Business Law

Business Lawyers in North Vancouver

Incorporations, contracts, corporate governance, and the day-to-day legal work that keeps a business running properly. We serve companies and entrepreneurs across Greater Vancouver and the North Shore.

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Our Business Law Practice

Our business law clients range from sole proprietors starting their first company to established mid-size businesses with ongoing governance needs. What they have in common is a need for solid legal work without the overhead of a large corporate firm.

We draft contracts that protect you, set up corporate structures that make sense for your situation, and keep your records in order. When something needs fixing - a shareholder issue, a minute book that’s years behind, or a lease that doesn’t say what you thought it said - we deal with it efficiently and get you back to running your business.

Contracts & Agreements

Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the legal agreements your business depends on.

  • Service agreements, supply contracts, partnership agreements, NDAs, joint ventures, and other commercial agreements for businesses in Greater Vancouver.

  • Offer letters, independent contractor agreements, non-competition clauses, and termination provisions compliant with BC employment standards.

  • Documenting lending arrangements between businesses, shareholders, and private lenders in British Columbia.

  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial leases for landlords and tenants on the North Shore and throughout Vancouver.

Corporate Governance

The structural and compliance work that keeps your company in good standing in BC.

  • Setting up BC corporations under the Business Corporations Act and federal corporations under the CBCA, with the right share structure, articles, and initial resolutions.

  • Filing annual reports with the BC Corporate Registry, updating records, and making sure your company stays in good standing year after year.

  • Directors’ resolutions, shareholder agreements, articles amendments, and the corporate paperwork your business needs.

  • Transferring ownership interests between shareholders, including tax-deferred rollovers under Section 85 of the Income Tax Act.

  • Bringing minute books up to date, correcting filing errors at the BC Corporate Registry, and organizing historical corporate records.

  • Providing the corporate legal opinions that banks and commercial lenders require as a condition of financing in BC.

What to Expect

Step 01: Tell us what you need

A quick call or email about your situation - a new incorporation, a contract to review, a corporate reorganization, or something you’re not sure about. We’ll tell you straight away whether it’s something we handle.

Step 02: Clear scope and pricing

We explain the work, the timeline, and the cost. For routine work like BC incorporations and annual filings, we quote flat fees. For complex contract work, we’ll give you a realistic estimate before we start.

Step 03: Work that holds up

We deliver documents you can rely on - reviewed, explained in plain language, and built to do their job. If something comes up later, we’re a phone call away.

Business Law FAQ

  • The cost of incorporating a BC company includes the provincial filing fee (currently $351.50 for a standard online filing) plus legal fees for preparing articles, initial resolutions, and organizing your minute book. We offer flat-fee incorporation packages. Federal incorporations under the CBCA involve a separate filing fee and slightly different documentation.

  • It depends on where you plan to do business. A BC incorporation under the Business Corporations Act is simpler and less expensive if you’re only operating in British Columbia. A federal incorporation under the Canada Business Corporations Act gives you the right to carry on business in any province, but you’ll still need to register extra-provincially wherever you operate. We can advise on which makes sense for your situation.

  • If your company has more than one shareholder, a shareholder agreement is strongly recommended. It sets out how decisions are made, what happens if a shareholder wants to leave, how shares are valued on a buyout, and how disputes are resolved. Without one, you’re relying on the BC Business Corporations Act defaults, which may not reflect what the shareholders actually agreed to.

  • A Section 85 rollover is a provision under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that allows a person to transfer property to a Canadian corporation on a tax-deferred basis. It’s commonly used when incorporating a sole proprietorship or transferring assets between related companies. The transfer must be documented with an election form filed with the CRA. Our business lawyers work with your accountant to handle the legal side of the rollover.

  • Yes. We review all types of commercial contracts for businesses in Vancouver and the North Shore - service agreements, supplier contracts, partnership deals, employment agreements, commercial leases, and more. We’ll identify risks, flag missing protections, and advise on whether the terms are reasonable for your situation.

  • Yes, and it’s more common than you’d think. We bring minute books up to date by preparing missing annual resolutions, correcting the share register, updating director and officer records, and filing any overdue annual reports with the BC Corporate Registry. A current minute book is often required for bank financing, share sales, and other transactions.

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