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The October 2026 ONCA Deadline: What Share Capital Social Clubs Need to Know
August 19, 2026
Ontario social clubs that were incorporated with share capital under the Corporations Act, such as golf clubs and curling clubs, were given five years from ONCA’s proclamation on October 19, 2021 to choose a new structure. That window closes on Oct...
Read moreNew Criminal Rate of Interest
May 1, 2026
Canada has introduced significant changes to its criminal interest rate laws, lowering the maximum lawful interest rate for many loans and credit arrangements. The amendments, which came into force on January 1, 2025, are intended to curb predatory l...
Read moreNew Ontario Case Explains Limits of Corporate Protection
May 1, 2026
We have long operated on the well-established principle that corporations are separate and distinct legal entities from their shareholders. Corporate structures are designed to provide shareholders, directors and officers with protection from perso...
Read moreNew ISC Registry Rules: What Ontario and Federal Corporations Need to Know
January 31, 2026
Did you know both corporations incorporated provincially under the Ontario Business Corporations Act and federally under the Canada Business Corporations Act are required to maintain registers in their minute books which specify the details of the in...
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