Business Startup & Non-Profit Incorporation - Corporate Governance Counsel
Our lawyers and legal professionals help guide for-profit and non-profit sustainability, psychedelics, and/or housing clients through the intricacies of federal and provincial incorporation. We also provides support for all aspects of corporate governance and proper minute book upkeep, including bylaws and resolutions drafting.
Legal Services
Federal and provincial (e.g., Ontario, British Columbia) incorporation.
Minute book assembly and maintenance
Bylaw and resolution drafting
Board of directors and shareholders meeting assistance
Annual return filing
Securities and beneficial ownership registry management
Regulatory compliance
If you’re looking for incorporation or governance-related legal services not mentioned above, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Most legal work is billable at our hourly rates, but we also offer several popular flat fee incorporation and other options (detailed below).
Flat-Fee Options
All flat fee options are subject to applicable tax and additional terms. Startup package pricing includes administrative filing fees (excepting extra-provincial registration fees, if applicable).
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The Basic Business Startup package is available to for-profit and non-profit businesses and organizations, and includes:
• A NUANS name search;
• Incorporation filing (and initial return filing);
• Articles of incorporation (including for-profit business B Corp legal element);
• Operational bylaws;
• Organizing resolutions;
• Shareholder/member registry; and
• Share certificate (for-profits only, since non-profits don’t have shares).
As part of this package, we’ll work with you to ensure the corporation’s foundational documents match your requirements and priorities, and we’ll explain everything in the process that you might be less than 100% on. When everything is ready and assembled, all of the above will be sent to you in one clean, organized digital minute book file.
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The Social Enterprise Startup package is available to for-profit businesses looking to position themselves for B Corp certification and non-profits. This pricing package includes:
• A NUANS name search;
• Incorporation filing (and initial return filing);
• Articles of incorporation (including B Corp legal element);
• Operational bylaws (By-Law No. 1);
• Social and environmental bylaws (By-Law No. 2);
• Organizing resolutions;
• Shareholder registry; and
• Share certificate.
This option does not guarantee you will pass B Corp certification (it’s a tough process), but we’ll work with you to incorporate as many social and environmental policies as possible into your bylaws from day one with reference to the actual B Corp impact assessment grading system. This way, we can help set you up for B Corp certification success when you choose to go through that process. You’ll also get one clean, organized minute book file with all of the above, as well as all the legal advice and guidance regarding incorporation that you would with the Basic Startup package.
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With this option, the firm’s legal professionals will provide one month of legal assistance as-needed to address common non-profit challenges. This will include:
• Governance guidance
• Bylaw and resolution drafting
• Assistance with government filings
• Employment
• Contracts
• IP management
When a subscription month ends, you can request renewal for another month of service either immediately or as-needed. Subscription months are not automatically renewed.
This package does not include assistance with charity registration, litigation, or M&A. These services will be provided at the firm’s hourly rates. Incorporation and minute book creation is available as a separate package (see above).
