Ontario Shareholder Buy-Sell Agreement

The Canada Shareholder Buy-Sell Agreement (Hybrid Method) is an option that Canadians can consider to put a succession plan in place for the continuity of their small business.

• This type of buy-sell agreement is known as a 'hybrid' buy-sell.
• Under this Agreement, the corporation holds life insurance policies on each of the shareholders.
• Upon a shareholder's death, the corporation will collect the insurance proceeds, and use the proceeds to fund the purchase of the deceased shareholder's shares by any of the surviving shareholders who are interested, on a pro rata basis (proportional to their existing shareholdings).
• Any unpurchased shares will be redeemed by the corporation.
• The corporation will make an election for a deemed dividend to be paid from the capital dividend account if possible.
• The Agreement is governed by Canadian income tax laws.
• This legal contract form is available in MS word format and is fully editable.

Would your business survive the death or retirement of one of the owners? Provide for the continued existence of the business with this Canada Shareholder Buy-Sell Agreement (Corporate Redemption Method).

• The corporation obtains life insurance policies on each of the shareholders and uses the proceeds to fund the redemption, acquisition or cancellation of the corporation's shares.
• Upon the death of a shareholder, the corporation redeems the deceased shareholder's shares and makes an election that the deemed dividend is to be paid from the capital dividend account to the extent possible.
• The Agreement contains several different options for methods of valuating the shares.
• The Agreement is made pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada).
• This Shareholder Buy-Sell Agreement (Corporate Redemption Method) is available as a downloadable and fully editable MS Word template.

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.

Prepare share transfers for an Ontario corporation with this Share Transfer and Release Forms package.

• The package contains the following items:
  • Share Transfer and Indemnity Form, to transfer all of the shares of a corporation to a purchaser. The seller indemnifies the buyer and releases the corporation from any claims the seller may have with respect to the seller's involvement with the corporation.
  • A simpler form of Share Transfer, to transfer all or part of a shareholder's shares to another party.
  • A resolution of the directors of the corporation approving the share transfer.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Ontario, Canada.