Corporations and Partnerships in Canada:
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| 505 | 8 | |a Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- The Author -- The Original Contributors -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface and Disclaimer -- General Introduction -- 1. THE GENERAL BACKGROUND OF THE COUNTRY -- I. Geography -- II. Cultural Composition -- III. Political System -- A. The Constitutional Division of Powers -- B. Provinces -- C. Territories -- D. Municipal Governments -- E. Indigenous Governments -- F. The Judicial Power -- G. Political Parties -- IV. Population and Employment Statistics -- A. Population Statistics -- B. Employment Statistics -- V. Corporation and Partnership Statistics -- VI. Social and Cultural Values -- VII. Privatization Efforts and Golden Shares -- 2. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. A Brief Canadian Historical Context -- II. Partnerships -- III. Corporations -- IV. Securities Regulation -- 3. DEFINITIONS AND STRUCTURE OF CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. Forms of Corporations and Partnerships Typically Used in Primarily For-Profit Activities -- II. Distinction Between Structures and Consequences -- A. General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships -- B. Corporations -- C. Public and Private Corporations -- III. Non-profit Associations and Other Forms of Association -- A. Other Corporate Forms -- 1. Co-operative Associations -- 2. Not-for-Profit Corporations or Incorporated Societies -- 3. Community Interest Companies and Community Contribution Companies -- 4. British Columbia Benefit Company -- 5. Various Other Corporate Statutes -- B. Unincorporated Associations -- C. Trusts -- 4. SOURCES AND HIERARCHY OF THE LAW ON CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. International Sources -- II. National, Provincial and Territorial Sources -- A. Legislation -- B. Case Law -- C. By-Laws or Articles | |
| 505 | 8 | |a D. Relationship Between By-Laws or Articles and Legislation -- 5. INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW -- I. Intra-country 'International' Private Law in Canada -- II. Potential Inconsistency in 'International Private Law' Even Between Jurisdictions Within Canada -- III. Focus on Extra-provincial or Extra-territorial Corporation Registration -- IV. Recognition of Foreign Corporations -- V. Foreign Corporation Registration -- 6. THE LABOUR LAW CONNECTION: CO-DETERMINATION AND CORPORATE STRUCTURE -- Part I. Corporations (Companies) -- Chapter 1. Widely-Held, or Public, Share Capital Corporations -- 1. CHARACTERISTICS -- 2. FORMATION -- I. Formal Requirements for Incorporation -- A. Initial Incorporation -- B. Continuance -- 1. Import -- 2. Export -- II. Notification, Registration, Incorporation, and Publicity -- III. Contracts Made on Behalf of a Corporation (Company) Before Incorporation -- IV. Number and Characteristics of Incorporators -- V. Initial Share Capital -- VI. Contribution in Kind -- VII. Other Material Formation Requirements -- 3. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE LEGAL PERSON -- I. Registered Office -- II. Name -- III. Objects Clause -- IV. Commercial or Civil Character -- 4. CAPITAL AND SHARES -- I. Different Concepts of Capital: Nominal, Issued, Paid-Up, Minimum and Authorized Capital, Classes and Series of Shares, and Stated Capital Accounts -- A. Nominal Capital and Stated Capital Accounts -- B. Issuance of Shares -- C. Paid Up -- D. Minimum and Authorized Capital (No Minimum Capital Requirement and Limited Authorized Capital is Optional) -- II. Alteration of Capital -- III. Preferential Right of Subscription (Pre-emptive Rights to Subscribe for Shares) -- IV. Issue of Shares at a Premium and at a Discount -- V. Public Issue Prospectus Requirements -- VI. Stock Exchange Introduction Requirements | |
| 505 | 8 | |a VII. Forbidden Reductions of Capital and Acquisitions of Shares by the Corporation Itself -- A. Capital Reduction -- B. Solvency Tests for Acquisition of Shares and Other Reductions in Share Capital -- C. Prohibition Against Corporation Holding Its Own Shares -- VIII. Classes of Shares -- A. Bearer or Registered Form -- B. Presumption of Equality of Shares and Classes of Shares -- C. Voting Rights -- D. Dividend Rights -- E. Rights on Winding-Up -- F. Conversion Rights and Redemption Rights -- G. Certificates and Share Warrants -- H. Shares in Series -- IX. Transfer of Shares -- A. Registration -- B. Sale or Gift of Shares -- C. Stock Exchange Requirements -- D. Protection of Shareholders in a 'Tender Offer' (or 'Takeover Bid') -- E. Insider Trading -- 1. The Prohibition of Insider Trading or Informing -- 2. 'Issuer', 'Material Change', and 'Material Fact' -- 3. 'Special Relationship' -- 4. Penal, Civil, and Administrative Sanctions -- 5. Defences -- 6. Insider Reporting -- 7. Insider Trading Provisions in Incorporation Statutes -- 8. Federal Criminal Code Prohibition -- X. (Mortgage) Debentures and Other Securities -- A. Options and Rights -- B. Trust Indenture -- 5. SHAREHOLDERS, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL -- I. Shareholder Control Mechanisms (Rights and Remedies) -- A. Shareholder Meetings -- 1. Generally -- 2. Annual Meetings -- a. The Requirement to Hold an Annual Meeting -- b. Quorum -- c. Notice Requirements -- d. Resolution in Lieu of Meeting -- 3. Special Meetings -- a. Special Meetings are Discretionary -- b. Quorum -- c. Notice -- d. Resolution in Lieu of Meeting -- 4. Judicially Ordered Meetings -- 5. Who May Call a Meeting of Shareholders -- 6. Shareholder Proposals -- a. Nature of Shareholder Proposals -- b. Types of Proposals -- c. Effect of a Shareholder Proposal -- 7. The Shareholder's Right of Discussion at Meetings of Shareholders | |
| 505 | 8 | |a a. The Right of Discussion -- b. Right of Discussion Not Unlimited -- 8. Conduct of the Chairperson at a Meeting of Shareholders -- 9. Shareholder Voting Rights -- a. Types of Shareholder Resolutions -- b. Circumstances in Which Shareholders Vote -- c. Shareholders Entitled to Vote -- d. 'Majority of the Minority' Voting Entitlements -- e. Permitted Limitations on the Right to Vote -- f. 'Coattails' Attached to Non-voting Shares -- g. Cumulative Voting -- 10. The Proxy Voting System -- a. Generally -- b. Right to Appoint a Proxy -- c. Mandatory Solicitation of Proxies -- d. The Dissident Circular Requirement -- e. Securities Regulatory Requirements and Proxy Circular Contents -- f. Meaning of 'Solicitation' -- g. Reimbursement for Proxy Solicitation Expenditures -- B. Majority Rule: Legal and Statutory Protection of Minority and Majority Shareholders -- 1. The Statutory Derivative Action -- a. Historical Background and Inspiration for the Statutory Derivative Action -- b. The Statutory Provision -- c. Standing to Bring a Derivative Action -- d. The Leave Requirement -- e. Interpretation of the Conditions for Leave -- f. Powers of Court in Connection with a Derivative Action -- g. Costs -- h. Effect of Shareholder Ratification -- i. Court Approval Needed to Discontinue a Derivative Action -- j. Utility of the Derivative Action -- k. Derivative Versus Personal Actions: Who Suffers the Harm? -- l. Overlap Between Derivative and Personal Actions -- 2. The Oppression Remedy -- a. Background -- b. Standing -- c. Grounds for a Court Order in Relation to Oppression -- d. The Meaning of 'Oppressive or Unfairly Prejudicial to or That Unfairly Disregards the Interests Of' -- e. Overlap with the Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Officers -- f. Overlap with the Statutory Derivative Action | |
| 505 | 8 | |a g. Use of Oppression Provision to Create a De Facto Controlling Shareholder Fiduciary Duty or Duty of Fairness -- h. Application of the Oppression Remedy to Public Companies -- i. Powers of Court in Connection with an Oppression Application -- j. Buyout Orders -- k. The Procedure -- l. Costs -- m. Court Approval Needed to Discontinue a Derivative Action -- 3. Duty of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders -- a. No Common Law Fiduciary Duties of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders -- b. Duty of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders under the Oppression Remedy -- 4. Appraisal Rights -- a. Purpose of Appraisal Rights -- b. When Appraisal Rights Arise -- c. Procedures for Appraisal in the Context of Fundamental Changes -- d. Procedures in Connection with Compulsory Acquisitions -- e. Procedures in Connection with a Reverse Compulsory Acquisition -- f. Appraisal of Fair Value in the Context of an Oppression Application -- g. Determination of a 'Fair Value' -- h. Costs -- C. Annual Account and Report -- Profits and Dividends -- 1. Disclosure Requirements -- a. Financial Disclosure -- b. Management Discussion and Analysis -- c. Material Change Reports -- d. Prospectus Disclosure and Annual Information Form for Reporting Issuers -- e. Corporate Governance Disclosure -- f. Proxy Circulars -- g. Business Acquisition Reports Required for Reporting Issuers -- h. Insider Trading Reports -- i. Information to which Shareholders, Creditors and Potentially Others Have Access -- j. Register of Individuals with Significant Control -- 2. Profits and Dividends -- a. Claims of Debt Holders as a Prior Claim on Revenues Before Profits -- b. Dividends Paid out of Profits -- c. Entitlement of Shareholders to Receive Any Declared Dividend -- d. Priorities to Receive Dividends -- e. Fixed Claim or Participation Rights | |
| 505 | 8 | |a f. Cumulative or Non-cumulative Rights to Dividends | |
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| contents | Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- The Author -- The Original Contributors -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface and Disclaimer -- General Introduction -- 1. THE GENERAL BACKGROUND OF THE COUNTRY -- I. Geography -- II. Cultural Composition -- III. Political System -- A. The Constitutional Division of Powers -- B. Provinces -- C. Territories -- D. Municipal Governments -- E. Indigenous Governments -- F. The Judicial Power -- G. Political Parties -- IV. Population and Employment Statistics -- A. Population Statistics -- B. Employment Statistics -- V. Corporation and Partnership Statistics -- VI. Social and Cultural Values -- VII. Privatization Efforts and Golden Shares -- 2. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. A Brief Canadian Historical Context -- II. Partnerships -- III. Corporations -- IV. Securities Regulation -- 3. DEFINITIONS AND STRUCTURE OF CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. Forms of Corporations and Partnerships Typically Used in Primarily For-Profit Activities -- II. Distinction Between Structures and Consequences -- A. General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships -- B. Corporations -- C. Public and Private Corporations -- III. Non-profit Associations and Other Forms of Association -- A. Other Corporate Forms -- 1. Co-operative Associations -- 2. Not-for-Profit Corporations or Incorporated Societies -- 3. Community Interest Companies and Community Contribution Companies -- 4. British Columbia Benefit Company -- 5. Various Other Corporate Statutes -- B. Unincorporated Associations -- C. Trusts -- 4. SOURCES AND HIERARCHY OF THE LAW ON CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. International Sources -- II. National, Provincial and Territorial Sources -- A. Legislation -- B. Case Law -- C. By-Laws or Articles D. Relationship Between By-Laws or Articles and Legislation -- 5. INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW -- I. Intra-country 'International' Private Law in Canada -- II. Potential Inconsistency in 'International Private Law' Even Between Jurisdictions Within Canada -- III. Focus on Extra-provincial or Extra-territorial Corporation Registration -- IV. Recognition of Foreign Corporations -- V. Foreign Corporation Registration -- 6. THE LABOUR LAW CONNECTION: CO-DETERMINATION AND CORPORATE STRUCTURE -- Part I. Corporations (Companies) -- Chapter 1. Widely-Held, or Public, Share Capital Corporations -- 1. CHARACTERISTICS -- 2. FORMATION -- I. Formal Requirements for Incorporation -- A. Initial Incorporation -- B. Continuance -- 1. Import -- 2. Export -- II. Notification, Registration, Incorporation, and Publicity -- III. Contracts Made on Behalf of a Corporation (Company) Before Incorporation -- IV. Number and Characteristics of Incorporators -- V. Initial Share Capital -- VI. Contribution in Kind -- VII. Other Material Formation Requirements -- 3. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE LEGAL PERSON -- I. Registered Office -- II. Name -- III. Objects Clause -- IV. Commercial or Civil Character -- 4. CAPITAL AND SHARES -- I. Different Concepts of Capital: Nominal, Issued, Paid-Up, Minimum and Authorized Capital, Classes and Series of Shares, and Stated Capital Accounts -- A. Nominal Capital and Stated Capital Accounts -- B. Issuance of Shares -- C. Paid Up -- D. Minimum and Authorized Capital (No Minimum Capital Requirement and Limited Authorized Capital is Optional) -- II. Alteration of Capital -- III. Preferential Right of Subscription (Pre-emptive Rights to Subscribe for Shares) -- IV. Issue of Shares at a Premium and at a Discount -- V. Public Issue Prospectus Requirements -- VI. Stock Exchange Introduction Requirements VII. Forbidden Reductions of Capital and Acquisitions of Shares by the Corporation Itself -- A. Capital Reduction -- B. Solvency Tests for Acquisition of Shares and Other Reductions in Share Capital -- C. Prohibition Against Corporation Holding Its Own Shares -- VIII. Classes of Shares -- A. Bearer or Registered Form -- B. Presumption of Equality of Shares and Classes of Shares -- C. Voting Rights -- D. Dividend Rights -- E. Rights on Winding-Up -- F. Conversion Rights and Redemption Rights -- G. Certificates and Share Warrants -- H. Shares in Series -- IX. Transfer of Shares -- A. Registration -- B. Sale or Gift of Shares -- C. Stock Exchange Requirements -- D. Protection of Shareholders in a 'Tender Offer' (or 'Takeover Bid') -- E. Insider Trading -- 1. The Prohibition of Insider Trading or Informing -- 2. 'Issuer', 'Material Change', and 'Material Fact' -- 3. 'Special Relationship' -- 4. Penal, Civil, and Administrative Sanctions -- 5. Defences -- 6. Insider Reporting -- 7. Insider Trading Provisions in Incorporation Statutes -- 8. Federal Criminal Code Prohibition -- X. (Mortgage) Debentures and Other Securities -- A. Options and Rights -- B. Trust Indenture -- 5. SHAREHOLDERS, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL -- I. Shareholder Control Mechanisms (Rights and Remedies) -- A. Shareholder Meetings -- 1. Generally -- 2. Annual Meetings -- a. The Requirement to Hold an Annual Meeting -- b. Quorum -- c. Notice Requirements -- d. Resolution in Lieu of Meeting -- 3. Special Meetings -- a. Special Meetings are Discretionary -- b. Quorum -- c. Notice -- d. Resolution in Lieu of Meeting -- 4. Judicially Ordered Meetings -- 5. Who May Call a Meeting of Shareholders -- 6. Shareholder Proposals -- a. Nature of Shareholder Proposals -- b. Types of Proposals -- c. Effect of a Shareholder Proposal -- 7. The Shareholder's Right of Discussion at Meetings of Shareholders a. The Right of Discussion -- b. Right of Discussion Not Unlimited -- 8. Conduct of the Chairperson at a Meeting of Shareholders -- 9. Shareholder Voting Rights -- a. Types of Shareholder Resolutions -- b. Circumstances in Which Shareholders Vote -- c. Shareholders Entitled to Vote -- d. 'Majority of the Minority' Voting Entitlements -- e. Permitted Limitations on the Right to Vote -- f. 'Coattails' Attached to Non-voting Shares -- g. Cumulative Voting -- 10. The Proxy Voting System -- a. Generally -- b. Right to Appoint a Proxy -- c. Mandatory Solicitation of Proxies -- d. The Dissident Circular Requirement -- e. Securities Regulatory Requirements and Proxy Circular Contents -- f. Meaning of 'Solicitation' -- g. Reimbursement for Proxy Solicitation Expenditures -- B. Majority Rule: Legal and Statutory Protection of Minority and Majority Shareholders -- 1. The Statutory Derivative Action -- a. Historical Background and Inspiration for the Statutory Derivative Action -- b. The Statutory Provision -- c. Standing to Bring a Derivative Action -- d. The Leave Requirement -- e. Interpretation of the Conditions for Leave -- f. Powers of Court in Connection with a Derivative Action -- g. Costs -- h. Effect of Shareholder Ratification -- i. Court Approval Needed to Discontinue a Derivative Action -- j. Utility of the Derivative Action -- k. Derivative Versus Personal Actions: Who Suffers the Harm? -- l. Overlap Between Derivative and Personal Actions -- 2. The Oppression Remedy -- a. Background -- b. Standing -- c. Grounds for a Court Order in Relation to Oppression -- d. The Meaning of 'Oppressive or Unfairly Prejudicial to or That Unfairly Disregards the Interests Of' -- e. Overlap with the Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Officers -- f. Overlap with the Statutory Derivative Action g. Use of Oppression Provision to Create a De Facto Controlling Shareholder Fiduciary Duty or Duty of Fairness -- h. Application of the Oppression Remedy to Public Companies -- i. Powers of Court in Connection with an Oppression Application -- j. Buyout Orders -- k. The Procedure -- l. Costs -- m. Court Approval Needed to Discontinue a Derivative Action -- 3. Duty of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders -- a. No Common Law Fiduciary Duties of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders -- b. Duty of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders under the Oppression Remedy -- 4. Appraisal Rights -- a. Purpose of Appraisal Rights -- b. When Appraisal Rights Arise -- c. Procedures for Appraisal in the Context of Fundamental Changes -- d. Procedures in Connection with Compulsory Acquisitions -- e. Procedures in Connection with a Reverse Compulsory Acquisition -- f. Appraisal of Fair Value in the Context of an Oppression Application -- g. Determination of a 'Fair Value' -- h. Costs -- C. Annual Account and Report -- Profits and Dividends -- 1. Disclosure Requirements -- a. Financial Disclosure -- b. Management Discussion and Analysis -- c. Material Change Reports -- d. Prospectus Disclosure and Annual Information Form for Reporting Issuers -- e. Corporate Governance Disclosure -- f. Proxy Circulars -- g. Business Acquisition Reports Required for Reporting Issuers -- h. Insider Trading Reports -- i. Information to which Shareholders, Creditors and Potentially Others Have Access -- j. Register of Individuals with Significant Control -- 2. Profits and Dividends -- a. Claims of Debt Holders as a Prior Claim on Revenues Before Profits -- b. Dividends Paid out of Profits -- c. Entitlement of Shareholders to Receive Any Declared Dividend -- d. Priorities to Receive Dividends -- e. Fixed Claim or Participation Rights f. Cumulative or Non-cumulative Rights to Dividends |
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| spelling | Gillen, Mark Verfasser aut Corporations and Partnerships in Canada 4th ed Alphen aan den Rijn Wolters Kluwer Law International 2024 ©2024 1 Online-Ressource (336 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- The Author -- The Original Contributors -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface and Disclaimer -- General Introduction -- 1. THE GENERAL BACKGROUND OF THE COUNTRY -- I. Geography -- II. Cultural Composition -- III. Political System -- A. The Constitutional Division of Powers -- B. Provinces -- C. Territories -- D. Municipal Governments -- E. Indigenous Governments -- F. The Judicial Power -- G. Political Parties -- IV. Population and Employment Statistics -- A. Population Statistics -- B. Employment Statistics -- V. Corporation and Partnership Statistics -- VI. Social and Cultural Values -- VII. Privatization Efforts and Golden Shares -- 2. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. A Brief Canadian Historical Context -- II. Partnerships -- III. Corporations -- IV. Securities Regulation -- 3. DEFINITIONS AND STRUCTURE OF CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. Forms of Corporations and Partnerships Typically Used in Primarily For-Profit Activities -- II. Distinction Between Structures and Consequences -- A. General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships -- B. Corporations -- C. Public and Private Corporations -- III. Non-profit Associations and Other Forms of Association -- A. Other Corporate Forms -- 1. Co-operative Associations -- 2. Not-for-Profit Corporations or Incorporated Societies -- 3. Community Interest Companies and Community Contribution Companies -- 4. British Columbia Benefit Company -- 5. Various Other Corporate Statutes -- B. Unincorporated Associations -- C. Trusts -- 4. SOURCES AND HIERARCHY OF THE LAW ON CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. International Sources -- II. National, Provincial and Territorial Sources -- A. Legislation -- B. Case Law -- C. By-Laws or Articles D. Relationship Between By-Laws or Articles and Legislation -- 5. INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW -- I. Intra-country 'International' Private Law in Canada -- II. Potential Inconsistency in 'International Private Law' Even Between Jurisdictions Within Canada -- III. Focus on Extra-provincial or Extra-territorial Corporation Registration -- IV. Recognition of Foreign Corporations -- V. Foreign Corporation Registration -- 6. THE LABOUR LAW CONNECTION: CO-DETERMINATION AND CORPORATE STRUCTURE -- Part I. Corporations (Companies) -- Chapter 1. Widely-Held, or Public, Share Capital Corporations -- 1. CHARACTERISTICS -- 2. FORMATION -- I. Formal Requirements for Incorporation -- A. Initial Incorporation -- B. Continuance -- 1. Import -- 2. Export -- II. Notification, Registration, Incorporation, and Publicity -- III. Contracts Made on Behalf of a Corporation (Company) Before Incorporation -- IV. Number and Characteristics of Incorporators -- V. Initial Share Capital -- VI. Contribution in Kind -- VII. Other Material Formation Requirements -- 3. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE LEGAL PERSON -- I. Registered Office -- II. Name -- III. Objects Clause -- IV. Commercial or Civil Character -- 4. CAPITAL AND SHARES -- I. Different Concepts of Capital: Nominal, Issued, Paid-Up, Minimum and Authorized Capital, Classes and Series of Shares, and Stated Capital Accounts -- A. Nominal Capital and Stated Capital Accounts -- B. Issuance of Shares -- C. Paid Up -- D. Minimum and Authorized Capital (No Minimum Capital Requirement and Limited Authorized Capital is Optional) -- II. Alteration of Capital -- III. Preferential Right of Subscription (Pre-emptive Rights to Subscribe for Shares) -- IV. Issue of Shares at a Premium and at a Discount -- V. Public Issue Prospectus Requirements -- VI. Stock Exchange Introduction Requirements VII. Forbidden Reductions of Capital and Acquisitions of Shares by the Corporation Itself -- A. Capital Reduction -- B. Solvency Tests for Acquisition of Shares and Other Reductions in Share Capital -- C. Prohibition Against Corporation Holding Its Own Shares -- VIII. Classes of Shares -- A. Bearer or Registered Form -- B. Presumption of Equality of Shares and Classes of Shares -- C. Voting Rights -- D. Dividend Rights -- E. Rights on Winding-Up -- F. Conversion Rights and Redemption Rights -- G. Certificates and Share Warrants -- H. Shares in Series -- IX. Transfer of Shares -- A. Registration -- B. Sale or Gift of Shares -- C. Stock Exchange Requirements -- D. Protection of Shareholders in a 'Tender Offer' (or 'Takeover Bid') -- E. Insider Trading -- 1. The Prohibition of Insider Trading or Informing -- 2. 'Issuer', 'Material Change', and 'Material Fact' -- 3. 'Special Relationship' -- 4. Penal, Civil, and Administrative Sanctions -- 5. Defences -- 6. Insider Reporting -- 7. Insider Trading Provisions in Incorporation Statutes -- 8. Federal Criminal Code Prohibition -- X. (Mortgage) Debentures and Other Securities -- A. Options and Rights -- B. Trust Indenture -- 5. SHAREHOLDERS, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL -- I. Shareholder Control Mechanisms (Rights and Remedies) -- A. Shareholder Meetings -- 1. Generally -- 2. Annual Meetings -- a. The Requirement to Hold an Annual Meeting -- b. Quorum -- c. Notice Requirements -- d. Resolution in Lieu of Meeting -- 3. Special Meetings -- a. Special Meetings are Discretionary -- b. Quorum -- c. Notice -- d. Resolution in Lieu of Meeting -- 4. Judicially Ordered Meetings -- 5. Who May Call a Meeting of Shareholders -- 6. Shareholder Proposals -- a. Nature of Shareholder Proposals -- b. Types of Proposals -- c. Effect of a Shareholder Proposal -- 7. The Shareholder's Right of Discussion at Meetings of Shareholders a. The Right of Discussion -- b. Right of Discussion Not Unlimited -- 8. Conduct of the Chairperson at a Meeting of Shareholders -- 9. Shareholder Voting Rights -- a. Types of Shareholder Resolutions -- b. Circumstances in Which Shareholders Vote -- c. Shareholders Entitled to Vote -- d. 'Majority of the Minority' Voting Entitlements -- e. Permitted Limitations on the Right to Vote -- f. 'Coattails' Attached to Non-voting Shares -- g. Cumulative Voting -- 10. The Proxy Voting System -- a. Generally -- b. Right to Appoint a Proxy -- c. Mandatory Solicitation of Proxies -- d. The Dissident Circular Requirement -- e. Securities Regulatory Requirements and Proxy Circular Contents -- f. Meaning of 'Solicitation' -- g. Reimbursement for Proxy Solicitation Expenditures -- B. Majority Rule: Legal and Statutory Protection of Minority and Majority Shareholders -- 1. The Statutory Derivative Action -- a. Historical Background and Inspiration for the Statutory Derivative Action -- b. The Statutory Provision -- c. Standing to Bring a Derivative Action -- d. The Leave Requirement -- e. Interpretation of the Conditions for Leave -- f. Powers of Court in Connection with a Derivative Action -- g. Costs -- h. Effect of Shareholder Ratification -- i. Court Approval Needed to Discontinue a Derivative Action -- j. Utility of the Derivative Action -- k. Derivative Versus Personal Actions: Who Suffers the Harm? -- l. Overlap Between Derivative and Personal Actions -- 2. The Oppression Remedy -- a. Background -- b. Standing -- c. Grounds for a Court Order in Relation to Oppression -- d. The Meaning of 'Oppressive or Unfairly Prejudicial to or That Unfairly Disregards the Interests Of' -- e. Overlap with the Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Officers -- f. Overlap with the Statutory Derivative Action g. Use of Oppression Provision to Create a De Facto Controlling Shareholder Fiduciary Duty or Duty of Fairness -- h. Application of the Oppression Remedy to Public Companies -- i. Powers of Court in Connection with an Oppression Application -- j. Buyout Orders -- k. The Procedure -- l. Costs -- m. Court Approval Needed to Discontinue a Derivative Action -- 3. Duty of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders -- a. No Common Law Fiduciary Duties of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders -- b. Duty of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders under the Oppression Remedy -- 4. Appraisal Rights -- a. Purpose of Appraisal Rights -- b. When Appraisal Rights Arise -- c. Procedures for Appraisal in the Context of Fundamental Changes -- d. Procedures in Connection with Compulsory Acquisitions -- e. Procedures in Connection with a Reverse Compulsory Acquisition -- f. Appraisal of Fair Value in the Context of an Oppression Application -- g. Determination of a 'Fair Value' -- h. Costs -- C. Annual Account and Report -- Profits and Dividends -- 1. Disclosure Requirements -- a. Financial Disclosure -- b. Management Discussion and Analysis -- c. Material Change Reports -- d. Prospectus Disclosure and Annual Information Form for Reporting Issuers -- e. Corporate Governance Disclosure -- f. Proxy Circulars -- g. Business Acquisition Reports Required for Reporting Issuers -- h. Insider Trading Reports -- i. Information to which Shareholders, Creditors and Potentially Others Have Access -- j. Register of Individuals with Significant Control -- 2. Profits and Dividends -- a. Claims of Debt Holders as a Prior Claim on Revenues Before Profits -- b. Dividends Paid out of Profits -- c. Entitlement of Shareholders to Receive Any Declared Dividend -- d. Priorities to Receive Dividends -- e. Fixed Claim or Participation Rights f. Cumulative or Non-cumulative Rights to Dividends Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Gillen, Mark Corporations and Partnerships in Canada Alphen aan den Rijn : Wolters Kluwer Law International,c2024 9789403545677 |
| spellingShingle | Gillen, Mark Corporations and Partnerships in Canada Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- The Author -- The Original Contributors -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface and Disclaimer -- General Introduction -- 1. THE GENERAL BACKGROUND OF THE COUNTRY -- I. Geography -- II. Cultural Composition -- III. Political System -- A. The Constitutional Division of Powers -- B. Provinces -- C. Territories -- D. Municipal Governments -- E. Indigenous Governments -- F. The Judicial Power -- G. Political Parties -- IV. Population and Employment Statistics -- A. Population Statistics -- B. Employment Statistics -- V. Corporation and Partnership Statistics -- VI. Social and Cultural Values -- VII. Privatization Efforts and Golden Shares -- 2. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. A Brief Canadian Historical Context -- II. Partnerships -- III. Corporations -- IV. Securities Regulation -- 3. DEFINITIONS AND STRUCTURE OF CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. Forms of Corporations and Partnerships Typically Used in Primarily For-Profit Activities -- II. Distinction Between Structures and Consequences -- A. General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships -- B. Corporations -- C. Public and Private Corporations -- III. Non-profit Associations and Other Forms of Association -- A. Other Corporate Forms -- 1. Co-operative Associations -- 2. Not-for-Profit Corporations or Incorporated Societies -- 3. Community Interest Companies and Community Contribution Companies -- 4. British Columbia Benefit Company -- 5. Various Other Corporate Statutes -- B. Unincorporated Associations -- C. Trusts -- 4. SOURCES AND HIERARCHY OF THE LAW ON CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- I. International Sources -- II. National, Provincial and Territorial Sources -- A. Legislation -- B. Case Law -- C. By-Laws or Articles D. Relationship Between By-Laws or Articles and Legislation -- 5. INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW -- I. Intra-country 'International' Private Law in Canada -- II. Potential Inconsistency in 'International Private Law' Even Between Jurisdictions Within Canada -- III. Focus on Extra-provincial or Extra-territorial Corporation Registration -- IV. Recognition of Foreign Corporations -- V. Foreign Corporation Registration -- 6. THE LABOUR LAW CONNECTION: CO-DETERMINATION AND CORPORATE STRUCTURE -- Part I. Corporations (Companies) -- Chapter 1. Widely-Held, or Public, Share Capital Corporations -- 1. CHARACTERISTICS -- 2. FORMATION -- I. Formal Requirements for Incorporation -- A. Initial Incorporation -- B. Continuance -- 1. Import -- 2. Export -- II. Notification, Registration, Incorporation, and Publicity -- III. Contracts Made on Behalf of a Corporation (Company) Before Incorporation -- IV. Number and Characteristics of Incorporators -- V. Initial Share Capital -- VI. Contribution in Kind -- VII. Other Material Formation Requirements -- 3. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE LEGAL PERSON -- I. Registered Office -- II. Name -- III. Objects Clause -- IV. Commercial or Civil Character -- 4. CAPITAL AND SHARES -- I. Different Concepts of Capital: Nominal, Issued, Paid-Up, Minimum and Authorized Capital, Classes and Series of Shares, and Stated Capital Accounts -- A. Nominal Capital and Stated Capital Accounts -- B. Issuance of Shares -- C. Paid Up -- D. Minimum and Authorized Capital (No Minimum Capital Requirement and Limited Authorized Capital is Optional) -- II. Alteration of Capital -- III. Preferential Right of Subscription (Pre-emptive Rights to Subscribe for Shares) -- IV. Issue of Shares at a Premium and at a Discount -- V. Public Issue Prospectus Requirements -- VI. Stock Exchange Introduction Requirements VII. Forbidden Reductions of Capital and Acquisitions of Shares by the Corporation Itself -- A. Capital Reduction -- B. Solvency Tests for Acquisition of Shares and Other Reductions in Share Capital -- C. Prohibition Against Corporation Holding Its Own Shares -- VIII. Classes of Shares -- A. Bearer or Registered Form -- B. Presumption of Equality of Shares and Classes of Shares -- C. Voting Rights -- D. Dividend Rights -- E. Rights on Winding-Up -- F. Conversion Rights and Redemption Rights -- G. Certificates and Share Warrants -- H. Shares in Series -- IX. Transfer of Shares -- A. Registration -- B. Sale or Gift of Shares -- C. Stock Exchange Requirements -- D. Protection of Shareholders in a 'Tender Offer' (or 'Takeover Bid') -- E. Insider Trading -- 1. The Prohibition of Insider Trading or Informing -- 2. 'Issuer', 'Material Change', and 'Material Fact' -- 3. 'Special Relationship' -- 4. Penal, Civil, and Administrative Sanctions -- 5. Defences -- 6. Insider Reporting -- 7. Insider Trading Provisions in Incorporation Statutes -- 8. Federal Criminal Code Prohibition -- X. (Mortgage) Debentures and Other Securities -- A. Options and Rights -- B. Trust Indenture -- 5. SHAREHOLDERS, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL -- I. Shareholder Control Mechanisms (Rights and Remedies) -- A. Shareholder Meetings -- 1. Generally -- 2. Annual Meetings -- a. The Requirement to Hold an Annual Meeting -- b. Quorum -- c. Notice Requirements -- d. Resolution in Lieu of Meeting -- 3. Special Meetings -- a. Special Meetings are Discretionary -- b. Quorum -- c. Notice -- d. Resolution in Lieu of Meeting -- 4. Judicially Ordered Meetings -- 5. Who May Call a Meeting of Shareholders -- 6. Shareholder Proposals -- a. Nature of Shareholder Proposals -- b. Types of Proposals -- c. Effect of a Shareholder Proposal -- 7. The Shareholder's Right of Discussion at Meetings of Shareholders a. The Right of Discussion -- b. Right of Discussion Not Unlimited -- 8. Conduct of the Chairperson at a Meeting of Shareholders -- 9. Shareholder Voting Rights -- a. Types of Shareholder Resolutions -- b. Circumstances in Which Shareholders Vote -- c. Shareholders Entitled to Vote -- d. 'Majority of the Minority' Voting Entitlements -- e. Permitted Limitations on the Right to Vote -- f. 'Coattails' Attached to Non-voting Shares -- g. Cumulative Voting -- 10. The Proxy Voting System -- a. Generally -- b. Right to Appoint a Proxy -- c. Mandatory Solicitation of Proxies -- d. The Dissident Circular Requirement -- e. Securities Regulatory Requirements and Proxy Circular Contents -- f. Meaning of 'Solicitation' -- g. Reimbursement for Proxy Solicitation Expenditures -- B. Majority Rule: Legal and Statutory Protection of Minority and Majority Shareholders -- 1. The Statutory Derivative Action -- a. Historical Background and Inspiration for the Statutory Derivative Action -- b. The Statutory Provision -- c. Standing to Bring a Derivative Action -- d. The Leave Requirement -- e. Interpretation of the Conditions for Leave -- f. Powers of Court in Connection with a Derivative Action -- g. Costs -- h. Effect of Shareholder Ratification -- i. Court Approval Needed to Discontinue a Derivative Action -- j. Utility of the Derivative Action -- k. Derivative Versus Personal Actions: Who Suffers the Harm? -- l. Overlap Between Derivative and Personal Actions -- 2. The Oppression Remedy -- a. Background -- b. Standing -- c. Grounds for a Court Order in Relation to Oppression -- d. The Meaning of 'Oppressive or Unfairly Prejudicial to or That Unfairly Disregards the Interests Of' -- e. Overlap with the Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Officers -- f. Overlap with the Statutory Derivative Action g. Use of Oppression Provision to Create a De Facto Controlling Shareholder Fiduciary Duty or Duty of Fairness -- h. Application of the Oppression Remedy to Public Companies -- i. Powers of Court in Connection with an Oppression Application -- j. Buyout Orders -- k. The Procedure -- l. Costs -- m. Court Approval Needed to Discontinue a Derivative Action -- 3. Duty of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders -- a. No Common Law Fiduciary Duties of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders -- b. Duty of Majority Shareholders to Minority Shareholders under the Oppression Remedy -- 4. Appraisal Rights -- a. Purpose of Appraisal Rights -- b. When Appraisal Rights Arise -- c. Procedures for Appraisal in the Context of Fundamental Changes -- d. Procedures in Connection with Compulsory Acquisitions -- e. Procedures in Connection with a Reverse Compulsory Acquisition -- f. Appraisal of Fair Value in the Context of an Oppression Application -- g. Determination of a 'Fair Value' -- h. Costs -- C. Annual Account and Report -- Profits and Dividends -- 1. Disclosure Requirements -- a. Financial Disclosure -- b. Management Discussion and Analysis -- c. Material Change Reports -- d. Prospectus Disclosure and Annual Information Form for Reporting Issuers -- e. Corporate Governance Disclosure -- f. Proxy Circulars -- g. 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