Ontario Business Corporations Act & Commentary, 2024/2025 Edition
This concise guide to the law on business corporations in Ontario contains the full text of the Ontario Business Corporations Act and other key pieces of legislation, supplemented with commentary prepared by Fasken.
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Product description
More than just an annual statutory update – The Only OBCA annual consolidation that comes with Expert Overview Commentary
This concise guide to the law on business corporations in Ontario contains the full text of the Ontario Business Corporations Act and other key pieces of legislation, supplemented with Introductory Notes and Overview Commentary prepared by Fasken.
Features and Benefits
- Expert commentary – An 80+ page Overview Commentary on the Ontario Business Corporations Act and lead-in commentary by Fasken explaining the significance of the Acts in relation to corporate law in Ontario
- Fully updated – Includes the most up-to-date legislation, schedules of fees, forms and notices of filing requirements (guides)
- Comprehensive coverage – Preface prepared by Fasken explaining how the legislative scheme works
- Complete resource – Reproduced in full providing up-to-date information at your fingertips:
- Business Corporations Act and Regulations
- Business Names Act and Regulations
- Business Records Protection Act
- Business Regulation Reform Act, 1994 and Regulation
- Corporations Information Act and Regulation
- Extra-Provincial Corporations Act and Regulation
- Limited Partnerships Act and Regulation
- Partnerships Act
- Securities Transfer Act, 2006
- Electronic Commerce Act, 2000
- Legislation Act, 2006
- Relevant notices of filing requirements and guides
- Schedules of fees
- Ministry forms
Highlights of the 2024/2025 Edition
- Updated Preface and Overview Commentary
- Updated Table of Concordance comparing the OBCA to corporations statutes in other jurisdictions across Canada
- Updated Ministry Forms
Who Should Buy
- General practitioners – who must have a quick reference to advise on all aspects of a business, from incorporating to exiting
- Corporate/commercial lawyers – who must keep abreast of the latest developments in business corporation law and procedures
- In-house counsel – who oversee all matters of corporate compliance and propriety of corporate filings
- Law clerks – who need concrete guidance to facilitate their corporate filings and record keeping
- Law clerk program students – who need a solid understanding of both the procedural and substantive framework for entry to the world of corporate clerkship
Table of contents
Legislative Currency
Table of Concordance
Overview Commentary
Business Corporations Act – Act, Regulations, and Forms
Business Names Act – Act, Regulations, and Forms
Business Records Protection Act
Business Regulation Reform Act, 1994 – Act and Regulation
Corporations Information Act – Act, Regulations, and Forms
Extra-Provincial Corporations Act – Act, Regulations, and Forms
Limited Partnerships Act – Act, Regulations, and Forms
Partnerships Act
Securities Transfer Act, 2006
Electronic Commerce Act, 2000
Legislation Act, 2006
Notices of Filing Requirements (Guides)
Companies Service Standards and Fees
Index