ARTICLE · 18 JANUARY 2023

Will Quebec's Ultimate Beneficiary Register Be Delayed And Non-Public?

Spiegel Sohmer

It is important for our clients/ friends to continue to prepare for the upcoming in-force date of March 31, 2023, that was announced by Quebec for the filing thereafter with the Quebec...

CanadaCorporate/Commercial Law

Daniel Frajman

An earlier version of this article appeared in The Lawyer's Daily (published by LexisNexis Canada) on January 11, 2023.

It is important for our clients/ friends to continue to prepare for the upcoming in-force date of March 31, 2023, that was announced by Quebec for the filing thereafter with the Quebec register of enterprises of beneficial ownership-related information. In this regard, we have asked and are asking our clients, for their corporations and partnerships, to provide essentially to us information as to nominee agreements, trusts and holding companies, if any, along with related information, and to provide to us organizational charts if available. However, we did want to note that it is possible that the new Quebec rules requiring this information will be delayed, and some are even questioning whether the information will ultimately be publicly posted by the government. My article that appeared in the Lawyer's Daily on January 11, 2023, speculates

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Will Quebec's Ultimate Beneficiary Register Be Delayed And Non-Public?

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