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By Occasional Contributors | 13 Minutes Read November 5, 2019

New B.C. Business Corporations Act transparency register requirements: A primer

Beginning on a date to be announced, privately-held B.C. Business Corporations Act (“BCA”) companies ‎will be required to maintain a “transparency register” of “significant individuals”, being individuals who:‎

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / BC transparency register, Business Corporations Act, Canada Business Corporations Act, Code of Ethics, individuals with significant control ISCs, ISC register, transparency

By Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read July 19, 2018

B.C. considers benefit corporations

British Columbia may become the first province in Canada to pass legislation that provides for the creation of “benefit corporations.” Benefit corporations are different from the typical for-profit business corporation in that they must be mandated to conduct business for the purpose of creating a general public benefit. It will be interesting to see where the benefit company model will go in B.C. The benefit company is somewhat similar to the existing B.C. C3, which is a hybrid corporate structure featuring both for-profit and a non-profit components.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business / benefit corporations, Business Corporations Act, officers and directors of both private and public companies, public interest

By Drache Aptowitzer LLP | 2 Minutes Read February 22, 2017

Political activities: Consultations may have side effects

As our readers know, the new government has taken steps to revamp the restrictions on political activities by charities, by dismantling the political activities audit program and by promising a new approach following consultation with the public and members of the charities industry. It is important, however, to note that the changes may not only effect the charity realm as Nova Scotia Community Interest Corporations have similar restrictions.

Article by Drache Aptowitzer LLP / Not for Profit / Business Corporations Act, C3s, Canada Revenue Agency, Community Contribution Companies, Community Interest Companies Act, Community Interest Corporations, CRA, political activities, political activities law, political activity, social enterprise corporations, social enterprise sector

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