Guides on Canadian corporate compliance and minute books.
Incorporation creates the corporation; the organizational resolutions make it work. Here's what directors' consents, officer appointments, and the first resolutions actually do — and why every corporation needs them on file, even one person acting alone.
Read more →A statute-first guide to federal corporate minute book requirements under the CBCA, covering sections 20, 50, 21.1/21.21, share issuance, and both annual-meeting clocks.
Read more →A statute-first guide to Quebec corporate minute book requirements under the QBCA, covering sections 31 and 34, the securities register, share certificates, and REQ filings.
Read more →A statute-first guide to Alberta corporate minute book requirements under the ABCA, covering section 21 records, the securities register, and why Alberta has no ISC register.
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Read more →In every share sale or financing, the buyer's lawyers open your minute book before almost anything else. Here's exactly what they check, the deficiencies that delay closings and shrink purchase prices, and how to fix yours before it matters.
Read more →Paying yourself a dividend without a directors' resolution is one of the most common corporate record-keeping failures in Canada. Here's the solvency test, what the resolution must say, and how to keep the paper trail the CRA and your accountant expect.
Read more →Your registered office is your corporation's official legal address. Changing it takes a directors' resolution and a registry filing on a short deadline — and skipping either step causes real problems. Here's how to do it properly.
Read more →Share certificates prove who owns your corporation. Here's what a valid Canadian share certificate must contain, how numbering works, when you can skip paper entirely with uncertificated shares, and the mistakes that surface in due diligence.
Read more →Your corporation's annual return deadline depends entirely on where you incorporated — some jurisdictions count from your incorporation anniversary, others from your fiscal year-end. Here is every deadline in one place.
Read more →Every CBCA corporation must maintain a register of individuals with significant control, and most must now file that information with Corporations Canada. Ontario has its own version. Here's what the ISC register is, who belongs on it, and how to keep it current.
Read more →Professional corporations in Canada carry the same minute book obligations as any corporation, plus a layer of professional licensing restrictions that most generic compliance tools completely ignore.
Read more →A Canadian holding company has the same minute book obligations as any other corporation — and failing to maintain one is one of the most common compliance oversights in holdco structures.
Read more →The CBCA Annual Return is a government filing submitted to Corporations Canada, while annual resolutions are internal corporate documents kept in your minute book — and you need both.
Read more →A practical guide to Ontario corporate minute book requirements under the OBCA, covering mandatory records, the 2023 ISC register, annual resolution deadlines, and penalties for non-compliance.
Read more →A compliant Canadian corporate minute book requires far more than a generic Word template — here's the complete checklist of required documents and how to get each one right.
Read more →A practical, document-by-document checklist for verifying your Canadian corporation's minute book is complete and compliant under federal and provincial law.
Read more →A plain-language breakdown of what Canadian corporate law actually requires you to keep on file — by jurisdiction, by record type, and for how long.
Read more →Step-by-step guide to creating a legally compliant corporate minute book in Canada — what documents to include, common mistakes, and how to keep it current.
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Read more →Every Canadian corporation must file an annual return with ISED. Here's who needs to file, the deadlines, the step-by-step process, and what happens if you miss it.
Read more →Lawyers charge $1,500–$5,000+ to prepare a corporate minute book. Here's what drives the cost, what you actually need, and how to get it done for less.
Read more →Annual resolutions are one-page documents every Canadian corporation must sign each year. Most businesses skip them. Here's what they are and why you shouldn't.
Read more →If you run an incorporated business in Canada, your minute book is one of the most important documents you own — and one of the most commonly neglected.
Read more →Most Canadian business owners have never seen their minute book. Here's what it is, why it matters, and what happens if yours is missing or incomplete.
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