Law Society of Alberta
PC Renewal Process
November, 2016
Law Society of Alberta
PC Renewal Process
Any lawyer who has been a Voting Shareholder or Director in a
Professional Corporation, regardless of their status, will have a “MY PC”
tab. They will have restricted access depending on their status and/or the
PC’s status.
PC Account Tab
This is where a lawyer can view their outstanding PC renewal invoices. If
they are a Director or Voting Shareholder in more than one PC they will
have multiple invoices.
They will be unable to pay until they have completed the renewal by
certifying and confirming the appropriate information. They can do this
under the PC Renewal Tab.
If payment has been made by a method other than credit card, the lawyer
will have to wait for the payment to be processed and applied to their
account before they will get a receipt or their renewal permit.
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PC Renewal Process
PC Registered Address Tab
A lawyer can now update their registered address; if they have more than
one PC they can select the one they wish to update from the drop down
menu.
The address must be saved for the changes to be made.
This does NOT change the business mailing address. To change a
business mailing address they must complete the Request to Change
Contact Particulars Form.
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PC Renewal Process
PC Renewal Tab
The PC Renewal tab will display the current registered address. If the
lawyer has more than one PC they can switch between them from the drop
down menu.
The PC Renewal tab will display all the current Shareholders and Directors.
Any Director and Voting Shareholder have the ability to make changes to
the existing shareholders by adding or removing them. To remove a
shareholder they can do so by clicking
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beside their name. There
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PC Renewal Process
must be a minimum of 1 Voting Shareholder and one Director at all times, a
lawyer cannot remove themselves.
A Voting Shareholder or Director of the PC may add other Voting
Shareholders or Directors by using that member’s law society ID number.
Any Voting Shareholder or Director selected must be an active member.
They must also include the effective date.
The lawyer must hit save in order for changes to update. If any fields are
missing, the lawyer will be unable to save until the missing fields are
completed.
A Voting Shareholder or Director wishing to add a non-voting shareholder
who is also a member of the Law Society of Alberta, may do so by using
that member’s law society ID. This non-voting shareholder must fall within
the classes available from the drop down menu.
If you are a Voting Shareholder who also holds non-voting shares, you
must add yourself a second time using the non-voting class in the drop
down.
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Non-voting shareholders must fall under one of the class options provided
in the drop down menu, followed by the first and last name and the
effective date.
The lawyer must hit save in order for changes to update. If any fields are
missing, the lawyer will be unable to save until the missing fields are
completed.
The lawyer must certify and confirm for the renewal to be successfully
submitted.
Once certified and confirmed the lawyer can no longer make any changes.
Completing the renewal will allow them to make payment through the
portal.
Once a lawyer has certified and confirmed, and payment is made by credit
card the permit and receipt will be automatically sent to the lawyers default
email address.
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PC Renewal Process
If you would like a print friendly version of the permit, you can obtain one by
selecting “Print Permit”. If a member wishes to reprint a copy of a permit or
receipt for previous years, or they paid by a method other than credit card,
they can do so by selecting the print receipt or print permit check box.
Permits prior to 2016 must be requested by contacting Membership
Services in writing.
Once you have certified and confirmed it is recommended that you print the
renewal form for your records by selecting the print option next to confirm.
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