Guides on corporate compliance, minute books, and Canadian corporate law.
Corporate minute books hold some of the most sensitive personal data your company controls — director SINs, residential addresses, beneficial ownership, full cap tables. Storing them on shared drives, email threads, or unmanaged document portals does not meet the reasonable-safeguards standard Canadian privacy law expects. Here's what's at stake, and how Corpbook closes the gap.
The shareholder register is the legal source of truth for share ownership — and most small Canadian businesses don't have one that would survive due diligence. Here's what's at stake and how to fix it.
Corporate resolutions are the legal record that a decision was properly authorized. Without them, transactions can be challenged, tax positions denied, and your bank won't help you. Here's what you need to know.
Most Canadian founders have never heard of the central securities register. Acquirers have — and gaps in yours can delay or kill a deal. Here's what it is, why it matters, and how to keep it clean.
Under the CBCA and OBCA, the wrong mix of directors at a meeting means resolutions passed there may have no legal effect. Here's how the residency rules work by jurisdiction and what founders need to watch for.
Since 2020, private BC companies have had to keep an internal transparency register, updated within 30 days. Enacted amendments will move it to public online filing with new fields and a tighter 15-day deadline — but as of mid-2026 those changes are not yet in force. Here's what applies now and what's ahead.
A minute book isn't just paperwork — it's the legal spine of your corporation. Here's what it contains, why it matters, and what happens if you don't have one.
