British Columbia Business Corporations Act & Commentary, 2023 Edition

A leading reference tool on the British Columbia Business Corporations Act, this portable guide includes commentary prepared by leading Canadian corporate law practitioners and useful features:

• Commentary that addresses:
  • New developments in the Business Corporations Act
  • The history and evolution of the Act
  • Overview and key elements of the Act
• Full text of British Columbia Business Corporations Act, as amended
• Full text of British Columbia Business Corporations Regulation, B.C. Reg. 65/2004
• Full text of British Columbia Extraprovincial Companies and Foreign Entities from a Designated Province Regulation, B.C. Reg. 88/2009
• Full text of British Columbia Community Contribution Company Regulation, B.C. Reg. 63/2013
• Dozens of B.C. Company, Extra Provincial Company, Unlimited Liability Company, Community Contribution Company, Benefit Company, and New West Partnership Trade Agreement forms
• Table of concordance comparing the Act, its predecessor, and the Canada Business Corporations Act

Highlights of the New Edition

• Extensively revised and reorganized legislative commentary, including a new structure broken down into six substantive chapters: Corporate Forms; Practicalities of Incorporation and Corporate Maintenance; Shareholders and Meetings; Management; Special Corporate Actions; and Offences and Enforcement
• Recent legislative and regulatory amendments, as well as a number of pending amendments to the Business Corporations Act contained in the Societies Amendment Act, 2021
• New and updated forms, including the addition of New West Partnership Trade Agreement forms

Who Should Buy

• General practitioners who must have a quick reference tool in order 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 solid understanding of both the procedural and substantive framework for entry into the world of corporate clerkship