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E-Commerce during COVID-19

 Businesses across Canada has struggled to manage the fallout from Covid-19, e-commerce looks to be one area of commercial activity position to remain in strong demand. 

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Governments promotion of electronic signatures

Are electronic signatures legal in Canada?

 Canada is known for its flexible and technology-friendly approach to the document signing process. But unlike a majority of countries worldwide, Canada is a federation that consists of 10 provinces and three territories.This means that both federal and provincial law regulates eSignatures. Contract law in Canada is provincial, so the validity of each agreement reached between two or more parties (unless they are regulated federally) is governed by the law of each province. 

Federal and provincial e-Signature law in Canada

 On the federal level, the use of eSignatures was officially endorsed by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The act became in effect in 2004. According to the law, each kind of eSignature is equivalent to a physical one and are fully court-admissible. Each company operating in the Canadian market is free to use both digital and paper documents — the law recognizes them as equally valid. However, PIPEDA has reiterated the explicit requirements for an electronic signature to be secure. According to them, an eSignature should be:

  • Unique and distinctive
  • Created under signer’s sole control
  • Can confirm the identity of the signer
  • Protected by the technology that can detect any subsequent changes in the document

Can I use e-Signatures for business in Canada?

Yes, eSignature laws allow signing documents without ink and pen with additional amendments to various acts such as Business Corporations Act, Limited Partnership Act, Corporation Information Act and others with the enactment of the Alternative Filing Methods for Business Act, 2020. 

Are e-Signatures court-admissible in Canada?

Yes, you can provide a digital document signed electronically as evidence in court as well as a paper one.  

Unacceptable E-Signatures

 You can’t just draw an “X” or another kind of icon to sign your document. Marks like these can’t be identified as unique and can’t prove your identity.  

Pettle Law can Create Various Documents

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Corporate Documents

Corporate Documents

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  • Shareholder Agreements 
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Corporate Documents

Corporate Documents

Corporate Documents

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  • Share Certificates
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  • Dividends
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  • Subscription Agreements

Tax Documents

Corporate Documents

Tax Documents

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Real Estate

Tax Documents

  • Agreement of Purchase & Sale
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Real Estate

Estate

  • Wills & Estate Planning
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Real Estate

Estate

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  • Uncontested Divorces
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