This concise guide to the law relating to business corporations in Ontario contains the full text of the Ontario Business Corporations Act and other key pieces of legislation supplemented with commentary prepared by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. This fully updated edition includes lead-in commentary and all amendments to the statutes and regulations you'll need. It is produced in lay-flat binding for easy handling and includes these unique features:

• Current and most relevant acts, regulations, schedules of fees, forms, information sheets and companies service standards and fees chart
• Expert introductory notes to all acts
• Concordance of the current Act to its provincial and federal equivalents
• Comprehensive, well-organized index

Features and Benefits

 

• Fully updated — includes the most up-to-date legislation, schedules of fees, forms and information sheets
• Comprehensive coverage — preface prepared by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, explains how the legislative scheme works and why this selection of materials has been grouped together
• Expert commentary — introductory notes to all acts prepared by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP explain the significance of the acts in relation to corporate law in Ontario
• Complete resource — reproduced in full providing information at your fingertips:
  • Business Corporations Act and Regulations
  • Business Names Act and Regulations
  • Business Records Protection Act
  • Business Regulation Reform Act, 1994 and Regulation
  • Corporations Information Act and Regulation
  • Extra-Provincial Corporations Act and Regulation
  • Limited Partnerships Act and Regulation
  • Partnerships Act
  • Securities Transfer Act, 2006
  • Electronic Commerce Act, 2000
  • Legislation Act, 2006
  • Relevant information sheets
  • Schedules of fees
  • Ministry forms

Highlights of This New Edition

• Amendments to Business Corporations Act by S.O. 2009, c. 33, Sched. 17, s. 1, in force December 15, 2009
• Amendments to Corporations Information Act, Reg. 182 (General), by O. Reg. 12/09, in force October 1, 2009
• Amendments to Limited Partnerships Act by S.O. 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 44, in force December 15, 2009
• Amendments to Partnerships Act by S.O. 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 57, in force December 15, 2009
• Amendments to Legislation Act, 2006 by S.O. 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43, in force December 15, 2009
• Recently revised Business Corporations Act Form 15 (Articles of Revival)
• Recently revised Business Names Act Form 1 (Registration for Sole Proprietorship) and Form 2 (Registration for Corporations)
• Recently revised Extra-Provincial Corporations Act Form 3 (Application for Amendment to Extra-Provincial Licence)

Who Should Buy

• General practitioners — who must have quick reference to advise on all aspects of a business, from incorporating to exiting
• Corporate/commercial lawyers — who must keep abreast of the latest developments in business corporation law and procedures
• In-house counsel — who oversee all matters of corporate compliance and propriety of corporate filings
• Law clerks — who need concrete guidance to facilitate their corporate filings and record keeping
• Law clerk program students — who need solid understanding of both the procedural and substantive framework for entry to the world of corporate clerkship