Legal Forms

Record the attendance at an annual shareholders meeting with this free Scrutineer's Report form.

• The secretary of the meeting uses this form to record:
  • the name of each shareholder attending and whether they are present in person or represented by proxy, and
  • the number or percentage of voting shares held by each shareholder.
• The report is critical in order to establish whether quorum has been met before the meeting can proceed, and to determine whether each matter voted upon has received a majority vote.
• This is a free template form available in MS Word format.

Use this free template to prepare a Secretarial Certificate to be signed by the secretary of a business corporation in Canada.

• The corporate secretary can use this form to certify a copy of:
  • minutes of a meeting of the corporation's directors or shareholders,
  • resolutions passed by the Board or by the shareholders,
  • other corporate documentation that are required to be certified.
• This form is a downloadable and fully editable MS Word template.
• Intended to be used only by Canadian corporations.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy (1932-2009).

• Edward Kennedy (better known as 'Teddy' or 'Ted') was a US Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. He was re-elected to Senate nine times and served for 47 years until his death from a brain tumor.
• He was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in U.S. history.
• For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the last surviving son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassination, and Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., killed in action in World War II; and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.
• Ted Kennedy played a vital role in passing many laws that addressed economic and social issues such as immigration, cancer research, health insurance, AIDS care, civil rights, and education.
• Over the course of his career and continuing into the Obama administration, Kennedy continued his efforts to enact universal health care, which he called the 'cause of my life.'

Have you and your spouse decided to separate? Put the terms of the separation in writing with this Separation Agreement for Canada.

• The Agreement provides for custody of and access to the children of the marriage (if any), and the amount of spousal support and child maintenance to be paid by one spouse to the other (if any).
• Joint debts will be paid by both parties, and debts owed by one of the individuals will be paid solely by the person owing the debt.
• The parties will agree on how property jointly owned by both spouses will be divided. Property owned by only one person will belong to that person.
• There is a section dealing with the disposition of the matrimonial home, which must be agreed on by both parties.
• Each spouse must list his or her assets and liabilities.
• The form includes an Affidavit of Execution form (to be sworn by a witness), a Certificate of Independent Legal Advice or an Acknowledgement and Waiver of Independent Legal Advice (whichever is appropriate).
• You will need to see a lawyer for independent legal advice before signing this form.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Drafted in consideration of Canadian laws and intended to be used only in Canada.

Deciding to end a marriage can lead to major legal battles if the terms are not put in writing and agreed to by both parties.

Make sure you're both clear on the details by signing this Separation Agreement for U.S. residents.

The Agreement covers a number of issues including:

• custody of the children pending issuance of the divorce decree
• responsibility of each parent for child support and payment of health benefits
• division of jointly owned property between the spouses
• responsibility for individual debts.

Format and Jurisdiction

This legal contract form is available as a downloadable MS Word document which is fully customizable to meet your needs. It is intended to be used only in the United States.

The end of a relationship is always traumatic. Make the process a little easier by putting the terms of your settlement into this Canada Separation Agreement for common law partners (same sex or opposite sex).

• Arrangements for custody of and access to the couple's children, and amounts of spousal support and child maintenance to be paid (if any).
• Both partners will pay the couple's joint debts, and each partner will pay their own individual debts.
• Terms for dividing property jointly owned by both partners. Each partner will continue to own their respective separate property.
• Terms for disposition of the couple's home, if it is owned by the partners.
• List of each partner's assets and liabilities.
• The form includes an Affidavit of Execution (to be sworn by a witness), a Certificate of Independent Legal Advice or an Acknowledgement and Waiver of Independent Legal Advice (whichever is appropriate).
• You will need to see a lawyer for independent legal advice before signing this form.
• This Separation Agreement (Common Law or Same Sex Couple) is for Canadian residents. Available in MS Word format.

Prepare an Agreement for Set-off and Cancellation of Shares between two affiliated Canadian companies with this downloadable template.

• One of the companies (selling company) sells shares to the other (purchasing company), as part of a rollover transaction.
• The purchase price of the shares is set off against the redemption of shares of stock held by the purchasing company in the capital of the selling company.
• The purchaser pays for the shares by way of a promissory note. The vendor redeems the shares and pays the redemption price also by way of promissory note.
• Both promissory notes are for the same amount and set each other off.
• This legal template is available in MS Word format, and is fully editable to fit your specific circumstances.
• This is a Canadian legal document pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Escrow shares issued under a private placement in Canada with this downloadable template agreement.

• The agreement is between a purchaser of shares, the issuing corporation and the escrow agent (trustee).
• The issuer is lending the purchaser part of the purchase price for the shares.
• The purchaser then pledges the shares as security for repayment of the loan and places them in escrow with the trustee.
• This is a Canadian legal document that can be used in any province of Canada except Quebec.
• The form is available as a MS Word template and can be modified to fit your exact needs.

Issue new shares to shareholders in exchange for their existing shares with this downloadable template for Canadian corporations.

• A share exchange of this nature is done as part of a corporate reorganization.
• The parties to the Share Exchange Agreement are the corporation and all of the shareholders.
• The shareholders agree to exchange their existing shares for new shares of a particular class following the reorganization.
• The template also includes Directors and Shareholders Resolutions which are required to authorize the share exchanges.
• Intended to be used only by corporations incorporated in Canada.

Exercise your option to purchase option shares from a corporation with this free Share Option Exercise form.

• This form can be used by any person or firm which is entitled to purchase shares under a stock option plan.
• The optionee must complete and present the form to the company, along with payment for the shares.
• This is a free downloadable form in MS Word format.