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- 143Ontario Annual Return: Who Files, When and How on the OBRCross-Border ComplianceWhich corporations must file the Ontario annual return, when it is due, how to file it with a company key, and what happens to a corporation that does not.
- 142Termination Without Cause in Ontario: An Employer's GuideCross-Border ComplianceHow an Ontario employer ends employment without cause: ESA notice and termination pay, severance, common-law notice, the letter, and the deadlines after the last day.
- 141Import Export Permit Canada: When You Need One and How to ApplyCross-Border ComplianceWhen Canada requires an export or import permit, how exports to the United States are treated, who can apply, and what happens if a business ships without one.
- 140Articles of Amendment Ontario: How to Change Your CorporationBusiness and Startup LawHow an Ontario corporation changes its name, shares or board: who must approve, class votes and dissent rights, filing Form 5261, the fee and what to update after.
- 139Articles of Incorporation Ontario: Contents, Shares and ChangesBusiness and Startup LawWhat Ontario articles of incorporation contain, how to set share classes and transfer restrictions, who can be a director, and which later changes need an amendment.
- 134Nuans Canada: When Your Corporation Needs a Name Search ReportBusiness and Startup LawWhich Canadian jurisdictions require a Nuans name search report, how Ontario's 90-day rule works, and what the searches cost in 2026.
- 128US Work Visas for Canadians: How to Choose the Right RouteUS Immigration from CanadaThere is no single best answer among the US work visas for Canadians, because the categories were written for different people. A Toronto engineer with a Chicago job offer, a manufacturer opening a Buffalo subsidiary and…
- 126US Notary in Toronto: What US Recipients Actually AcceptNotary and AuthenticationAlmost everyone searching for a US notary in Toronto is solving the problem the wrong way round. You have a document that has to work in the United States: an affidavit for a federal court, a deed or power of attorney fo…
- 124L-1 Visa from Canada: Moving Staff to Your US CompanyUS Immigration from CanadaA Canadian company expanding into the United States has to move people, not just capital. The L-1 visa from Canada is the category built for that. It lets a qualifying organization transfer an executive, a manager, or an…
- 123TN Visa for Canadians: Requirements, Professions and How to ApplyUS Immigration from CanadaThe TN visa for Canadians is usually the fastest route from a Canadian job offer to lawful US employment, and the decision is made on the spot, by one officer, on the documents in your hand. It is not really a visa. A Ca…
- 110Dual Licensed Lawyer Ontario and New York: What It Means for Cross-Border ClientsBusiness and Startup LawA Toronto manufacturer signs a supply agreement with a buyer in Buffalo. New York law governs the contract, the seller is an Ontario corporation, and any dispute would start in a New York court. The company calls its Tor…
- 109Statutory Declaration Ontario: When You Need One and Who Can Take ItBusiness and Startup LawA bank asks for proof that two names on an old share certificate belong to the same person. A US buyer wants written confirmation that a Canadian supplier owns the equipment it is selling. A registry refuses a filing bec…