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Corporate By-law No. 1 (Ontario)
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The general by-law for an Ontario corporation: directors, quorum, meetings, officers, banking, signing and fiscal year.
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What you will fill in
- Corporation's full legal name
- Minimum number of directors (from your articles)
- Maximum number of directors
- Directors' quorum
- Officers the corporation will have
- Who can sign contracts and cheques?
- Fiscal year end
- Days of notice for shareholder meetings
- Names of all the directors
- Date the directors make this by-law
Good to know
- Under OBCA s. 116 the directors make the by-law, and the shareholders confirm it at the next meeting or by a written resolution (use our Shareholders' Resolution).
- One-person company? You can be the only director, President and Secretary.
- Your bank will want a certified copy of the banking section and its own signing card.
Help in your language
Every question comes with help like this. For example, “Corporation's full legal name”:
English: Exactly as on the Certificate of Incorporation, for example: Malik Trading Inc. or 1234567 Ontario Inc.
اردو: کمپنی کا پورا قانونی نام۔
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਕੰਪਨੀ ਦਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਨਾਮ।
हिन्दी: कंपनी का पूरा क़ानूनी नाम।
Français: Exactement comme sur le certificat de constitution, par exemple : Commerce Malik Inc. ou 1234567 Ontario Inc.
Questions people ask
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Can I fill in the Corporate By-law No. 1 in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi or French?
Yes. The finished document is in English, but every question has plain help in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and French, and you can speak your answers.
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