Probus clubs in Canada are generally unincorporated organizations, except for a very small number that choose to register provincially as non-profit corporations.
PROBUS Canada, by contrast, is a federally incorporated non-profit organization and has been assigned its own business or registration number.
From time to time, individual Probus clubs are asked to provide a business number as proof of non-profit status, for example when applying for discounted hall rentals or software subscriptions. This naturally raises the question: can a local club use the PROBUS Canada business number for this purpose?
The answer is no. Local clubs may not use the PROBUS Canada business number because they are separate entities with their own constitutions and bylaws.
In practice, clubs can sometimes address this requirement by providing the Social Insurance Number of a designated club representative, often the Treasurer. As another option, a club may decide to undertake the more involved process of registering provincially as a non-profit organization.
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