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Ontario Incorporation Frequently Asked Questions

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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of Ontario Corporations

Subject to sections 170 and 171 of the Ontario Business Corporation Act, a corporation may from time to time amend its articles to add, change or remove any provision that is permitted by this Act to be, or that is, set out in its articles, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to, (a) […]

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Records, duties of Ontario corporations

A corporation shall prepare and maintain, at its registered office or at such other place in Ontario designated by the directors, (a) the articles and the by-laws and all amendments thereto, and a copy of any unanimous shareholder agreement known to the directors; (b) minutes of meetings and resolutions of shareholders; (c) a register of […]

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Residency of Directors in Ontario Corporations

At least 25 percent of the directors of an Ontario corporation other than a non-resident corporation shall be resident Canadians, but where a corporation has less than four directors, at least one director shall be a resident Canadian. Ontario Online Incorporation Service in 2 Hours for Only $99 Ontario Incorporation in 2 Hours. New low […]

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Qualification of directors in Ontario Corporations

The following persons are disqualified from being a director of a corporation: 1. A person who is less than eighteen years of age. 2. A person who has been found under the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 or under the Mental Health Act to be incapable of managing property or who has been found to be […]

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First Directors Meeting in Ontario Corporations

After incorporation, a meeting of the directors of an Ontario corporation shall be held at which the directors may, (a) make by-laws; (b) adopt forms of security certificates and corporate records; (c) authorize the issue of securities; (d) appoint officers; (e) appoint one or more auditors to hold office until the first annual or special […]

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Board of directors in Ontario Corporations

A corporation shall have a board of directors which shall consist of, (a) in the case of a corporation that is not an offering corporation, at least one individual; and (b) in the case of a corporation that is an offering corporation, not fewer than three individuals. Ontario Online Incorporation Service in 2 Hours for […]

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Directors in Ontario Corporations

Subject to any unanimous shareholder agreement, the directors shall manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of a corporation Ontario Online Incorporation Service in 2 Hours for Only $99 Ontario Incorporation in 2 Hours. New low incorporation fee $99 plus Govt fees. Business Corporations are incorporated in Ontario, according to the provisions […]

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Shareholders’ meeting in Ontario Corporations

Subject to this Act or the articles or by-laws of a corporation or a unanimous shareholder agreement, (a) all questions proposed for the consideration of the shareholders shall be determined by the majority of the votes cast and the chair presiding at the meeting shall not have a second or casting vote in case of […]

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Notice of shareholders’ meetings in Ontario Corporations

Notice of the time and place of a meeting of shareholders shall be sent, in the case of an offering corporation, not less than twenty-one days and, in the case of any other corporation, not less than ten days, but, in either case, not more than fifty days, before the meeting, (a) to each shareholder […]

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