Corporation

A business that is a separate legal entity under provincial or federal laws with owners that are called shareholders.

• the only type of business recognized legally as separate from its owners (owners are not personally responsible for debts).

• limited liability - you can only lose what you have invested in the business.

• owners are shareholders and hold transferable shares of capital stock (the stock can be sold).

• most large businesses are organized as corporations.

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