Consent of Trade Mark or Trade Name Owner to Use of Name | Canada

Adopt any pre-incorporation contracts signed by a principal of a Canadian corporation on behalf of the company with this free template Directors' Resolution form.

• The Board of Directors resolve to adopt any contracts entered into by the authorized signing authority on behalf of the corporation prior to its incorporation.
• The corporation also releases the principal from any liability with respect to the contracts.
• It's common practice for a corporate insider to sign contracts prior to incorporating. This Directors' Resolution binds the corporation by the terms of the contracts as if it had signed on its own behalf.
• This form can be used by any corporation incorporated under a Business Corporations Act, whether under federal or provincial law. Not for use in Quebec.

Do you plan to incorporate a business corporation in Canada? Use this free Incorporation Checklist to help you prepare the necessary documents to organize the corporation.

• The Incorporation Checklist will help you gather all the required information, such as:
  • names and addresses of initial directors and shareholders
  • classes of authorized shares
  • jurisdiction (province) in which the company will be incorporated
  • registered and records office addresses
  • fiscal year end
  • other relevant information necessary to help you complete the forms.
• This free checklist form is provided in MS Word format, and is easy to download, fill in and print.
• Intended for use in Canada.

Give consent for a new company to incorporate under a specific name with this free Consent of Corporation to Use of Name.

• An existing corporation must consent to the use of a similar name by a related entity which is being incorporated.
• The existing corporation also undertakes to dissolve shortly thereafter.
• This is a free form in MS Word format.

Starting up a new company that has your name as part of the corporate name? You'll need to sign a Consent Form for the company to use your name.

• The consent is given by an individual who is a principal (shareholder, director, etc), allowing the corporation to use his or her personal name as part of the name it incorporates under.
• The individual also discloses that he or she has a material interest in the new company.
• This is a downloadable free form in MS Word format.

Draft up a Pre-Incorporation Agreement between the incorporators of a new company with this easy-to-use template.

Purpose of Agreement

A Pre-Incorporation Agreement can be used by the incorporating founders need to enter into binding contracts for the company before it is officially registered. Examples of this could include setting up business bank accounts, signing a lease, and purchasing equipment and other assets.

Issue of Initial Shares

The Agreement sets out the process for issuing initial shares of stock to each of the incorporators, and the consideration for the shares.

Right of First Refusal

Each incorporator agrees not to sell or transfer their initial shares without first offering the shares to the corporation and to the other shareholders, who have right of first refusal.

Management of the Business

The incorporators agree to employ one of the parties as manager of the corporation's business.

Format and Use

This Pre-Incorporation Agreement template is available as a fully customizable Microsoft Word document. It is a generic form that contains no references to specific laws, so it can be used in many jurisdictions.