Business Law · Corporate
General corporate matters — the scaffolding behind a well-run company.
Incorporation is only the first day. After that, a business runs on resolutions, share registers, annual filings, and a minute book that actually reflects what happened. We set that up properly, and we keep it current — so lenders, buyers, and auditors find what they expect.
01 · Who This Is For
For founders, owner-operators, and growing private corporations.
From first incorporation to a clean diligence file for a future sale, the boring corporate housekeeping turns out to be the part that matters when something real happens.
- First-time incorporators
- Owner-operated corporations needing a clean minute book
- Companies preparing for financing or sale
- Holdcos and operating-company restructures
02 · Services
What we handle, end to end.
Federal & Ontario Incorporations
Articles, share structure, by-laws, organisational resolutions, and minute book — built for how you actually run the business.
Minute Book Maintenance
Annual resolutions, share register, director and officer updates, and back-fills where records were never properly kept.
Share Issuances & Transfers
Subscription agreements, share certificates, and ledger entries — done in the right order, with the right tax elections.
Corporate Reorganisations
Section 85/86 rollovers, estate freezes, and amalgamations — coordinated with your tax advisor.
Annual & Filings Compliance
Annual returns, transparency-register filings, director resolutions, and registry updates.
Director & Officer Changes
Appointments, resignations, removals, and the corporate records that prove them.
03 · Our Process
Considered, coordinated, calm.
- 01
Diagnose
We review what is on file, what is missing, and what was done out of order.
- 02
Rebuild Where Needed
Back-fill or correct historical records before they become a closing-day problem.
- 03
Operationalise
Set a cadence for annual resolutions, registry filings, and share transactions.
- 04
Maintain
Ongoing counsel so the minute book stays current as the company evolves.
04 · Inside The Ecosystem
A clean minute book is a tax and succession asset.
Estate freezes, dividend planning, family trusts, and an eventual sale all assume the underlying corporate records are accurate. We keep them that way — and we coordinate the paperwork with your accountant on every step.
How SG Law connects to the rest of SG05 · Common Questions
Answers, plainly.
06 · Continue Reading
Explore the wider ecosystem.
Within SG Law
Within SG Ecosystem
- SG Tax & Accounting
Corporate tax and reorganisations.
- SG Wealth
Corporate-class investment planning.
Begin a Conversation
Get the corporate house in order.
Send us your most recent minute book and articles. We will tell you what is missing and what to do next — before it becomes a closing problem.