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Two of the twelve documents for a made-up company, Maple Ridge Consulting Inc., with one owner: the articles schedule you paste into the registry form, and the organizational resolutions of the director. Yours read the same way with your answers.
Articles of Incorporation: schedules for the registry form

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: SCHEDULES

MAPLE RIDGE CONSULTING INC.

Text for the "Shares & Provisions" step of the Ontario Business Registry filing (Form 1, Business Corporations Act). Copy each part into the matching box of the online form.

PART 1 - CORPORATE NAME

MAPLE RIDGE CONSULTING INC. (NUANS report 123456789 dated November 9, 2026)

PART 2 - REGISTERED OFFICE

88 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville, Ontario L6J 1H3

PART 3 - NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

Minimum number of directors: 1. Maximum number of directors: 10.

PART 4 - FIRST DIRECTORS

NameAddress for serviceResident Canadian
Priya Nair88 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville, Ontario L6J 1H3Yes

PART 5 - THE CLASSES AND ANY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES THAT THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE

An unlimited number of common shares

PART 6 - RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS ATTACHING TO EACH CLASS OF SHARES

Not Applicable

PART 7 - RESTRICTIONS ON THE ISSUE, TRANSFER OR OWNERSHIP OF SHARES

No securities of the Corporation, other than non-convertible debt securities, shall be transferred without the approval of: (a) the Board, expressed by a resolution passed at a meeting of the Board or by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by all of the directors; or (b) the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the Corporation, expressed by a resolution passed at a meeting of shareholders or by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by such holders.

PART 8 - RESTRICTIONS ON THE BUSINESS THE CORPORATION MAY CARRY ON OR ON THE POWERS IT MAY EXERCISE

There are no restrictions on the business the Corporation may carry on or on the powers the Corporation may exercise.

PART 9 - OTHER PROVISIONS

(a)The Corporation shall be a "private issuer" within the meaning of National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions, as amended or replaced from time to time, and its securities, other than non-convertible debt securities: (i) shall be subject to restrictions on transfer contained in the articles, the by-laws or a security holders' agreement; (ii) shall be beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by not more than fifty (50) persons, not including employees and former employees of the Corporation or its affiliates; and (iii) shall be distributed only to persons described in section 2.4 of National Instrument 45-106.

(b)The Corporation shall have a lien on the shares registered in the name of a shareholder who is indebted to the Corporation, to the extent of such debt, and may enforce the lien in the manner provided by the by-laws.

(c)Without limiting the powers conferred by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), the board of directors may, without authorization of the shareholders: (i) borrow money upon the credit of the Corporation; (ii) issue, reissue, sell or pledge debt obligations of the Corporation, whether secured or unsecured; (iii) give a guarantee on behalf of the Corporation to secure performance of an obligation of any person; and (iv) mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a security interest in all or any property of the Corporation, owned or subsequently acquired, to secure any obligation of the Corporation.

(d)The board of directors may, by resolution, delegate any of the powers set out in paragraph (c) to a director, a committee of directors or one or more officers of the Corporation.

(e)The board of directors may, within the maximum number of directors permitted by the articles, appoint one or more additional directors, who shall hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders, provided that the total number of directors so appointed shall not exceed one-third (1/3) of the number of directors elected at the previous annual meeting of shareholders.

PART 10 - INCORPORATORS

NameAddress for service
Priya Nair88 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville, Ontario L6J 1H3

PART 11 - ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION (not on the public record)

Activity (NAICS) code: 541611

Official email address of the corporation: hello@mapleridgeconsulting.ca

Organizational resolutions of the director(s)

RESOLUTIONS OF THE SOLE DIRECTOR

of

MAPLE RIDGE CONSULTING INC.

(the "Corporation")

The undersigned, being the sole director of the Corporation, hereby passes the following resolutions in writing pursuant to subsection 129(1) of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the "Act"), effective this 9th day of November, 2026:

1. CERTIFICATE AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

WHEREAS the Corporation was incorporated under the Act by Certificate and Articles of Incorporation dated November 9, 2026, Ontario Corporation Number 1000987654;

RESOLVED THAT the Certificate and Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation be and they are hereby accepted, and that the Secretary be and is hereby directed to insert a copy of the Certificate and Articles of Incorporation in the minute book of the Corporation.

2. BY-LAWS

RESOLVED THAT By-Law No. 1, being a by-law relating generally to the conduct of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and By-Law No. 2, being a by-law respecting the borrowing of money, the issuing of securities and the securing of liabilities by the Corporation, each in the form annexed to and forming part of the minutes of the proceedings of the Corporation, be and they are hereby enacted as by-laws of the Corporation, subject to confirmation by the shareholders in accordance with section 116 of the Act.

3. FORM OF SHARE CERTIFICATE

RESOLVED THAT the form of share certificate annexed to these resolutions be and it is hereby adopted as the form of certificate for the shares of the Corporation, with such variations as may be required to reflect the class of shares represented thereby, and that the shares of the Corporation may, if the board so determines, be issued as uncertificated securities evidenced by a non-transferable written acknowledgment of the holder's right to obtain a share certificate.

4. NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

WHEREAS the articles of the Corporation provide for a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 10 directors;

RESOLVED THAT until otherwise determined in accordance with the Act and the articles, the number of directors of the Corporation be and is hereby fixed at one (1).

5. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS

RESOLVED THAT the following persons be and they are hereby appointed officers of the Corporation, to hold the offices set out opposite their respective names, at the pleasure of the board and until their successors are duly appointed:

NameOffice
Priya NairPresident and Secretary

6. ISSUANCE OF SHARES

WHEREAS the Corporation has received the subscriptions for shares annexed to these resolutions;

RESOLVED THAT:

(a)the subscriptions be and they are hereby accepted, and the following shares in the capital of the Corporation be and they are hereby allotted and issued as fully paid and non-assessable to the following subscribers, for the aggregate consideration set out opposite their respective names, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged:

SubscriberClass and number of sharesConsiderationCertificate No.
Priya Nair100 Common Shares$100.00C-1

(b)the full amount of the consideration received for each share so issued be added to the stated capital account maintained by the Corporation for the class of shares of which it forms part;

(c)the President or any other officer or director of the Corporation be and is hereby authorized to sign and deliver share certificates representing the shares so issued, or written acknowledgments in lieu thereof, and the Secretary be and is hereby directed to record the issuance in the securities register of the Corporation; and

(d)the Secretary be and is hereby directed to insert in the minute book a copy of each subscription and to make the corresponding entries in the stated capital ledger.

7. REGISTERED OFFICE

RESOLVED THAT the registered office of the Corporation be located at 88 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville, Ontario L6J 1H3, being within the municipality named in the articles, until changed in accordance with the Act and By-Law No. 1.

8. FINANCIAL YEAR

RESOLVED THAT the financial year of the Corporation shall end on December 31 in each year, the first financial year of the Corporation ending on December 31, 2026.

9. BANKING ARRANGEMENTS

RESOLVED THAT:

(a)TD Canada Trust, Oakville be and is hereby appointed the banker of the Corporation;

(b)the form of banking resolutions and account agreements furnished by the bank, with such amendments as any officer of the Corporation may approve, be and they are hereby adopted as the banking resolutions of the Corporation, and a copy thereof be inserted in the minute book; and

(c)any one director or officer of the Corporation, or such other person or persons as the board may from time to time designate, be and is hereby authorized to sign cheques, drafts, orders for the payment of money and all other banking instruments on behalf of the Corporation, in accordance with the banking resolutions so adopted.

10. ACCOUNTANT AND EXEMPTION FROM AUDIT

RESOLVED THAT R. Mehta CPA Professional Corporation be and is hereby engaged as the accountant of the Corporation, to prepare its annual financial statements and tax returns, and that, in reliance upon the written consent of all of the shareholders of the Corporation to the exemption from the audit requirements of the Act pursuant to section 148 of the Act, no auditor be appointed for the current financial year.

11. CORPORATE SEAL

RESOLVED THAT the Corporation shall not, for the time being, adopt a corporate seal, and the absence of a seal on any instrument executed on behalf of the Corporation shall not affect its validity.

12. INITIAL RETURN AND GOVERNMENT REGISTRATIONS

RESOLVED THAT any officer or director of the Corporation, or the solicitors for the Corporation, be and is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the Corporation:

(a)to file an Initial Return under the Corporations Information Act (Ontario) through the Ontario Business Registry within sixty (60) days after the date of incorporation, and thereafter to file the annual returns and any notices of change required by that Act;

(b)to obtain a Business Number from the Canada Revenue Agency and to make such registrations for corporate income tax, harmonized sales tax, payroll deductions and import/export accounts as the business of the Corporation may require; and

(c)to make such other filings and registrations, municipal, provincial or federal, as may be required or advisable for the carrying on of the business of the Corporation.

13. REGISTERS AND RECORDS

RESOLVED THAT the Secretary be and is hereby directed to prepare and maintain, at the registered office of the Corporation, the registers of directors, officers and securities, the register of transfers, the stated capital ledger and the register of individuals with significant control required by sections 140 and 140.2 of the Act, and to enter therein the particulars reflected in these resolutions.

14. GENERAL

RESOLVED THAT any director or officer of the Corporation be and is hereby authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the Corporation, to execute and deliver all such documents and instruments and to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to give effect to the foregoing resolutions, and that all acts and proceedings of the incorporator(s) and of the directors of the Corporation taken prior to the date hereof in connection with the organization of the Corporation be and they are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved.

The foregoing resolutions are hereby passed by the sole director of the Corporation pursuant to subsection 129(1) of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), as evidenced by the signature(s) hereto, this 9th day of November, 2026.


______________________________
PRIYA NAIR
Director