Our AGM is on Wed Sep 27

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Membership

If you are interested in becoming a Member of LGBT YouthLine, which gets you a vote at one Annual General Meeting, you must register for membership annually.

Please fill out this form for the 2023 AGM: https://forms.office.com/r/J5YwC09FYA. The deadline is Monday, September 25 at 9am.

Class B members who owe a membership fee should making a donation on our CanadaHelps charity profile page (select Membership from the Fund options): https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/lesbian-gay-bi-trans-youth-line/

Want a vote but can’t attend the meeting?

Fill out the membership form, then fill out this proxy form to allow another attendee to vote on your behalf: https://forms.office.com/r/1e3anHgh2U. The deadline is Monday, September 25 at 12pm noon.

And don’t forget to register on Zoom!

We run our AGMs virtually, and you will only receive a link to the Zoom meeting if you fill out the separate registration form here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckduGtrTgoGtKK1BX7ZRANs2YkXIebR0Oo

If you have any questions, please contact us at admin@youthline.ca

Membership By-Laws

3.1 Membership.
Membership in the Corporation shall be limited to persons interested in
furthering the objects of the Corporation and shall consist of the applicants for incorporation and anyone whose application for admission as a member has received the approval of the Board, or a staff delegate.
 
3.2. Classes of Membership.
Subject to the articles, there shall be two classes of Members in the Corporation, namely, Class A Members and Class B Members.
 
3.3 Class A Membership.
Class A Membership shall be open to individuals who:
• Are twenty-nine (29) years of age or younger at the time of application;
• Self-identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, two-spirit, asexual or intersex; and
• Have applied for Class A membership and have had their application for Membership approved by the Board, or a staff delegate.
 
3.3.1 Class B Membership.
Class B Membership shall be open to individuals who are Members of the Corporation but are not Class A members.
 
3.4 Application for Membership.
Application for either Class A or Class B Membership in the Corporation shall be in writing, in a form and containing such information as approved by the Board.
 
3.5 Acceptance to Membership.
Upon review of the application, the Board (or a staff
delegate) will either accept or refuse the applicant and provide written notification of such acceptance or refusal. An applicant whose application for membership is not accepted by the Board shall have no right to appeal the decision of the Board.
 
3.6 Transfer of Membership.
Membership in the Corporation shall not be transferable or assignable.
 
3.7 Class Transition.
If a Class A Member no longer meets the requirements for inclusion in
the class by virtue solely of their age, that Member will automatically transition to Class B member the day the Class A member reaches the age of thirty (30) years old. If a Class A Member is also a Director of the Board at the time of transition, then Section 3.7 does not apply.
 
3.8 Withdrawal.
Any Member may withdraw from the Corporation by delivering to the
Corporation a written resignation and lodging a copy of the same with the Secretary of the Corporation, such withdrawal to be effective upon receipt thereof by the Secretary.
 
3.9 Removal of Member.
Alongside the means of termination set out in the Act, upon 30 days
written notice to a Member, and after giving such Member an opportunity to be heard, the Members may, by special resolution authorize the removal of such Member from the register of Members and thereupon such person shall cease to be a Member. Any Member so removed shall have no right of appeal, but may re-apply for membership to the Corporation.
 
3.10 Membership Fees.
The amount, method of payment, and notice of membership fees shall be set by the Board, from time to time. Class B Members shall pay a Membership fee yearly. Unless otherwise decided by an ordinary resolution of the Board, there shall be no fee for Class A Members. The Board may waive the membership fees for a Class B Member.
 
3.11 Voting Rights.
Both Class A and Class B members shall be entitled to one (1) vote at such meetings.