Small Business and the Law

The resources listed in this guide are located in the Business & Urban Affairs Department, 4^th floor, North York Central Library. Complementary materials may also be found at the Toronto Reference Library and local branches of Toronto Public Library.

Search by subject in the library catalogue:

• Business - Forms
• Business law - Canada
• Credit - Canada - Management
• Labor laws and legislation - Canada
• Small business - Canada - Finance
• Small business - Law and legislation - Canada
• Small business - Taxation - Law and legislation - Canada
• Taxation - Law and legislation - Canada
• Taxation - Law and legislation - Ontario

Books:

General

• Business Legal Adviser: Precedents, Agreements and Materials. Rossiter, Gary. Carswell, 1985 - (loose-leaf).
• Canadian Business Management Manual. CCH Canadian, 1995- .
• Canada Corporations Law Reporter. CCH, 1976- (loose-leaf).
• Canadian Commercial Law Guide. CCH Canadian, 1980- (loose-leaf).
• Incorporation and Business Guide for Ontario: How to Form Your Own Corporation. 15th ed. M. Stephen Georgas, 1996.
• Make it Legal: What Every Canadian Entrepreneur Needs to Know About the Law. Wiley, 1998.

Employee Benefits / Payroll

• Canadian Employment Benefits and Pension Guide. CCH Canadian, 1963- (loose-leaf).
• Canadian Payroll Management Guide. CCH Canadian, 1985- (loose-leaf).
• For Better or For Worse: A Practical Guide to Canadian Employment Law. Aurora Professional Press, 1996.

Labour Relations

• Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide. CCH Canadian, 1980- (loose-leaf).
• Canadian Labour Law Reporter. CCH Canadian, 1960- (loose-leaf).
• Ontario Pay and Employment Equity Guide. CCH Canadian, 1994- (loose-leaf).
• Wrongful Dismissal Practice Manual. Butterworths, 1984- (loose-leaf).

Finance / Taxation

• Canadian Small Business Financing and Tax Planning Guide. CCH Canadian, 1985- (loose-leaf).
• GST, Goods and Services Tax: Guide for Small Business. Customs and Excise, 1992.
• Preparing Your Corporate Tax Returns. CCH Canadian, 1981 - (annual).

Forms

• Business Legal Adviser: Precendents, Agreements and Materials. Rossiter, Gary. R. De Boo, 1985- (loose-leaf).
• O’Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms. 11^th ed. Canada Law Book, 1987- .
• Standard Legal Forms and Agreements for Canadian Business. Self-Counsel Press, 1989.

Credit/Collection

• Canadian Credit and Collection Guide. Edmunds, Ross. 2^nd ed. Carswell, 1996- (loose-leaf).
• Collect Those Debts! How to Get Your Money and Still Keep Your Customers. Paulsen, Timonthy R. Self-Counsel Press, 1992.

Legislation:

The Business & Urban Affairs Department of North York Central Library and the Main Reference Centre, Toronto Reference Library both have complete sets of the Federal Acts of Parliament. You will find them in print, on CD-ROM and on the Internet. The Canada Statute Service on CD-ROM provides the consolidated federal acts and regulations together with brief notes of cases which have interpreted statutory language and intent. Most of the forms in the regulations are searchable.

Examples of useful legislation:

Business Corporations Act (Ontario)

Business Names Act (Ontario)

Employment Standards Act (Canada)

Small Business Loans Act (Canada)

Magazine & Newspaper Articles:

Magazine and newspaper articles can provide useful information on business and the law on issues such as debt collection, labour laws and regulations, etc. The Library offers a range of computerized magazine indexes that may be accessed from terminals located throughout the building. For Canadian content, try the Canadian Business and Current Affairs Index (CBCA) and the CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals Index).

Law Now is a law periodical that covers issues relevant to small business, with articles such as "Doing business on the internet" and "Taking your case to small claims court".

Internet Resources:

• Canadian Federation of Independent Business
  http://www.cfib.ca
  This website has a Legislative Activity Section which covers topical issues related to small business and the law, e.g., Employment Insurance premiums, the property tax battle, etc.

• Canadian Law List
  http://www.canadianlawlist.com
  Law firm profiles and areas of practice are also featured.

A brief guide to sources of information on small business and the law
Last updated: November 30, 1999.