Directors Resolution Appointing Officers | Canada

Download this template Bylaw Number One (General Bylaw) for a Canadian corporation.

• A corporation's bylaws set out how the business of the corporation will be conducted.
• These bylaws set out:
  • how shareholder meetings are to be called and held, and the procedure for voting,
  • procedures for calling, holding and voting at meetings of the board of directors,
  • how officers will be appointed and what the duties of each officer are,
  • indemnity of directors and officers by the corporation with respect to actions taken by them in discharging their duties,
  • how notices and other corporate documents are to be signed.
• This Bylaw template can be used for Canadian companies incorporated under a Business Corporations Act, whether incorporated federally or provincially. This form is not valid in Quebec.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.

Indemnify corporate directors and officers against claims or losses with this free Indemnity Form for Canadian corporations.

• The corporation indemnifies the directors and officers against claims or losses arising as a result of their acting in their capacity as a director or officer of the corporation.
• Sitting on the board of a corporation, non-profit or condominium can be a risky proposition these days, and directors don't want to leave themselves open to lawsuits because of actions they took on behalf of the company.
• Corporations should make it standard practice to indemnify every director and officer to protect them against liability.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Prepared for use by companies incorporated in Canada.

Prepare a Certificate of Incumbency for a Canadian corporation with this free template.

• A Certificate of Incumbency is typically required for transactions such as an asset purchase and sale, or the funding of a mortgage or advancement of credit facilities by a financial institution.
• The Certificate must be prepared and signed by an officer of the corporation.
• It gives information about the current shareholders, directors and officers of the corporation.
• This free Canada Certificate of Incumbency form is a downloadable MS Word document.

Download this package of minute book forms to organize a Canadian business corporation.

This package contains the forms that the Business Corporations Act requires a corporation to keep in its Minute Book, including:

1. a set of corporate By-laws;
2. organizational resolutions of the initial directors and shareholders;
3. Consent to Act forms to be signed by each director and / or officer of the company;
4. a register of share transactions to record the initial share issuances;
5. shareholder ledgers, to be filled out for each shareholder;
6. register of directors and managers of the corporation.

The Canada Organizational and Minute Book Forms Package is downloadable and easy to use, and contains everything you need to organize a new corporation.