Canada Corporations Act (R.S.C. 1970, c. C-32)

Act current to 2012-05-02 and last amended on 2011-10-17. Previous Versions

 [Repealed, 2009, c. 23, s. 313]

 [Repealed, 2009, c. 23, s. 313]

Meetings of Shareholders

Marginal note:Annual meeting
  •  (1) An annual meeting of the shareholders of the company shall be held at some date not later than eighteen months after the incorporation of the company and subsequently once at least in every calendar year and not more than fifteen months after the holding of the last preceding annual meeting.

  • Marginal note:In case of default

    (2) Where default is made in holding any annual meeting as provided under subsection (1), the court in the province in which the head office of the company is situated may, on the application of any shareholder of the company, call or direct the calling of an annual meeting of the shareholders.

  • R.S., 1952, c. 53, s. 100.

 [Repealed, 2009, c. 23, s. 313]

 [Repealed, 2009, c. 23, s. 313]

 [Repealed, 2009, c. 23, s. 313]

Marginal note:Power of court to order meeting to be called

 Where for any reason it is impracticable to call a meeting of shareholders of the company in any manner in which meetings of shareholders may be called, or to conduct the meeting in manner prescribed by the letters patent, supplementary letters patent, the by-laws or this Part, the court in the province in which the head office of the company is situated, may, either of its own motion, or on the application of any director or any shareholder who would be entitled to vote at the meeting, order a meeting to be called, held and conducted in such manner as the court thinks fit and, where any such order is made, may give such ancillary or consequential directions as it thinks expedient; and any meeting called, held and conducted in accordance with any such order shall for all purposes be deemed to be a meeting of shareholders of the company duly called, held and conducted.

  • R.S., 1952, c. 53, s. 104.

 [Repealed, 2009, c. 23, s. 313]

 [Repealed, 2009, c. 23, s. 313]

 [Repealed, 2009, c. 23, s. 313]