What remedies can a court order if it finds oppression in an Ontario corporation?

The OBCA gives courts broad, flexible remedial powers once oppression is found, rather than limiting the court to one fixed outcome — the goal is to craft a remedy that actually fixes the specific unfairness, which can look very different from case to case. Common remedies include ordering the corporation or the oppressing shareholders to buy out the complainant's shares at a fair value, varying or setting aside a corporate transaction or resolution that caused the unfair result, ordering the corporation to produce financial information the complainant was wrongly denied, removing or replacing a director, appointing an independent party to oversee specific corporate decisions, or awarding compensation for losses caused by the oppressive conduct.

Courts can also order changes to the corporation's articles or by-laws, or in more extreme cases, order liquidation and dissolution, though a share buyout is generally the most commonly sought and granted remedy for closely-held corporations where the parties simply cannot continue working together. Because the remedy is meant to be tailored to the specific harm, a court considers what will actually resolve the situation fairly given the size of the company and the parties' relationship, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all formula. Legal advice on what remedy realistically fits your situation is worth getting before filing a claim.