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Canada Corporations Act ( 1970, c. C-32 )
Disclaimer: These documents are not the official versions (more).
Act current to October 30th, 2007
Attention: See coming into force provision and notes, where applicable.
 
Table of contents
  1. Canada Corporations Act
    1. SHORT TITLE
    2. PART I : COMPANIES WITH SHARE CAPITAL
      1. Application of Part
      2. Interpretation
      3. Preliminaries
      4. Formation of New Companies
      5. General Powers and Duties of Companies
      6. Change of Provisions of Letters Patent
      7. Contracts, etc.
      8. Head Office
      9. Name of Company
      10. Forfeiture of Charter
      11. Surrender of Charter
      12. Shares
      13. Transfer of Shares
      14. Calls
      15. Liability of Shareholders
      16. Alteration of Share Capital
      17. Reduction of Capital
      18. Preferred Shares and Shares with Special Rights
      19. Borrowing Powers
      20. Information as to Mortgages and Charges
      21. Prospectuses and Offers to the Public
      22. Dividends
      23. Directors
      24. Meetings of Shareholders
    4. PROXIES AND PROXY SOLICITATION
      1. Books
      2. Accounts and Audit
      3. Arrangements and Compromises
      4. Take-over Bids
      5. Amalgamation
      6. Evidence
      7. Procedure
      8. Offences and Penalties
      9. Fees and Regulations
    6. PART II : CORPORATIONS WITHOUT SHARE CAPITAL
    7. PART III : SPECIAL ACT CORPORATIONS
    8. PART IV : COMPANIES CLAUSES
      1. Interpretation
      2. Application
      3. General Powers
      4. Directors — their Duties and Powers
      5. By-laws
      6. Capital Stock and Calls Thereon
      7. Books of the Company
      8. Offences and Penalties
      9. Shareholders’ Liability
      10. Meetings and Voting
      11. Preference Shares
      12. Contracts
      13. Trusts
      14. Liability of Directors
      15. Use of Funds
      16. Procedure
      17. Evidence
    10. PART V : INCIDENTAL POWERS OF CORPORATE BODIES CREATED OTHERWISE THAN BY LETTERS PATENT
    11. PART VI : PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    12. SCHEDULE : SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSTRAINED-SHARE COMPANIES

Related Regulations
  1. Canada Corporations Regulations
  2. Ministers Designation Order (Canada Corporations Act)

Last updated: 2007-11-09
Last updated: 2007-11-09
Last updated: 2007-11-09
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