by Ross Rumbell Business Law | Jun 17, 2021 | Business Start Up, Corporation, General
A challenge for many foreign businesses operating in Canada has been our history of requiring the boards of directors of Canadian business corporations to include a minimum number of resident Canadians. While several provinces have already moved away from this policy,...
by Ross Rumbell Business Law | Jan 29, 2021 | Contracts & Drafting, Corporation, General
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to a more digital workplace. Now, it is more convenient than ever before to store and process data, including personal information. With this transition comes a good opportunity to revisit an issue that all Canadian...
by Ross Rumbell Business Law | Dec 4, 2020 | Contracts & Drafting, Corporation, General
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to a more digital workplace. Now, it is more convenient than ever before to store and process data, including personal information. With this transition comes a good opportunity to revisit an issue that all Canadian...
by Ross Rumbell Business Law | Nov 3, 2020 | Contracts & Drafting, Corporation, General
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to a more digital workplace. Now, it is more convenient than ever before to store and process data, including personal information. With this transition comes a good opportunity to revisit an issue that all Canadian...
by Glenn M. Rumbell | Oct 26, 2020 | Corporation, Dealings with Shareholders, General
In “When Non-voting Shares Get to Vote” we looked at how calling a share a ‘non-voting’ share is a bit of a misnomer. Under Canadian corporate statutes even non-voting shares have the right to vote in certain circumstances and at best should be called ‘mostly...
by Ross Rumbell Business Law | Oct 23, 2020 | Corporation, General
On October 1, 2020, the Ontario government announced new regulations and amendments to the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002 (REBBA) that allow real estate brokers and salespersons to incorporate “personal real estate corporations” (“PRECs”). Simply put, the...
