Alberta Share Classes - Voting, Nonvoting and Redeemable

Every new business corporation incorporated in Alberta must adopt this general by-law (By-law No. 1) to set out how the company's affairs will be conducted.

• The corporate by-laws form part of the company's governing documents, together with the Articles of Incorporation. The provisions of the by-laws comply with the Alberta Business Corporations Act.
• The bylaws govern such things as the holding and conduct of shareholder and director meetings, the composition of the Board of Directors, and the issuance of shares.
• The corporation will indemnify each person who acts as a director and/or officer against any costs, charges or expenses he or she may incur by reason of having been a director or officer of the corporation.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Alberta, Canada.

Establish the rights and privileges for common and preferred share classes of an Alberta corporation with this ready-made Schedule to the Articles of Incorporation.

• This Schedule is for the following classes of shares:
  • Class A and B common voting shares;
  • Class C non-voting dividend bearing shares;
  • Preferred D and E non-voting redeemable retractable dividend bearing shares with rights on dissolution in priority to all other share classes.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used in the Province of Alberta, Canada.

Incorporate an Alberta corporation with common and preferred share classes by attaching this Schedule to the Articles of Incorporation.

1. Class A common voting shares;
2. Class B common non-voting shares;
3. dividends on common shares to be declared contemporaneously;
4. Class C preferred non-voting dividend bearing redeemable shares with rights on dissolution in priority to other classes;
5. Class D preferred non-voting shares, with rights on dissolution in priority to the common shares.

Alberta Articles of Incorporation Schedule for Share Classes A and B Common, C and D Preferred, available in MS Word format. Download, edit as necessary, print for filing with Corporate Registry.

Download this template Bylaw Number One (General Bylaw) for a Canadian corporation.

• A corporation's bylaws set out how the business of the corporation will be conducted.
• These bylaws set out:
  • how shareholder meetings are to be called and held, and the procedure for voting,
  • procedures for calling, holding and voting at meetings of the board of directors,
  • how officers will be appointed and what the duties of each officer are,
  • indemnity of directors and officers by the corporation with respect to actions taken by them in discharging their duties,
  • how notices and other corporate documents are to be signed.
• This Bylaw template can be used for Canadian companies incorporated under a Business Corporations Act, whether incorporated federally or provincially. This form is not valid in Quebec.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.

Set the agenda for an annual shareholders meeting of a Canadian corporation with this template form and procedural guide.

• The agenda form covers:
  • the items of business that are required to be dealt with in the meeting (such as the annual election of the directors),
  • a set of guidelines for conducting the meeting, and
  • the procedure for taking a poll if any shareholder requests a poll to be taken.
• This is a reusable and fully editable form in MS Word format.
• Intended for use only for companies incorporated in Canada under a provincial or federal Business Corporations Act.