Archive | Corporate Maintenance

Your  canadian corporation must keep certain corporate records at its registered office (or at some other location in Canada, as set out by the directors). On request, a corporation’s shareholders and creditors can access the following records: articles of amendment, including amended articles of incorporation or restated articles of incorporation by-laws and their amendments any […]

The Importance of a Minute Book. Corporate records should be maintained by all federally or provincially incorporated companies, regardless of their size. A minute book is a common, and convenient, way to do so. A minute book serves as a convenient way to record your company’s significant activities. Setting it up from the moment you […]

A Company Minute Book does not have a fancy name or a romantic description, but it is the most important part of record maintenance that any corporation must have. The minute book is a record that includes important information about the corporation including, but not limited to: Articles of Incorporations, by-laws, minutes of meetings, names […]

What is a company minute book? A minute book is used to store all important corporate documents such as the articles of incorporation, the minutes of shareholders and directors meetings, stock certificates, tax filings, by-laws and other legal documents. Benefits of a Company Minute Book For ease of management, efficiency, and security, it is vital […]

Regardless of the size of your corporation, you are obligated to file an annual return if your corporation’s legal status is “active” (that is, not dissolved, discontinued or amalgamated with another corporation). Your annual return must be signed by an individual who has the relevant knowledge of the corporation and who is authorized by the […]

To make sure that your corporation continues to benefit from incorporation under your provincial business corporation act, you need to fulfill certain requirements with your jurisdiction of incorporation, registrations department. Depending on the type of requirement, you need to file annually or when circumstances change. Namely, you must: Filing an annual return: Filing an annual […]