Ontario Business Corporations Act (securities-related provisions)

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The Ontario Business Corporations Act (securities-related provisions) is the portion of Ontario’s corporate statute that governs key aspects of share issuance, shareholder rights, and corporate governance relevant to securities regulation and oversight by the Ontario Securities Commission.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf corporate law statute provisions
appliesTo corporations incorporated under the Ontario Business Corporations Act
distributing corporations under Ontario law
country Canada
enables corporate structures used in securities offerings
governs amalgamations affecting shareholders
amendments to articles affecting share rights
arrangements and reorganizations affecting securities
classes and series of shares
conflicts of interest of directors and officers
continuances of corporations into or out of Ontario
corporate governance of Ontario corporations
corporate records relating to securities
derivative actions by security holders
director elections
director removal by shareholders
dissent rights of shareholders
dividend rights of shareholders
fiduciary duties of directors
fundamental changes to share capital
indemnification of directors and officers
information circulars to shareholders
oppression remedy for security holders
pre-emptive rights where provided in articles
proxy voting by shareholders
quorum requirements for shareholder meetings
requisitioning of shareholder meetings
restrictions on financial assistance in certain circumstances
rights on liquidation
share certificates and uncertificated securities
share issuance by Ontario corporations
share transfer restrictions
shareholder access to corporate records
shareholder approval requirements for certain transactions
shareholder meetings
shareholder proposals
shareholder rights
voting rights of shareholders
jurisdiction Ontario
surface form: Province of Ontario
language English
French
legalForm provincial statute
partOf Ontario Business Corporations Act (securities-related provisions) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ontario Business Corporations Act
providesFrameworkFor rights of minority shareholders
take-over bid and going‑private transaction protections via corporate remedies
relatedTo Ontario Securities Act
Ontario Securities Commission

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Ontario Securities Commission appliesLaw Ontario Business Corporations Act (securities-related provisions)
Ontario Business Corporations Act (securities-related provisions) partOf Ontario Business Corporations Act (securities-related provisions) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ontario Business Corporations Act