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Year-End Housekeeping for Ontario Private Companies

As the 2024 calendar year comes to a close, private companies in Ontario must prepare for the end of their financial, or fiscal, year. While filing co...
Dec 2024
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The Dissolution of an Ontario Business Corporation

Authorization Requirements An overview of authorization requirements for the dissolution of an Ontario business corporation.
Nov 2024
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Delaware Follows Ontario’s Lead

in Corporate Governance Delaware Follows Ontario’s Lead in Corporate Governance In a surprising (and refreshing) turn of events, Delaware, a jurisdiction widely recogni...
Jul 2024
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COMPLIANCE ALERT:

NEW ISC FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL BUSINESSES IN CANADA Starting January 22, 2024, federal corporations in Canada must disclose information about their individuals with significant control (“ISC&rdquo...
Jul 2024
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Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act:

The Transition Period End Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 15 (the “ONCA”) came into force as of October 19, 2021. Generally spe...
Jul 2024
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Pitfalls of Incorporating and Organizing without Proper Legal Counsel

Many clients incorporate without legal counsel, which I have no problem with.  However, this approach can sometimes lead to issues that require s...
Jun 2024
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An Overview of the Share Purchase Process

When one is purchasing (or selling) a business, there are generally 2 routes – a share purchase or an asset purchase. In this article, we are go...
Mar 2024
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Federal Government to Create Public Transparency Register for Private Federal Corporations

Following British Columbia and Quebec, the federal government has introduced new legislation that, if enacted, will create a federal register of indiv...
Oct 2023
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Affiliated Corporations and the Land Transfer Tax Exception

This article is intended to offer an overview of the exception for affiliated corporations provided for in subsection 3(9) of the Land Transfer Tax Ac...
Oct 2023
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Investing in U.S. LLCs: The Canadian Perspective

Canadians investing in the U.S. are frequently asked do so through U.S. limited liability companies (LLCs). Unfortunately, while this structure works ...
Jul 2023
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Deferred Payment on the Sale of Owner-Managed Businesses

Deferred payment on the sale of an owner-managed business is commonplace. Getting it right, however, by addressing the issues across a range of legal ...
Jul 2023
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Investing in Early-Stage Ventures: The Questions That Everyone Should Ask

Broadly speaking, there are two schools of thought when it comes to investing in early-stage ventures. There is the “same boat” approach w...
Jul 2023
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Impacts on Business Corporations of the Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act, 2023, S.O. 2023, c.9 (the “Act”)

Schedule 4 of the Act makes several amendments to the Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16 (the “OBCA”). The bulk of these amen...
Jul 2023
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The Corporate Minute Book and Maintenance

You may have heard that corporations are required to maintain minute books, but what is a “minute book” and why does a corporation need on...
Jun 2023
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ONTARIO NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT

WHAT IS THE ONTARIO NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT? While the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 15 (the “ONCA”...
May 2023
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Whose (Copy)Rights Are They, Anyway?

Intellectual property (“IP”) refers to creations of the mind: inventions, artistic and literary works, symbols, designs, names, and images...
May 2023
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Corporate aspects of the amendments to the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act Regulations (the “Act” and “Regulations”)

Over the past few months, we have posted several articles on the Act and its implications (see original article, update 1 and update 2). To expand on ...
Apr 2023
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A Quick Guide to Directors’ and Officers’ Duties and Liabilities in Ontario

Every corporation registered under the Ontario Business Corporations Act is required by law to have a board of directors and it is customary for them ...
Mar 2023
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Legislation Update: New Requirement for Private Corporations Under the Ontario Business Corporations Act

Introduction of the Transparency Register effective Jan 1, 2023 As of January 1, 2023, private corporations incorporated or continued under the Ontario Business Corporations Act (the “OBCA”) are require...
Jan 2023
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Purchasing Real Estate Using a Holding Company

What is a Holding Company? A holding company is a company that does not carry on business. It sells no goods and provides no services. Instead, it typ...
Dec 2022
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Four Benefits of a Shareholders’ Agreement

Last month, I wrote about some of the pros and cons of incorporating. If you have taken the plunge and have incorporated a business with multiple shar...
Sep 2022
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Tax Loopholes: Devious Dealings or Dumb Drafting?

Original published on LinkedIn This week’s announcement that Ottawa is closing a loophole which allows non-residents of Canada to claim the prin...
Oct 2016
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Tax Traps of US Business Travel

The next time you travel to the US and a customs official asks whether your purpose is business or pleasure, consider the consequences. Outside the U....
Mar 2016
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Agribusiness: Compensable Pest Control Product Registrations

The regulation of pesticides in Canada is shared between the federal and provincial levels of government. The federal government is responsible for pr...
Mar 2016
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