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Keep The Status: Securities Law Considerations for Private Corporations

June 5. 2024 Author: Minsor Huang Incorporating a new company can seem like a trivial matter for some, and yet a tremendous feat for others. But regardless of experience, the steps are usually quite straightforward: choose a name, choose the management, choose the classes of shares that can be issued – but when it comes…

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I Want The Truth: Ribo Announces New Mandatory Disclosure Guidelines for Brokers

May 28,2024 Author: George Moshenski-Dubov The Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (“RIBO”) was established in 1981 as the regulatory body responsible for overseeing general insurance brokers in Ontario....
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Who Wins & Who Loses: Share Sales & Proposed Changes to Capital Gains

May 8, 2024 Author: George Moshenski-Dubov When selling one’s business, the transaction will usually be conducted as either a sale of the shares in the corporation (a “Share...
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The Corporate Honeymoon Will End. Are You Shareholders Ready?

When it comes to starting a new business with partners, founders often find themselves in an entrepreneurial honeymoon phase, where decisions are made in harmony and compromises are...
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Bill 91 Amendments: The Modern Age of Shareholders’ and Directors’ Meetings and Corporate Records

On October 1st, 2023, Bill 91 made amendments to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), the Corporations Act, the Corporations Information Act, the Limited Partnerships Act, and the Partnership...
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Actual VS. Contractual: Actual Ownership VS. Contractual Right to Ownership of a Producer’s Book of Business

The relationship between employee and employer is the single most misunderstood concept for most Producers. Let us take a few moments to outline what a Producer who has...
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The Take All Comers Rule Versus Restrictive Covenants: Baseless Argument or Viable Concern

As a law firm that has a legacy in the Insurance Industry, our Managing Lawyer Ron Smith, was formerly a broker with RIBO, and current advocate for the...
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Corporate Law Updates – Bill 43

The Ontario Government has introduced Bill 43, the Build Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2021(the “Act”), adding new record-keeping requirements for certain businesses incorporated under the Ontario Business Corporations...
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Changes To Employment Law In Ontario: Resulting From The Working For Workers Act, 2021

The relationship between employee and employer has begun to move even more into an employee focused dynamic, with the passage of The Working For Workers Act, 2021 (the...
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Changes For Ontario Corporations: Filing Annual Information Returns

Changes to Annual Filings There have recently been a number of changes with regard to corporate filings in Ontario. Along with changes to the registry system that are...
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28th Annual Starlight Insurance Campaign!

RJS LAW participated in the Silent Auction Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada. Their mission to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families – from hospital to...
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