So much is, can and should be done via agents in today's complex international commercial world. This article gives you an "in's and out's" of this branch of the law; the law of agents and of agency. At the table are agents, principals and third-parties.
A company, in British Columbia, is somewhat of a privilege. It is something you ask the government to create. Before the government will create your company, there are a few things it demands that you do first.
So you want to buy a Canadian company? Unless it's a single-employee shoe repair business - and even then - this ought not to be done by anyone except with proper legal advice. Your family home may depend on it! This article gives you a primer so you'll be ready when your lawyer says, with the melody of "chink, chink" in the background, "so, how can I help you today?"
"Personal property security" is just fancy wording for a person wishing to expose title in some of his or her non-real estate property (aka "personal property") in exchange for credit or financing. You buy a car and borrow money for it. The bank says "do you kind if I keep my claws in this car until the loan is paid off"? Et voila! Personal property security legislation!
The sole proprietorship is the oldest business structure known to man. It has its unique advantages but also disadvantages.
Québec stands out in Canada as the only jurisdiction dedicated to the codification of all its laws. Now,
circa 2007, all provinces have "codified" their laws in a set of "Revised Statutes". While Québec too, has a set of topical "revised statutes", it alone has published a one-stop-shop compendium of "common law",
le tres chic Civil Code.
Tax audits may be part and parcel of what Canada Revenue Agency does but for the regular tax-payer, the prospect can cause a run for Prozac. However, the tax audit is just a necessary evil in a self-assessment system, an occasional "cost of doing business" in Canada. This article sheds some light on the black hole that an income tax audit can seem.