Episode 023 – Personal Use Assets Owned By A Corporation (Podcast)

On October 25, 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") adopted a new self-certified investor prospectus exemption under Ontario Instrument 45-107 (the "Exemption")...

Alternative practice structures (APS), already firmly established in the United States, are generating significant interest and activity in the Canadian market, particularly in regard to accounting firms.

In Ontario's fast-paced and constantly changing business landscape, contracts are the basis of all commercial relationships in law. Whether you're a businessperson ordering stock for resale, a tech firm providing...

The Court does not have discretion under the Ontario Business Corporations Act ("OBCA") to refuse a shareholder's request for the corporation to produce audited financial statements.

BuildDirect.com closes $20M private placement, reverse take-over, and lists on the TSX-V.

NOT SO LONG AGO, IT SEEMED THAT if you could successfully defend a preliminary injunction hearing (and, if necessary, a motion for an injunction pending appeal) and merge, there appeared to be a judicial tendency, and perhaps even a willingness by enforcers, to end the battle and not seek to "unscramble" your merger.

On February 19, 2019, GTY Technology Holdings Inc. ("GTY"), a special purpose acquisition company traded on the NASDAQ and which was formed to consummate a business combination

Putting a unanimous shareholders' agreement in place is an exercise in good governance. It gives a group of owners an agreed framework for running the corporation, sharing its profits and dealing with the departure of a shareholder, and it settles those questions at a point when everyone is still working well together. Every agreement is different, because the answers depend on who the shareholders are and what each of them wants from the business.

When companies grow and evolve, their business processes often become more intricate, and operational challenges can emerge if technology solutions do not align with new demands.

Changes to the Income Tax Act in 2023 will require bare trusts to report annual beneficial ownership information.