Running a small business in Canada means facing legal questions every day—often when you least expect them. Whether you are navigating business startup requirements, dealing with a difficult landlord, collecting on an unpaid invoice, or reviewing a contract before signing, having affordable access to an experienced business lawyer is not a luxury—it is a necessity.
What Can a Small Business Legal Service Plan Do For You?
Our Small Business Legal Service Plans bridge the legal service gap by providing business owners across five Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan) with affordable, on-demand access to experienced Business Lawyers for business-related legal matters.
You will be connected to The Only Proprietary Nationwide Network of Provider Lawyers in North America, and direct unlimited access to your own Dedicated Full-Service Provider Law Firm in your province for covered business legal situations, no matter how trivial or traumatic they may seem. Because our Law Firms are already prepaid, their sole focus is on serving you, rather than billing you.
Areas of Coverage
Our Small Business Legal Service Plans protect you and your business from several business-related legal issues and provide assistance with common legal needs and unforeseen legal life events regarding:
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1. You have questions about forming a corporation or incorporating your business.
2. You need help deciding between a sole proprietorship and incorporation.
3. You have questions about leasing vs. purchasing property for your business.
4. A bank reports bad credit activity unjustly.
5. A customer has published online complaints against you.
6. A customer is injured on your property.
7. A customer requests a refund for merchandise that is out of warranty.
8. A customer owes you money and files for bankruptcy.
9. A creditor demands money.
10. A creditor tries illegal collection tactics.
11. A minor is caught breaking into your business.
12. A postal carrier slips on your un-shovelled sidewalk and breaks their leg.
13. A property manager refuses to rent to you.
14. A repairman charges more than the given estimate.
15. A repair shop threatens small claims court for money you do not owe.
16. A repairman will not stand behind their work.
17. A vendor refuses to honour a guarantee.
18. A vendor sells you defective merchandise.
19. A vendor sends merchandise after you cancel your contract.
20. An accident at your business results in a personal injury.
21. An online auction goes wrong.
22. An outside representative is accused of sexual harassment.
23. You are buying or selling a building.
24. You are concerned about data breaches and liability.
25. You are considering bankruptcy.
26. You are considering entering into a joint venture.
27. You are considering issuing credit cards to key employees.
28. You are considering offering voluntary benefits to employees.
29. You are denied credit for no apparent reason.
30. You are having a landlord/tenant dispute.
31. You are hiring employees for the first time.
32. You are interested in trademarking your business.
33. You are selected for an audit.
34. You are thinking about expanding your business.
35. You are tired of hidden vendor fees.
36. You are unsure how new health care laws affect your business.
37. You caught a teenager shoplifting in your store.
38. You decided it is time to let an employee go and want to ensure proper legal steps.
39. You decided to make a sizable gift to charity.
40. You decided to hire your teenager.
41. You discovered one of your employees is stealing from the company.
42. You do not have a retirement savings plan.
43. You do not have an employee policies and procedures manual.
44. You exchanged angry words with a customer, resulting in a slander lawsuit.
45. You had employee data compromised.
46. You have a contractual agreement that is being challenged.
47. You have a workers compensation issue.
48. You have an accident while driving the company vehicle.
49. You have an employee who falls down your stairs and sues your business.
50. You have an employee who wrecked a company vehicle, and a person was injured.
51. You have an issue with a former business partner regarding business assets.
52. You have questions about import/export.
53. You have questions about an easement on your property.
54. You have questions about independent contractors vs. employees.
55. You have to renew your business lease agreement.
56. You need a contract or document reviewed.
57. You need a copyright for your manuscript.
58. You need a patent for an invention.
59. You need assistance in collecting a debt from a customer.
60. You need assistance with a small claims issue.
61. You need help with credit card liability resolution.
62. You need help navigating product liability.
63. You need help with antitrust.
64. You need help with insurance.
65. You need help with intellectual property.
66. You need to end a partnership immediately.
67. You need to expand your building.
68. You need to lease equipment.
69. You need to take disciplinary action against an employee.
70. You need your lease agreement reviewed.
71. You received a letter from a creditor regarding a debt that is not yours.
72. You received a notice concerning rezoning.
73. You received bad cheques.
74. Your AC unit is broken and causing lost business.
75. Your bank sends a foreclosure notice after one loan payment is late.
76. Your best employee fails a drug test.
77. Your business has been sued.
78. Your business is broken into.
79. Your business is wrongly accused of committing a crime.
80. Your business partner dies and has a surviving spouse and children.
81. Your company vehicle is damaged by a hit-and-run driver.
82. Your company vehicle is vandalized in a parking lot.
83. Your employee accuses you of discrimination.
84. Your employee is accused of discrimination by a customer.
85. Your employees are calling in sick to deal with life issues.
86. Your insurance is cancelled due to employee tickets.
87. Your landlord raises rent in violation of your verbal agreement.
88. Your landlord enters your business without permission.
89. Your new building has bad plumbing and a leaky roof.
90. Your new equipment does not work.
91. Your parents die and leave you in charge of the family business.
92. You are accused of discrimination by a customer.
93. You are buying or selling a company vehicle.
94. You are having issues with a contractor.
95. You are having issues with solicitors.
96. You are having issues with new tax forms.
97. You are having issues with your business taxes.
98. You are interested in a shareholder agreement.
99. You are unsure how to handle customer complaints.
100. You are unsure how to handle harassment at your business.
101. You need immediate legal advice and cannot afford a traditional retainer.
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Our plans offer the most complete and affordable legal assistance available. Whether you are a home business owner, or you own a brick-and-mortar small business with no employees or 2 to 100 employees, we have you covered.
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