Hi holydarkness,
You make a lot of assumptions. Already some % of the corporation has been sold and the legal papers reviewed and signed by real lawyers on the investor's end and our end.
And it isn't clear where you are getting a lot of your information from. You absolutely do not need to be a part of a brokerage to invest in a corporation in Canada.
I'd say it is less of an assumption and more to an educated guess, since my questions and statements are made based on your answer and some quick searches.
But to clear what's unclear for you about my source, in hope we can get into the bottom of this, here's several --I always crossreferencing with several sources-- that helps me with my... guess:
Trading stocks in Canada is surprisingly easy. You certainly dont need a business degree. But what you do need is an investment account with either a bank or a broker, which is a go-between an investor and a stock exchange. Major banks like CIBC, with its Investors Edge service or TD Direct Investing, offer full-service platforms that put trading in your hands but charge fees for the service.
To start investing in stocks, youll need a brokerage account. If youre a self-directed investor, you can open a brokerage account online and buy and sell stocks yourself. Although there may be fees to hold the account and/or perform trades, this typically is the cheapest option.
Some investors chose the do-it-yourself route and open a direct or Order Execution Only (OEO) account. These ideally should be investors who have significant knowledge about investing.
Now, as I might be wrongfully informed, I'm only human after all, and clearly your legal dept. would knows better about the rule of buying percentage of company ownership in Canada, why don't we straighten this up with you citing us the rules --preferably issued by Canadian govt.-- that said otherwise.