An Overview of Stock Option Plans
October 9, 2014
Under a typical stock option plan, an employer provides their employee with a right to purchase a certain number of shares for a stated exercise price. Generally, the option vests […]
Holding Shares in a Family Trust
October 1, 2014
In a previous blog post, we discussed the general concept of a family trust and indicated that one way to use a family trust is to hold shares in a Canadian-controlled […]
What is a Family Trust?
September 12, 2014
The concept of a family trust is often raised to founders of a startup as an alternative to holding their shares in their new company personally (see LW Academy tax […]
Transitioning to Canada’s New Not For Profit Corporations Act
September 2, 2014
On October 17, 2011, the Canada Not For Profit Corporations Act came into effect. Just a reminder that all organizations created under the old federal act (Part 2 of the Canada Corporations Act) need […]
The Savvy Donor: Maximizing Your Charitable Donations
July 10, 2014
When planning to make a gift to a charity in a will, people often think of making a set cash donation. If the estate includes shares of a public company, […]
A Primer on the “Secondary”
May 27, 2014
In the venture world, a secondary offering refers to the sale of outstanding (and previously issued) shares by a company’s shareholders to a group of investors. There are a couple […]
