, this program will support your organization in working through the variety of steps of the ONCA transition broken down into easy to understand bites. Each session will explain the portion of the transition we will be working and then provide an opportunity for your organization to work through it in their own breakout room.

Who it is for:

  • Non-for-profits and/or charities incorporated in Ontario

  • Administrative leaders and/or board members 

  • Budgets under $1M

Who it is not for:

  • Organization that are federally incorporated or incorporated in a province other than Ontario

  • Organizations with large membership or desiring membership classes may not be a good fit. 

  • Reach out to Kristina if not sure.

Delivered on Google Meet Tuesdays from 2:00-4:00 PM ET, every two weeks starting on March 12.  The program is designed for synchronous learning and is highly participatory.

Program Outline

Session 1 - March 12 - Not-for-profit & Charity 101

Session 2 - March 26 - Articles or letters patent / purposes - and charitable implications

Session 3 - April 9 - Bylaws Part 1

Session 4 - April 23 - Bylaws Part 2

Session 5 - May 7 - Compliance & Filings

Session 6 - May 21 - Work session - One-on-One Questions

Suggested Rates

Budget Under $50K, PT, Seasonal Staff  $100

Budget $150K, Multiple PT Staff $250

Budget $250K, >3 FT/ Year Round Staff $400

Budget $500+, Multiple FT Staff $600

Program Facilitator

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KRISTINA LEMIEUX (she/her) - Financial Literacy & Financial Joy Facilitator
KRISTINA LEMIEUX (she/her) - Financial Literacy & Financial Joy Facilitator

Kristina Lemieux is an accomplished arts manager with more than 20 years of professional experience. She is also a contemporary dancer. Raised in Treaty 6 territory (rural Alberta), Kristina lived in Edmonton, attending the University of Alberta, for 10 years before heading to Vancouver where her passion for the arts has driven collaboration, creation, and innovation in the Vancouver arts scene for over a decade. After working with Generator in a freelance capacity for several years, Kristina made the move to Toronto in January 2017 to take on the role of Lead Producer of Generator.

Kristina has worked with many of Vancouver's leading art organizations: Brief Encounters, Arts Umbrella, New Works, Out On Screen (Queer Film Festival), Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration, PTC Playwrights Theatre Centre, Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists/West Chapter (CADA/West), Tara Cheyenne Performance, Made in BC - Dance on Tour, Theatre Replacement, Progress Lab 1422, The Post at 750 (110 Arts Cooperative), Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF), Up in the Air Theatre (rEvolver Festival), Music on Main, and Vancouver Art Gallery. She co-founded Polymer Dance, a group dedicated to bringing dance experiences to non-professional dancers. Kristina remains tied to Vancouver through her project Scaffold, a coaching and skill development service designed to support performing artists and groups. She is the co-founder and Creative Producer of F-O-R-M (Festival of Recorded Movement) and works frequently with the Dancers of Damelahamid and Coastal Dance Festival.

Kristina is passionate about generating dialogue in the arts and, to this end, earned a certificate in Dialogue and Civic Engagement from Simon Fraser University. In all that she does she works to support independent artists across performing disciplines in finding ways to make art outside of the currently prescribed modes.

If you have any additional questions about the program that are not addressed above, please feel free to email Kristina Lemieux at kristina(@)generatorto.com