Governance, law & corporate obligations
How PWR 360 is constituted and held accountable.
PWR 360 Foundation is a federally incorporated not-for-profit, registered in British Columbia. Our Child Architecture aligns with the federal and provincial frameworks that govern child protection, reporting, and safe sport.
Law, safeguarding & bylaws
The legal ground we stand on, across Canada and B.C.
PWR 360 builds its Child Architecture to align with the federal and British Columbia frameworks that govern child protection, reporting and safe sport. The summaries below are general information, not legal advice.
Federal: Canada
Criminal Code of Canada
Federal offences against children include sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, making or distributing child pornography, and luring a child. The Code also prohibits failing to provide the necessaries of life to a child.
Age of protection
The age of consent to sexual activity in Canada is 16, with close-in-age exceptions for peers. Extra protections apply where there is a relationship of trust, authority or dependency, or where exploitation is present.
Mandatory reporting of online exploitation
Suspected online child sexual exploitation can be reported to Cybertip.ca, operated by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, and is routed to law enforcement across Canada.
Abuse-free Sport & the UCCMS
The Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS), the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner, and the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada set national expectations for safe sport and child athlete protection.
Provincial: British Columbia
Child, Family and Community Service Act
Under section 14 of the CFCSA, anyone in British Columbia who has reason to believe a child has been, or is likely to be, abused or neglected must report it promptly to a Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) director. Reporting is a legal duty, not a choice.
Where to report in B.C.
Report a child in need of protection to MCFD at 1-800-663-9122 or 310-1234 (no area code). In an emergency, call 911. Suspected online exploitation: Cybertip.ca.
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
B.C.'s DRIPA aligns child welfare and public services with Indigenous jurisdiction and the inherent rights of Indigenous peoples, consistent with how PWR 360 partners with, and never owns, Indigenous knowledge.
Societies Act (B.C.) & oversight
PWR 360 is registered in B.C. as an extraprovincial non-share corporation under the Societies Act. Independent oversight of child-serving systems is held by the B.C. Representative for Children and Youth.
If a child is in danger
In an emergency, call 911. In B.C., report a child in need of protection to MCFD at 1-800-663-9122 or 310-1234. Anywhere in Canada, report suspected online child exploitation to Cybertip.ca. A duty to report is not satisfied by telling a supervisor alone.
Federal incorporation
Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act
Corp. No. 1748875-1, incorporated Nov. 20, 2025
B.C. registration
Extraprovincial non-share corporation, Societies Act
B.C. No. XS0083897, registered Nov. 25, 2025
Charitable status
Not yet a registered charity
Registered charity status not yet confirmed
This page summarizes public law for orientation only and is not legal advice. Statutes, reporting numbers and oversight bodies change over time; confirm current requirements with the relevant authority before acting.
Corporate form & obligations
A federal not-for-profit, held to a clear standard.
PWR 360 Foundation is incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and registered in British Columbia as an extraprovincial non-share corporation. This is what that structure obliges us to do. General information, not legal advice.
Federal: Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act
Corporations Canada
- File an annual return within 60 days after each November 20 incorporation anniversary.
- Hold an annual meeting of members within 6 months of financial year-end and place the financial statements before the members.
- Keep articles, by-laws, minutes, registers of directors and members, and accounting records at the registered office.
- Report changes to directors or the registered office to Corporations Canada within 15 days.
- Directors and officers act honestly, in good faith and with due care, and disclose conflicts of interest in writing.
- A corporation that receives more than $10,000 in a year from public sources is a soliciting corporation: at least 3 directors, at least 2 of them not officers or employees, with financial review rules based on revenue.
British Columbia: Societies Act, extraprovincial registration
BC Registries and Online Services
- Keep the extraprovincial non-share corporation registration (XS0083897) in good standing.
- Keep the head office and delivery address on file current.
- Complete any annual filings BC Registries requires of extraprovincial non-share corporations.
- Child-serving work in B.C. is subject to criminal record check requirements and the duty to report under the CFCSA.
Canada Revenue Agency
Business Number 75706 1833 BC0001
- Until registered as a charity, PWR 360 cannot issue official donation receipts.
- Once registered, file the T3010 charity information return within 6 months of each financial year-end and issue only compliant receipts.
- Not-for-profit organizations file the T1044 information return when revenue or asset thresholds are met.
- Register for GST/HST when taxable revenue passes the threshold, and keep payroll and contractor filings current.
- Follow federal and B.C. privacy law and Canada's anti-spam law when collecting data and sending email.
Funder & partner readiness
What is in place, and what we are completing.
In place
- Certificate and Articles of Incorporation (federal, November 20, 2025)
- Extraprovincial registration in B.C. (November 25, 2025)
- Business Number assigned
- Charitable purposes: health, and education on abuse prevention in sport
- Property on liquidation passes to qualified donees (Income Tax Act, s. 248(1))
- No profit to members, and directors serve without remuneration
- By-law No. 1 with conflict-of-interest, dispute resolution and indemnification provisions
- Directors, officers and members recorded in the minute book
Being completed
- Apply for CRA registered charity status (qualified donee)
- Set the financial year-end and prepare first annual financial statements
- Adopt safeguarding, privacy, conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies
- Seat at least two independent directors who are not officers or employees
- Place general liability and directors and officers insurance
- Open dedicated organizational banking and approve a signing authority resolution
Thresholds, deadlines and filing rules change. Confirm current requirements with Corporations Canada, BC Registries, the Canada Revenue Agency and a qualified accountant or lawyer before relying on this summary.