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Your Key to Success: Ontario Business Registry to Require a Company Key for all Filings

BackgroundStarting February 1, 2025, all entities registered in the Ontario Business Registry (“OBR”) must use a “Company Key” to conduct transactions. As such, if you do not already have a Company Key…

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December Corporate Alert: Beware – Trademarks Scam “Threatening” Trademarks

BackgroundIn response to multiple complaints and concerns from the public, the College of Patent Agents & Trademark Agents (“CPATA”) and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) released a caution to trademark holders…

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January 2024 Corporate Alert: New CBCA Reporting Requirements for Individuals with Significant Control of Federally Incorporated Private Corporations

Starting on January 22, 2024, the Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-44 (“CBCA”) will require all federally incorporated private corporations to file personal information pertaining to individuals with significant control (hereafter “ISC”)….

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April Corporate Alert: OBCA Requires Register of Individuals with Significant Control

Beginning January 1, 2023, the Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16 (“OBCA”) requires all private Ontario corporations to prepare and maintain a Register of Individuals with Significant Control (hereafter the “Register”). The Test for…