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 documentation for a shareholder who has lost their share certificate with this Shareholder Certification and Indemnity form for Canadian corporations.

• The shareholder certifies that the original certificate for shares issued in the shareholder's name is missing, and requests a replacement certificate.
• The shareholder indemnifies the corporation against any claims with respect to the loss and reissue of the share certificate.
• The form also includes a Resolution of the Directors authorizing the issuance of a replacement certificate.
• This indemnity form is available in MS Word format.
• Intended for use only in Canada.

Put together an Information Circular for a shareholder meeting for a Canadian corporation with this customizable template.

• The circular must be distributed to the shareholders of a corporation prior to a shareholder meeting.
• It sets out details of all the business to be dealt with at the meeting.
• It also describes the procedure for appointing a proxy, for shareholders who are unable to attend in person but still wish to vote.
• The Information Circular gives the shareholders a chance to review and consider the matters to be put before the meeting.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.

Do you know your rights as a minority shareholder of an Ontario corporation?

• Minority Shareholder Rights in Ontario Private Companies is a 20-page paper that examines and clarifies the rights and protection afforded to minority shareholders of private companies under the Ontario Business Corporations Act.
• The paper was written by an Ontario corporate lawyer who is an expert in the area of shareholder rights.
• Each of the relevant sections of the Business Corporations Act is discussed, with an explanation of its terms and what it means to you as a shareholder.
• This paper is provided in MS Word format, and is copyrighted by the author.

Equalize the capital contributions of each of the shareholders of a Nova Scotia corporation with this Share Capital Equalization Agreement.

• The intent of the Agreement is that both of the shareholders will end up with half of the issued shares.
• The contributing shareholder will make equal yearly instalment payments to the other shareholder for a proportionate number of shares, to bring his/her shareholdings up to 50% of the corporation's issued shares.
• The shares will be held in trust until all payments are made, at which time the additional shares will be released to the contributing shareholder.
• Available in MS Word format, fully editable to fit your specific circumstances.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Sell shares in a Nova Scotia corporation to a purchaser with this short form Share Purchase Agreement.

• The vendor will continue to hold the shares until all conditions are met, including payment of the purchase price.
• Once the share purchase price is fully paid, the shares will be transferred to the purchaser.
• The template is fully editable so you can customize it with the specific terms and conditions you want.
• Intended for use only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Prepare for an annual shareholder meeting of an Ontario business corporation with this package of forms.

• The package contains documents which must be sent to each of the shareholders in preparation for the annual general meeting.
• The forms included in the package are:
  • A template cover letter;
  • Notice of Annual Meeting;
  • Meeting Agenda;
  • Solicitation of Proxy form;
  • Declaration of Mailing Notice, to be completed by the corporate secretary or other officer who mailed the documents.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Ontario, Canada.

Prepare Directors Resolutions to redeem shares of an Ontario business corporation with this package of template forms.

• This forms package contains the following:
  • Directors Resolution setting the redemption price of a certain class of shares,
  • Directors Resolution redeeming specified shares,
  • Notice of Redemption.
• This corporate forms package complies with the requirements of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario).
• Available in MS Word format, fully editable and reusable.
• Intended for use only in the Province of Ontario, Canada.

Secure repayment of a loan from a shareholder to a corporation with this Ontario Security Agreement for Shareholder Loan.

• The corporation (as borrower) grants the secured party (a trustee for the shareholders) a security interest over the borrower's corporate assets, in order to secure its current or future indebtedness to its shareholders for shareholder advances, stock dividends or other obligations.
• The secured party holds the security interest in trust for the shareholders and may release all or part of the secured collateral as it sees fit.
• The borrower is restricted from selling, transferring, leasing or otherwise disposing of any of the collateral forming the security.
• This legal agreement template is available as a fully editable Microsoft Word document.
• Intended for use only in the Province of Ontario, Canada.

Equalize the capital contributions of the shareholders for an Ontario corporation with this Share Capital Equalization Agreement.

• This agreement is for a company with two shareholders, one of whom has invested more capital than the other, with the intent being that each of them will end up with 50% shareholdings in the company.
• To do that, the contributing shareholder will make regular installment payments into his/her capital account to purchase a proportionate number of shares.
• The shares will then be held in trust until all the equalization payments are made.

You can download the Ontario Share Capital Equalization Agreement immediately after purchase.