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Incorporation
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Introduction
- Benefits of Incorporation
- Why you should incorporate as soon as you come to Canada for business
- Why you should incorporate before making an offer to purchase a business
Transition
- What must existing companies do before March 28, 2006
- timing and effect of transition roll-over
- Benefits of the New Act and how to take advantage of them
Corporate Names
- What you should know before applying for name reservation
- Corporate name vs. trade name
Incorporation and Organization
- Incorporation procedures
- Registered and records office
- Post-registration procedures
Shares and Share Capital
- Different classes of shares
Corporate Governance
- Powers, duties, and liabilities of directors and officers
- Election and removal of directors and officers
- Corporate resolutions
- Shareholders' meetings
- Directors' meetings
Securities Law
- Why you should be concerned about the Securities Act?even if you only act for closely held companies
- Structuring and advising closely held companies to avoid problems under the Securities Act
Shareholders' Agreements
- The importance of shareholders' agreements
- Content of the agreement
- Conduct of the affairs of the company
- Financing and shareholder contributions
- Restrictions on transfer and rights of first refusal
- Compulsory buy-out
- Transfer of shares on death
Dissolution and Restoration
- Consider different options and issues in dissolving
- Explore problems in reviving deceased companies
- Consider surviving liabilities
- What to do when assets have escheated
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