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.

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.