Diversity Policy | Canada

Lease a commercial building and adjoined land in Canada to a business tenant with this comprehensive downloadable lease template.

• The lease is for the land and buildings already on the location, or to be constructed at a later date, which are solely at the risk of the tenant.
• This is a net lease, and the tenant is responsible for paying all taxes, charges, rates, expenses, and outgoings related to the premises.
• The tenant must maintain comprehensive liability insurance, all risks physical damage insurance, boiler and pressure vessel and machinery breakdown insurance, in forms and amounts satisfactory to the landlord.
• The tenant shall not request local improvements from the municipality without the landlord's consent.
• The tenant grants the landlord a security interest over all of its present and after acquired personal property, as collateral security for its performance of its obligations under the lease.
• The landlord is not required to maintain, repair or rebuild the leased premises if they are damaged or destroyed.
• This legal template can be used in most Canadian provinces and territories.

Save yourself hundreds of dollars in legal fees. Use the Commercial Net Lease Agreement for Land and Buildings for your tenants.

Canadian employers, write an Employment Agreement for a new employee with this easy-to-use template.

• The contract covers relevant points of the employment including:
  • Duties, responsibilities and job description of the position being filled by the employee;
  • Starting salary, and any other compensation being paid;
  • Benefits and expense accounts;
  • Assessment or probationary period to be completed by the employee;
  • Procedure for termination of the employee with cause.
• Available in MS Word format and fully editable to meet your specific needs.
• Intended to be used only within Canada.

Adopt a workplace policy governing the use of social media by your staff with this downloadable Social Media Workplace Policy Statement.

• The Policy Statement covers content, posts and comments made to any social media or content sharing site, including Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn, blogs, forums and similar sites and networks.
• The Policy outlines a set of guidelines that employees, management, consultants and contractors need to follow with respect to their contributions and posts to these sites.
• The Policy also clarifies the consequences if an employee fails to comply with the Policy.
• This is a downloadable and fully editable MS Word file.

Canadian franchise laws require franchisors to provide potential franchisees with this Franchise Disclosure Document.

The Disclosure Document discloses all relevant information about the franchisor and the franchise business as required by franchise laws and regulations for the Provinces of Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, including:

• the franchisor's corporate structure and history,
• the business experience of the principals of the franchisor,
• any current or potential litigation involving the franchisor,
• initial franchise fees and other fees to be paid by a franchisee,
• financing, working capital, and estimates of annual operating costs,
• restrictions on sources of products and services, and restrictions on what the franchisee may sell,
• assistance and training programs offered by the franchisor,
• government licenses, registrations and authorizations,
• provisions for renewal, transfer and termination of the franchise,
• financial statements and information,
• forms and addenda to meet province-specific requirements.

The Canada Franchise Disclosure Document is available in MS Word format.

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:

1. A template cover letter;
2. Notice of Annual Meeting;
3. Meeting Agenda;
4. Solicitation of Proxy form;
5. Declaration of Mailing Notice, to be completed by the corporate secretary or other officer who mailed the documents.

This Ontario Annual Shareholder Meeting Forms Package is available in MS Word format.