Legal Forms

The directors of a US corporation can authorize the execution of a lease with this ready-made Directors' Resolution template.

• All material contracts, such as leases, must be approved and authorized by the Board of Directors before the corporation can enter into the contract and assume the obligations under the agreement.
• This standard form corporate resolution can be used by for-profit companies incorporated anywhere in the United States.
• Fill in the details of the lease, print the form and have it signed by all of the directors.
• The form is available in MS Word format and is fully editable and reusable. Buy, download, use as often as needed.

Approve a change to the fiscal year end of a Canadian corporation with this free Directors Resolution form.

• The directors must approve any change to the corporation's fiscal year. 
• A company might want to change its fiscal year to align with seasonal business cycles, improve its tax planning, simply financial reporting, or to align with parent companies or subsidiaries.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended for use only in Canada.

Prepare a directors' resolution to change the fiscal year end of a U.S. corporation with this free downloadable template.

• The fiscal year end can only be changed by a resolution of the directors.
• This is a free resolution template in MS Word format.
• For use only by U.S. corporations.

The directors of a Canadian corporation can change its registered office by passing this Directors Resolution.

• The corporation's Board of Directors resolves to change the registered office from its current location to a new location.
• The corporate secretary is authorized to file the appropriate form of Notice with the applicable registry.
• The template can be used by any Canadian corporation formed under a Business Corporations Act, either federally or provincially. English version not valid in Quebec.
• Available as a fully editable download in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only within Canada.

Declare a safe income dividend for shareholders of a Canadian corporation with this downloadable Directors Resolution template.

• The corporation's directors declare a 'safe income' dividend pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) on a specified class of shares.
• Payment of the dividend is conditional upon the shareholders' undertaking to repay their pro rata share of the dividend if the total cumulative dividend exceeds the 'safe income' as determined by the corporation's accountants.
• Intended for use only in Canada.

Prepare a Resolution of the Directors of a Canadian corporation declaring a share dividend with this ready-made template.

• The dividend is payable to the holders of a particular class of shares.
• The form is fully editable and can be customized for any province in Canada which has a Business Corporations Act. A different form may be required in Quebec.
• This is a free downloadable corporate form template in MS Word format.

Appoint a financial institution to act as bankers for a Canadian corporation with this Directors Resolution template.

Approval Required

Before the corporation sets up its bank accounts, the choice of a bank must be approved by the directors. The bank will also require copies of the proper corporate approvals.

Who Can Use the Directors Resolution Template

This form can be used by any business corporation in Canada, whether incorporated federally or in one of the provinces that has Business Corporations Act legislation.

Format and Applicability

The template is available in MS Word format. It is easy to use, fully editable, and can be reused whenever necessary. It is intended to be used only within Canada.

Designate the bank for a USA corporation with this template Directors Resolution.

• The Board of Directors resolves that the bank named in the Resolution will act as the corporation's banker.
• The Board authorizes the signing officers to sign and deliver all documents that the bank may require in order to open accounts and carry on the banking arrangements.
• This free corporate resolution form is available as a MS Word template.

Designate officers to act as corporate signing authorities with this template Directors' Resolution form.

• The Resolution must be passed by the Board of Directors to become effective.
• The directors decide which officers will have signing authority on behalf of the corporation, the types of documents the signing officers are authorized to sign, and whether an officer can sign alone or must sign jointly with other officers.
• This Directors Resolution to Designate Signing Officers form is not specifically intended for any country or jurisdiction and could be used in both Canada and the United States.
• The form is available as a MS Word template.

Use this ready-made Directors' Resolution template to authorize a Canadian corporation to guarantee a mortgage.

• The Board of Directors resolve to have the corporation guarantee the repayment of a mortgage loan taken out by an affiliate or subsidiary, and to sign the necessary legal documents.
• This template can be used for federal corporations or for business corporations incorporated under any provincial Business Corporations Act.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.