The smart way to start your business acquisition investigation
This publication is essential for: lawyers acting for purchasers or lenders in business acquisitions
Current to: July 1, 2025
As a lawyer acting for a purchaser in a business acquisition, the first question is: What searches should you conduct as part of your due diligence review? The Due Diligence Deskbook provides practical, BC-centric commentary on each type of search you need to perform including discussion of why and how to conduct the search, limits and legislation applicable to the search, precedent request letters, and information sheets containing comprehensive contact information to help you investigate systematically and efficiently.
With Due Diligence Deskbook, you will be able to:
- access detailed guidance for Bank of Canada, bankruptcy, corporate, tax, employment, environmental, land title, litigation, municipal, natural resource, personal property registry, provincial work order, securities, and specialty searches
- take advantage of over 45 search request correspondence templates
- look up addresses, phone numbers, fees, and delivery times for all your searches in one place
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Highlights of the 2025 Update include:
- new discussion on the parking tax collected by TransLink, the Federal Court's Online Access to Court Records Pilot Project, British Columbia's new Short-Term Rental Registry, elimination of the provincial carbon tax, development of the First Nations Land Governance Registry, and recent amendments to health-related legislation
- updated guidance on intellectual property due diligence, including patent term adjustment, review of copyrighted content in light of AI-related litigation, and issues arising from the Patent Office's new system
- information regarding the July 2024 amendments to the Forest Act and Forest and Range Practices Act, with corresponding updates to the sample letter to the Ministry of Forests
- updates throughout to reflect the continuing migration of searches and processes from BC OnLine to BC Registries and Online Services, with an appendix of interim guidance prepared by BC Registries and Online Services staff
- revised commentary regarding due diligence searches relating to securities and corporate governance
- updated guidance for environmental due diligence searches, including those relating to the transportation of dangerous goods
- extensive updates to Information Sheets throughout the publication, including additional, detailed guidance pertaining to specific municipalities and their comfort letter processes
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CLEBC Legal Editor
Edie Ryan
edier@cle.bc.ca