Waiver of Notice Forms for Shareholder Meetings | Canada

Prepare the Annual Resolutions of the shareholders and directors of a Canadian business corporation with this package of forms.

• In small privately held corporations, it is common to pass Resolutions instead of holding a formal annual meeting, to deal with all the business that must be covered in the corporation's annual meeting.
• This package is a convenient time-saver for corporate lawyers and paralegals. It contains the following template forms:

1. 1. Resolution of the directors appointing the corporate officers and approving the financial statements.
   2. Resolution of the voting shareholders approving the financials and electing the directors.
   3. Resolution of all of the shareholders appointing auditors or waiving the audit requirement.
   4. Cover letter to be sent by a law firm to its corporate clients, enclosing the forms and giving instructions to the client.

• This package of Canada Annual Resolutions Forms can be used for federal companies and in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nunavut, Yukon and Northwest Territories. French language translation required for Quebec.

Pass a Directors Resolution authorizing the payment of employee bonuses with this easy template for Canadian corporations.

• The Board of Directors authorizes bonuses be paid to certain employees, in specified amounts.
• The Board also sets the remuneration to be paid to the directors.
• This Directors Resolution template can be used by federal companies and by companies incorporated in any province or territory of Canada that has a Business Corporations Act. A French translation is required for use in Quebec.
• This downloadable template form can be reused as often as you like.

Under Canadian corporations laws, the shareholders of a corporation must elect or appoint the directors. Use this easy template to prepare the required Shareholders Resolution.

• By passing the Resolution, the shareholders appoint the directors for the ensuing year.
• Each director being appointed must consent to act in that capacity. This template also contains a Consent to Act form to be signed by each of the incoming directors.
• You can re-use this downloadable Canada Shareholders Resolution Appointing Directors form each year at the annual meeting of shareholders. Buy it, save it as a template, and prepare it for signature.
• This form can be used by federal corporations and by companies incorporated under any provincial Business Corporations Act. A French language translation is required for use in Quebec.

Organize a newly incorporated Canadian corporation with these initial Directors Resolutions to Organize Corporation.

• These resolutions can be signed by all of the directors in lieu of holding a formal organizational meeting.
• The resolutions deal with the following matters:
  • appointing the corporate officers,
  • adopting the corporation's by-laws,
  • adopting a form of share certificate and issuing shares to the initial shareholders,
  • designating one or more officers as corporate signing authorities,
  • appointing a bank,
  • setting the fiscal year end of the corporation,
  • indemnifying each person who acts as a director or officer.
• These Canada Directors Resolutions to Organize Corporation are provided as a downloadable MS Word file which is fully editable.
• The documents can be used by corporations formed under any Business Corporations Act, whether federally or provincially. Different forms may be required for Quebec.

Declare a capital dividend for a Canadian business corporation with this template Directors Resolution form.

• For tax purposes, it's important that all resolutions are properly passed and actions taken at the correct times.
• The Board of Directors declares the capital dividend on a specific class of shares.
• The corporation makes an election under Section 85 of the Income Tax Act (Canada). The dividend does not become payable until the election is made.
• This form can be used by business corporations incorporated under a Business Corporations Act throughout Canada.