Alternative acquisition structures for business in Canada.

Publication: Corporate Counsel

Publication Date: 01-JUN-05

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CANADA

Lang Michener LLP

Vancouver

US corporations expanding their business operations into Canada will have a range of up-front issues, including the general Canadian legislative and regulatory framework that governs the establishment and operation of the business, as well as more specific issues involving the movement of goods and personnel across the border, capitalization of the enterprise, profit and capital repatriation, loss utilization, and related cross-border tax issues.

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Many of these issues tend to crystallize in the context of deciding on the form of business structure for the Canadian enterprise.

In addition to the normal considerations that will be standard fare for corporate counsel,...

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