Tag: ontario

Tag: ontario

PROVINCIAL INCORPORATION: Deeper into Federal vs. Provincial

The provincial law in Ontario stipulates that a company doing business in the province should also incorporate there. Meticulously satisfying the incorporating requirements therein, along with advice...

LAND TRANSFER TAX – Avoiding the tax, Trustee to Beneficiary

A client came into see me and wanted to transfer title to his property from his parents name to his and his wife.  He was concerned...

WHEN THE SHAREHOLDERS FIRST MEET

Every business has a different setup to them, however, whether there is local or set up through somewhere like https://www.singapore-company-registration.net overseas. If you have shareholders it...

STATUS CERTIFICATE REVIEW – A Way Out of the Deal?

Last week, one of my clients called to inform me that the sale of his condo unit failed to firm up because the purchaser’s lawyer advised...

CORPORATE NAMING UNINTERRUPTED: Federal vs. Provincial

Even after submission of an application for incorporation to the peoples concerned, doubts remain, a feeling of something left unfinished prevails, and a good night’s sleep...

Forgetting to Defend a Law Suit, Setting Aside the Default Judgment

I love this saying…“you can’t change the past but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future”. It applies to so many of us....

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CANADIAN CORPORATE LAW

Among the definitions of business, the Concise Oxford Dictionary lists it as a person’s  regular occupation or trade and then further elaborates it as commercial activity. The...

Does a Hot Tub in Your Condominium Back Yard or Terrace Need Approval?

Case analysis on the Ontario Court of Appeal decision and interpretation of Section 98 of the Ontario Condominium Act, specifically deals with an owner needing approval...

Have a Great Condominium Balcony or Terrace? Careful You May Not Actually Own It!

Condominium balconies or terraces are generally now owned by the unit owner, they are exclusive use common elements owned by the condominium corporation. Any addition,...

Competition Bureau and the Canadian Real Estate Associations (“CREA”): More Private Deals on the Horizon?

Recently the Canadian Competition Bureau requested that CREA open up the Canadian real estate market by making the Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”) open to the public...