Starting, growing or restructuring a business involves decisions that shape your liability, your tax position, and your relationships with partners and investors for years to come.
At Tokas Lex Law Office, we provide practical, results-oriented corporate and business law services to entrepreneurs, small businesses and established companies throughout Ontario.
We don’t just complete transactions — we help you understand the legal framework around your business so you can make confident, well-informed decisions at every stage of growth.
Business Incorporation
Limited liability, tax advantages, credibility and simpler succession. We handle federal and provincial incorporations under the OBCA — Articles, by-laws, share structure and organizational resolutions.
Shareholder Agreements
Essential for any business with more than one owner. We draft agreements governing decision-making, share transfers, exits, dispute resolution and valuation — designed to prevent conflict before it arises.
Business Purchase & Sale
We assist with asset and share purchase agreements, representations and warranties, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, closing conditions and all ancillary transaction documents.
Commercial Contracts
Service agreements, supply contracts, licensing, NDAs, employment and consulting agreements — drafted and reviewed to match your business's specific needs and risk tolerance.
Franchise Law
Under Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act, franchisors must provide detailed disclosure. We review franchise agreements and disclosure documents for franchisors and franchisees alike.
Corporate Compliance & Annual Maintenance
Annual returns, director and officer resolutions, share issuances and register updates. We keep your records current and your corporation in good standing.
Business Restructuring
Corporate reorganizations, amalgamations and other restructuring — coordinated with your accountant to ensure changes are both legally sound and tax-efficient.
Quick answers to what clients ask us most. Have a different question? We're glad to help.
It depends on your liability exposure, tax position and growth plans. Incorporating offers limited liability, potential tax advantages and easier succession. We help you weigh the trade-offs and incorporate correctly under the Ontario Business Corporations Act when the time is right.
Federal incorporation offers stronger national name protection and lets you operate across Canada; Ontario (provincial) incorporation is simpler if you operate mainly in Ontario. We advise on which structure fits your business and handle either.
If your corporation has more than one shareholder — including a family business — yes. Without one, the OBCA default rules govern and disputes can become costly. A shareholder agreement sets out decision-making, share transfers, exits and dispute resolution before problems arise.
It is strongly advisable. We handle asset and share purchase agreements, due diligence, non-competition clauses, closing conditions and all transaction documents to protect your interests on both sides of a deal.
Build your business on solid legal foundations. Contact our corporate law team today.