{"id":4896,"date":"2020-09-01T17:17:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T17:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownrblog-preprod.go-vip.net\/?p=4896"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:17:02","slug":"what-is-a-minute-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/blog\/what-is-a-minute-book\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Minute Book and Why Do All Corporations Need One?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Is a Minute Book? Explained\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/59CB4beCLXE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re incorporating your business, you\u2019ve probably come across the term minute book. But what exactly is a minute book, and why do you need one? We\u2019re here to answer any questions you may have about minute books and incorporation documents and how Ownr can help you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is a minute book?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A corporate minute book is essentially a collection of all important corporate records, including the articles of incorporation, which the corporation\u2019s shareholders and creditors can access. A minute book may be a physical binder containing all of the required documents, or your corporation may choose to keep their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/product\/incorporation\/minute-book\">corporate minute book online<\/a> for easy sharing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What does a corporate minute book include?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A corporation is required to maintain records to be viewed by shareholders and creditors upon request. The required documents include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Articles of amendment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bylaws and amendments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unanimous shareholder agreements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minutes of meetings and shareholder resolutions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notices filed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A share register with shareholder names and addresses and details of the shares held<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A securities register<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It sounds like a lot, but when you<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/product\/incorporation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">incorporate your business with Ownr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we\u2019ll provide all of the corporate formation documents you need. These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Directors Resolution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director Consent(s)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Shareholders Resolution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notice(s) of Issuance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscription for Shares<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Securities Register<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directors Register<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officers Register<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shareholders Ledger<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bylaws<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need any answers to questions about the specific documents Ownr provides, you can use our online chat feature to get in touch.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What are the benefits of keeping a minute book?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The old way of managing the legal side of a business had issues. Your minute book was typically a collection of documents in a binder that remained on a shelf. Business owners rarely had visibility into what all of these documents meant and how they affected their company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest advantage of keeping a digital minute book is probably the least well known: greater transparency and understanding of the legal underpinnings of your company. Over the course of the year, when business owners actually needed to access and understand core details of their business, the information simply wasn&#8217;t available.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Core legal information: available anytime, anywhere<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s imagine you&#8217;re at the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/blog\/5-reasons-to-open-a-business-bank-account\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bank<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and you need your company&#8217;s corporation number and CRA business number. Or maybe you&#8217;re speaking with your<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/blog\/why-strong-accounting-is-important-for-your-business\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">accountant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and you need to understand which shareholders have certain classes of shares. In the past, this information would have been unavailable, prompting a call to your lawyer or a trip home to obtain your legal documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what if you could access all this\u00a0 information on your phone or your laptop? What if your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/blog\/what-is-an-employment-agreement-learn-the-details\/\">employment agreements<\/a>, incorporation documents and other legal information was available to you at all times? Better yet, what if you could not only understand and access this information, but make changes to your company going forward. This is where additional benefits compound for your business. You won&#8217;t simply be saving money, but you&#8217;ll be able to save time and have more transparency into the legal side of your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to keep your minute book up to date<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping an up to date, digital corporate minute book will allow you to keep track of all your important corporate documents in one location. This will also make it easy for you to provide your records to shareholders, creditors, or potential buyers should you choose to sell your corporation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Not only are corporations required provincially and federally to maintain certain records, but they are also required by law to keep them up to date. When a business is incorporated, no matter how large or small it is, an annual shareholder meeting must be held and documented in the corporate minute book. Additionally, any time you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/product\/managed-corporation\/share-management\">issue or transfer shares<\/a>, these transactions must be properly recorded in your minute book to maintain legal compliance and transparency. Failure to hold an annual meeting or to comply with laws on corporate record-keeping can result in consequences including government penalties, tax issues and disruption to the corporation&#8217;s daily business.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many corporations choose to have a lawyer look after their corporate minute book, ensuring all of the documents are updated and in accordance with the law. However, if you want to keep your own minute book, there are some simple organizing tips that might help you. In order to organize your corporation\u2019s minute book and keep it up to date, you can separate your minute book into four different sections. These are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certificate of Incorporation (and any subsequent amendments)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bylaws (and any subsequent amendments)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Board of Directors<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minutes from a meeting regarding basic company operations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Signed minutes of all meetings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written consents approving actions in between board meetings<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stockholders (and actions executed by the requisite majority)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may also choose to include a list of officers and directors, tax information and other relevant company records.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is an incorporation?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/new\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">incorporate your business<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it becomes a separate legal entity, holding similar rights as a person in terms of liability and protection of assets. You\u2019ll need to decide whether you want to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/blog\/ownr-federal-incorporation-ontario-businesses\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">incorporate federally<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or provincially, depending on where you intend to conduct your business. Then the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/blog\/learn-about-articles-of-incorporation\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">articles of incorporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will need to be written up, and the shareholders of the corporation named. Once your business is incorporated, limited liability will be in effect, meaning that the company\u2019s assets will be completely separate from the owners and investors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What are the benefits of starting a corporation?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike a sole proprietorship or partnership structure, the main<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/blog\/5-things-to-consider-when-incorporating-your-business\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">benefit of incorporating your business<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is that it becomes separate from you as an individual. This will mean that the owner(s) of the company cannot be held legally responsible for any of the debts your company may incur in the course of business. However, if you made personal guarantees in order to receive funding for your business, your personal assets may be seized if you are unable to pay back your debts. Limited liability can allow corporations to make riskier business moves because the shareholders are protected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another benefit of incorporating your business is that it makes it easier to transfer ownership than if you have a sole proprietorship or partnership. An incorporated company will also have a lower tax rate and more lenient tax restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What else do you need for your corporation?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to keeping your corporate minute book up to date, there are certain other corporate obligations that you will need to comply with in order to stay in good standing with the government after you incorporate your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Appointing auditors<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At every annual shareholder\u2019s meeting, an auditor must be appointed to audit your corporation\u2019s finances. This helps maintain the reliability of your financial documents and protects and informs shareholders of the company\u2019s financial standing. If your corporation is non-distributing, shareholders can vote not to appoint an auditor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Preparing financial statements<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your corporation\u2019s financial statements need to be in accordance with<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/blog\/accounting-bookkeeping-whats-the-difference-and-why-do-i-need-them\/)\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">accounting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> principles according to the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Sharing financial statements<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial statements must be provided to shareholders at least 21 days prior to the company\u2019s annual meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Filing an annual return<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As long as your corporation is active, you will be required to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/cd-dgc.nsf\/eng\/cs05097.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">file a yearly return with Corporations Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is separate from your company\u2019s tax returns filed through the Canada Revenue Agency. Your return must be signed by an individual authorized by the board of directors with relevant knowledge of the company. This return is necessary in order for Corporations Canada to ensure that your corporation is in compliance with the CBCA requirements. The return must be submitted within 60 days of the date on which the corporation was created. This date will be listed on your certificate of incorporation. Failure to file your return on time will result in your corporation being unable to obtain a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/cd-dgc.nsf\/eng\/cs01965.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">certificate of compliance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*This only applies to a federal corporation, so make sure you check the requirements for a provincial corporation depending on where you\u2019re located.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Filing a change of registered address<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your office address needs to be kept up to date as it is the official address for communications to be sent to your corporation. Corporations Canada requires you to inform them within 15 days of a change of registered office address. You can change your address within its original province or territory online, but you will be required to file articles of the amendment if you choose to move your office into another province or territory than the one set out in your articles of incorporation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*This only applies to a federal corporation, so make sure you check the requirements for a provincial corporation depending on where you\u2019re located.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Filing change in directors<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporations Canada requires corporations to inform them within 15 days when new directors are elected, or individuals cease to be directors. Any change in the address of your directors must also be submitted to Corporations Canada within 15 days. This address can be residential or a business address. Your current directors (and their contact information) should also be regularly available to people who are considering becoming stakeholders in your corporation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also worthwhile to note that if the number of directors of your corporation changes, you will need to amend your articles (and pay the filing fee) to reflect the change. At least 25% of your corporation\u2019s directors must be resident Canadians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*This only applies to a federal corporation, so make sure you check the requirements for a provincial corporation depending on where you\u2019re located.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Amending articles<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All changes to your official articles of incorporation must be kept along with the rest of your corporate minute book. These changes may include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change in business name<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change in location of operations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change in number of directors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change in restrictions on share transfers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change in restrictions on business the corporation can conduct<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating or removing classes of shares<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modifying classes of shares<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increasing or reducing capital (if set out in articles of incorporation)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change of any other provisions in the articles<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may seem a bit overwhelming when you\u2019re first starting your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/product\/new-businesses\">new business<\/a>, but the sooner you are able to get your minute book in order, the easier it will be to maintain it (and keep your corporation in good standing) as time goes on.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What does Ownr have to offer?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incorporating\u00a0 with Ownr ensures that you have all the necessary incorporation documents, and if you\u2019re missing any, Ownr will prepare them automatically. Even after you\u2019re set up correctly, there\u2019s still more that needs to be done. Every year, you will need to file Annual Returns with the government and prepare annual shareholder and director resolutions. Failing to do so can result in the dissolution of your company. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ownr.co\/incorporation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ownr makes this process easy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and sets reminders to ensure everything is completed on time and above board. Finally, beyond merely keeping your company compliant, you want your company to grow. Ownr provides all the tools you need to manage this growth, from legal agreements, to Employee Stock Option Plans, and so much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need to keep a minute book for your corporation, but you\u2019re not sure what exactly a corporate minute book is? 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