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From incorporation to dissolution: Every step of every transaction under the Business Corporations Act and Societies Act.

This publication is essential for: lawyers looking for guidance on requirements and transactions under the BC Business Corporations Act and Societies Act.

The lengthy and complicated requirements of the BC Business Corporations Act and Societies Act demand a comprehensive resource. British Columbia Company Law Practice Manual is your manual on navigating and keeping your clients compliant under both Acts. Focused on practice and procedure, this resource follows the structure of the Acts and maps out every step of every transaction from incorporation and meetings to amalgamations and dissolution.  For each transaction, you will find commentary, explanations, and leading case law curated by leading BC corporate law practitioners.

With this resource, you will be able to:

  • advise your clients on the propriety of their Business Corporations Act and Societies Act transactions and filings
  • save time researching wording and developing transaction documents with over 125 forms and precedents
  • keep abreast of the latest developments in corporate law and procedures

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BC Company Law Practice Manual

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Features and Highlights

Features of the publication

  • complete set of forms and precedents
  • checklists
  • regular updates
  • tables of cases, statutes, and references
  • comprehensive index
  • convenient looseleaf format with tab indexing
  • online access to electronic version with hyperlinks to primary law

Highlights of the 2025 Update include:

  • updated commentary on securities matters (including discussion on a new Ontario Court of Appeal case, Lochan v. Binance Holdings Ltd.) and amendments to the sample provisions for a private issuer subscription agreement
  • new guidance from BC Registries and Online Service on processes and procedure generally, and on registration of corporate names, including descriptive elements
  • discussion of changes to the federal incorporation and change of name application process at Corporations Canada
  • updated commentary on the Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 20)
  • new guidance on corporate governance matters, including analysis on resolutions in writing and the Electronic Transactions Act; serving as a director of multiple corporations at the same time; the business judgment rule; and the proposed 21st Century Business Act (federal Bill S-285)
  • revised analysis on disadvantages of shareholder loans in corporate finance matters
  • commentary on Darel v. Tri-Parker Gallery LLC and piercing the corporate veil, McDougall v. Knutsen and Castilloux v. Mitchell on shareholder rights and remedies, and other recent cases
  • significantly updated discussion and case law on arrangements, including new commentary on reverse vesting orders
  • new and revised guidance on shareholders’ agreements, including discussions of selective shotgun clauses and other compulsory share transactions; s. 137 of the Business Corporations Act and the fettering of director discretion; and the interaction of employment contracts and shareholders’ agreements
  • commentary on recent case law for societies respecting access to records and privacy law, disciplinary actions, and meeting requirements, among other things

Contributors

Editorial Board

John P. Ferber — Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver
Megan A. Filmer — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Professor Camden Hutchison — Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Vancouver

Authors

Geoffrey Bird — BBL Broadway Business Lawyers, Vancouver
Cheri R. Bocking — Vancouver
Steffi M. Boyce — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
John T.C. Christian — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Sergio C. Custodio — Bennett Jones LLP, Vancouver
Thomas P. Fellhauer, KC — Pushor Mitchell LLP, Kelowna
John P. Ferber — Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver
Megan A. Filmer — DLA Piper (Canada), Vancouver
Debra Finlay — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Thomas Fung — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Glynnis Morgan — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Kristin M. Ostler — Global Relay Communications Inc., Vancouver
Dierk Ullrich — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Brian E. Vick — Miller Titerle Law Corporation, Vancouver
Stephen T.C. Warnett — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Table of Contents

Chapters

Volume 1

1. Introduction to the B.C. and Federal Acts
2. Applicability of the Securities Act
3. Corporate Names
4. Incorporation and Organization
5. Shares
6. Corporate Governance
7. Corporate Finance
8. Ordinary Corporate Procedures
9. Special Corporate Procedures
10. Capital Alterations
11. Amalgamations

Volume 2

12. Arrangements
13. Compulsory Acquisitions and Disposal of Undertaking
14. Continuations
15. Dissolution and Restoration
16. Extraprovincial Companies
17. Shareholder Rights, Remedies, and Proceedings
18. Shareholders’ Agreements
19. Post-Restoration Transition
20. Corporate Registry Information
21. Societies

Checklists

Forms and Precedents

BCA and Societies Act Forms

Tables
Case Table
Statutes and Related Material Table
Index

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Thomas Fellhauer“The BC Business Corporations Act (BCA) has significant differences from the corporate legislation in other Canadian jurisdictions. Also, while relatively comprehensive, the BCA includes gaps and provisions that are uncertain or do not coincide perfectly with other statutes such as the Income Tax Act. CLEBC’s British Columbia Company Law Practice Manual helps you to understand the BCA’s unique features and make sense of the legislative gaps, while providing practical solutions for the uncertainty in the BCA.”

~ Thomas Fellhauer, Partner, Pushor Mitchell LLP