Employee Nondisclosure Agreement | Canada

Canadian employers, write an Employment Agreement for a new employee with this easy-to-use template.

• The contract covers relevant points of the employment including:
  • Duties, responsibilities and job description of the position being filled by the employee;
  • Starting salary, and any other compensation being paid;
  • Benefits and expense accounts;
  • Assessment or probationary period to be completed by the employee;
  • Procedure for termination of the employee with cause.
• Available in MS Word format and fully editable to meet your specific needs.
• Intended to be used only within Canada.

Declare a capital dividend for a Canadian business corporation with this template Directors Resolution form.

• For tax purposes, it's important that all resolutions are properly passed and actions taken at the correct times.
• The Board of Directors declares the capital dividend on a specific class of shares.
• The corporation makes an election under Section 85 of the Income Tax Act (Canada). The dividend does not become payable until the election is made.
• This form can be used by business corporations incorporated under a Business Corporations Act throughout Canada.

When you terminate an employee, it is important to get them to sign a release form.

• The Mutual Release should be signed by both parties at the time of termination and prior to the employee receiving the final paycheck.
• Each of the parties releases the other party from all claims and actions of any kind arising as a result of the employee's employment or termination.
• Included with the release is a Business Protection Agreement to be signed by the employee, which contains non-competition and confidentiality provisions to protect the employer's proprietary information.
• This is a generic legal form which does not contain country-specific provisions.
• Don't leave your business open to wrongful dismissal claims from disgruntled ex-employees. Get this Employee-Employer Mutual Release form for your business.

Establish the borrowing powers of the directors of a Canadian business corporation with this downloadable Corporate Borrowing Bylaw form.

• In accordance with the requirements of the Business Corporations Act, the borrowing bylaw sets out the powers of the directors to:
  • borrow money,
  • create debt obligations,
  • grant security to lenders on behalf of the corporation, and
  • delegate those powers to committees or officers.
• The Corporate Borrowing Bylaw can be used for federal corporations and in the provinces and territories of Alberta, BC, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nunavut, Yukon and NWT.

Review the issues that need to be considered and addressed during the preparation of a shareholder agreement for a Canadian corporation with this Unanimous Shareholder Agreement Checklist for Canada.

Topics include:

• composition of the board of directors,
• removal of a director or officer,
• conflict of interest,
• reservation of directors' powers to shareholders,
• shareholder meetings,
• conduct of business,
• restrictions on share transfers,
• buy-sell on the death of a shareholder,
• miscellaneous matters.

This form is available in MS Word format and is easy to download, edit and print. Intended to be used only in Canada.