Business & Corporate Law

From a simple contract to sell an asset, to a complex corporate restructuring, you can enlist our help on many legal issues. Our experience includes deals involving retail stores, factories, farms, vet and dental practices, motels, grocery stores, restaurants, camp grounds, trailer parks and inter-generational transfers of many other businesses.

Asset and Share Purchases and Sales

We can provide guidance as to what type of transaction either share or asset purchase should apply to you. We have experience in selling all types of businesses from Racetracks, and Opticians to Veterinaries and Construction companies.

Partnership and Shareholder Agreements

We can assist in formation, review or amendments to both Shareholder and Partnership Agreements.

Incorporations and Corporate Record Maintenance

Whether you wish to incorporate under Federal Legislation or Provincial, we have the know how to ensure your Corporation is structured properly and all required details are accounted for. Furthermore, we maintain the articles of many businesses ensuring filing occurs on timely basis along with the payment of any annual fees.

Secured Transactions and Corporate Borrowing and Lending

Whether it is a personal loan secured by personal property or secured by real property, we will ensure that your equity is secure. We act for both corporate borrowers and lenders.

Restructuring and Rollovers

Transfers of property to or from a Corporation can result in capital gains or recapture of capital cost allowance resulting in immediate income tax consequences. We have experience applying the Income Tax Act to have these transfers occur at a tax-deferred basis in certain circumstances.