Canadian Social Enterprise: Which Legal Structure Should I Use? A Legal Structures Guide for Social Entrepreneurs in Canada

One third of our TrustLaw membership consists of social enterprises. In addition to connecting them to legal support from legal teams across the world, we have spent more than a decade working globally with key actors from the social entrepreneurship and impact-investment sectors with the aim of developing guides, resources and innovative trainings that enable social entrepreneurs to achieve their goals. How a social enterprise is legally structured can greatly influence the types of capital available to it and how the organization can operate and grow. We hope that this guide contributes to assisting entrepreneurs in Canada in navigating any challenges they may face with respect to the legal structures available to them – unlocking their next idea to the benefit of the Canadian and global social economy.