How to Incorporate in Prince Edward Island: Fees, Name Rules and Filings
We prepare and file your Prince Edward Island incorporation for $35.00, HST included. The Corporate Registry’s $215.00 incorporation fee and, for a named corporation, the $40.00 name approval search are charged at cost as separate lines.
Prince Edward Island incorporation for $35.00, HST included
Prince Edward Island prices its name approval in two levels: $40.00 for a Level 1 Atlantic, federal and trademark search, and $50.00 for the Canada-wide search. The Registry reviews a name approval request in five business days, which makes the name and not the filing the long pole here. Our fee to prepare and file is $35.00, HST included, and every registry charge is billed at the amount the province sets. Open Corporation for $35 is a department of Gondaliya CPA. Section 80 of the Business Corporations Act requires each director to be an individual, so a holding company cannot sit on your board.
$40.00 or $50.00 name approval
Level 1 covers Atlantic Canada, federal corporations and trademarks. Level 2 covers Canada-wide names and trademarks. A numbered corporation needs neither.
No NUANS report to buy
The Corporate Registry runs its own name approval search, so there is nothing to order from a private search house.
No director residency rule
No director has to live in Prince Edward Island or in Canada. Where no director lives on the Island, a PEI lawyer’s certificate is filed with the notice of directors.
$30.00 annual return
Filed within 60 days after the anniversary date of incorporation, at the fee prescribed by the Business Corporations Regulations.
What we do for $35.00
- A Chartered Professional Accountant reviews your share structure, your shareholders and your fiscal year end before anything is filed.
- Submitting the name approval request to the PEI Corporate Registry for a named corporation, or requesting a numbered name.
- Drafting the articles of incorporation and checking the name against the Business Corporations Act name rules and the restricted word list.
- Confirming your Prince Edward Island registered office as a physical civic address, because a post office box alone is not sufficient.
- Collecting the director consents and flagging early where no director lives in Prince Edward Island, so the lawyer’s certificate is arranged before filing.
- Filing through the Online Corporate and Business Registry and emailing you the certificate.
- Written confirmation of your annual return date and your first T2 due date, so the two are never confused.
- Your questions answered by phone and email while the filing is in progress. We do not bill for calls.
What is charged separately or not included
- The $215.00 Certificate of Incorporation fee, charged by the PEI Corporate Registry at cost on its own line.
- The name approval search for a named corporation: $40.00 for Level 1 or $50.00 for Level 2. A numbered corporation needs none.
- The certificate from a Prince Edward Island lawyer, where no director resides in the province. We confirm the position; we do not supply it.
- Legal advice of any kind. We are a CPA firm, not a law firm, and we do not draft or advise on shareholder agreements as legal instruments.
- The minute book, by-laws, organizational resolutions and the register of individuals with significant control, which are a separate engagement.
- The $30.00 annual return in later years, and any later change of directors or registered office.
- CRA program accounts, HST registration, payroll, bookkeeping and the T2 corporate income tax return.
Who should read this page
This page is written for a Prince Edward Island owner, or a mainland or non-resident founder, who wants the statute, the registry fee, the name approval levels and the annual return obligation in one place before choosing a filer.
What it costs to incorporate in Prince Edward Island
A registry fee for the certificate, a name approval search for a named corporation, and no private name search to buy.
The Business Corporations Act and the PEI Corporate Registry
Prince Edward Island corporations are formed under the Business Corporations Act, RSPEI 1988, Cap. B-6.01, with the fee schedule prescribed by the Business Corporations Regulations (EC133/19). Filings go to the Corporate Registry, part of the Financial and Consumer Services Division of the Department of Justice and Public Safety, through the Online Corporate and Business Registry. You reserve a name first, then file the incorporation under the approved name.
The fee table
| Item | Amount | HST | Total | Who charges it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our incorporation fee | $35.00 | Included in the $35.00 | $35.00 | Open Corporation for $35, a department of Gondaliya CPA |
| Certificate of Incorporation | $215.00 | None. No HST is charged on registry fees | $215.00 | PEI Corporate Registry |
| Name approval search, Level 1, Atlantic Canada, federal and trademarks | $40.00 | None | $40.00 | PEI Corporate Registry |
| Name approval search, Level 2, Canada-wide and trademarks | $50.00 | None | $50.00 | PEI Corporate Registry |
| Total, named PEI corporation, Level 1 search | $290.00 | HST included in our fee | $290.00 | Us and the PEI Corporate Registry |
| Total, numbered PEI corporation | $250.00 | HST included in our fee | $250.00 | No name approval fee applies |
The Schedule to the Business Corporations Regulations prescribes $200.00 for a Certificate of Incorporation, but the Registry’s own instruction sheet for a new incorporated business quotes $215.00, and that is the amount the Online Corporate and Business Registry collects. We show $215.00 because it is what you actually pay. The published consolidation of the Business Corporations Regulations is current only to 4 June 2022 while the Act consolidation is current to 30 June 2026, so a later fee amendment cannot be ruled out, and we confirm the registry charge on the day we file.
No HST is charged on registry fees. Our own $35.00 already includes HST and never changes.
Other PEI filings, prescribed by the same regulations: a certificate of amendment is $200.00, a certificate of dissolution is $125.00, and extra-provincial registration of an out-of-province corporation is $275.00 plus the $40.00 name approval. See every fee, ours and the government’s, or read every 2026 government registry fee in one table.
How long it takes
Our preparation runs to two business days from a complete intake form. Everything below that line belongs to the Registry.
| Stage | Who does it | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Intake form completed, payment sent | You | Same day |
| CPA review of share structure, shareholders and year end | Open Corporation for $35 | 1 business day |
| Name approval request submitted, named corporations only | Open Corporation for $35 | Same day |
| Articles of incorporation drafted and checked against the Business Corporations Act name rules | Open Corporation for $35 | 1 business day |
| PEI registered office address confirmed and director consents collected | Open Corporation for $35 | Same day |
| Filing submitted to the PEI Corporate Registry | Open Corporation for $35 | Same day |
| Registry processing, name approval result emailed | PEI Corporate Registry | About 5 business days |
| Registry processing, Certificate of Incorporation issued | PEI Corporate Registry | No published service standard |
| Registry processing, extra-provincial registration | PEI Corporate Registry | No published service standard |
The Registry reviews a name approval request in about five business days and emails the result, which makes the name step the long pole in a PEI incorporation rather than the filing itself. Prince Edward Island publishes no service standard for the incorporation filing, so we will not invent one. The certificate is issued electronically to the contacts listed on the application.
Corporate name rules in Prince Edward Island
A Prince Edward Island corporate name is built from three parts, and the Registry tests each one separately. More detail in our corporate name rules guide.
The distinctive element
The distinctive element is the part that sets your corporation apart from every other name on the register. It is usually a surname, a coined word, an invented spelling or a geographic reference used in an unusual way. A name assembled only from ordinary words gives the Registry nothing to distinguish, and purely general names are rejected. This is the single most common reason a PEI name approval comes back refused.
The descriptive element
The descriptive element says what the business actually does, such as Mussel Farm, Landscaping, Excavating or Consulting. It tells the reader and the Registry the field the corporation operates in, and it must not misdescribe the business. A corporation named for construction that in fact sells insurance will not be approved on that name.
The legal ending
The legal ending is mandatory. The Business Corporations Act permits Limited, Limitée, Incorporated, Incorporée and Corporation, and the abbreviations Ltd., Ltée, Inc. and Corp. Any one of them satisfies the requirement and the choice carries no legal consequence. Unlike Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island does accept Corporation and Corp. as endings.
Restricted words
Several categories of word are restricted and need written consent before the Registry will clear them. “Amalgamated” may be used only where the corporation genuinely results from an amalgamation. “Anne of Green Gables” requires the consent of the Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority, which is a rule you will find in no other province and which catches tourism and retail businesses on the Island every year. “Co-operative” is limited to co-operatives, and “Credit Union” or “caisse populaire” requires the Registrar’s consent. Names implying a connection with government, a university, a regulated profession or a financial institution are controlled in the same way. Nothing obscene or objectionable is permitted, and a name that is confusingly similar to a name already on the register will be refused.
No NUANS report: the two search levels
Prince Edward Island runs its own name approval search and no NUANS report is required. This is a meaningful saving against Ontario, Alberta and New Brunswick, where a NUANS report is bought from a private search house at a price the province does not set. A Level 1 search costs $40.00 and covers Atlantic Canada, federal corporations and trademarks, which is the right level for a business trading on the Island and in the neighbouring provinces. A Level 2 search costs $50.00 and covers Canada-wide names and trademarks, which is the right level if the name will be used outside Atlantic Canada. Both fees are non-refundable and are paid when the name request is submitted, so a refused name means paying again for the next attempt. The Registry emails the result in about five business days.
An approved name is held for 90 days, so plan to file the incorporation promptly once the approval email arrives rather than treating the approval as an open-ended reservation. See how name searches work across Canada.
A numbered company
The alternative is a numbered company. You ask the Registry for a numbered name instead of choosing words, and the Registry Office assigns the number when the request is approved. The resulting name follows the pattern 1234567 P.E.I. Inc. No name approval search fee applies, which removes $40.00 or $50.00 from the total and removes the five business day wait from the timeline. A numbered company is a sensible permanent choice for a holding company, and a reasonable interim choice for an operating company: incorporate under the number now, trade under a registered business name, and change to a word name later for the $200.00 certificate of amendment fee if the brand earns it. See numbered company against named company.
Director and officer requirements
Every director must be an individual, and Prince Edward Island sets no Canadian residency test.
Who can be a director
Under section 80 of the Business Corporations Act, a director of a Prince Edward Island corporation must be an individual. A corporation cannot sit as a director, so where a holding company owns the shares of the operating company, a named human being still sits on the operating company’s board. A director must be at least 18 years old, must not have been found by a court to be of unsound mind, and must not have the status of a bankrupt.
How many directors
Section 87 requires the articles to state the number of directors, or a minimum and a maximum number, and the incorporation application asks for exactly that figure. A PEI corporation needs at least one director, so a sole owner can incorporate with a board of one.
No Canadian residency requirement
The Business Corporations Act places no residency requirement on directors. A director does not need to live in Prince Edward Island or in Canada, which makes Prince Edward Island one of the jurisdictions open to a founder with no Canadian connection. One filing step follows from it: where no director named in the notice of directors resides in Prince Edward Island, the notice must be accompanied by a certificate completed by a lawyer who practises in the province. See director residency rules province by province.
The federal contrast
The contrast that matters is federal. The Canada Business Corporations Act requires that at least 25 percent of directors be resident Canadians, and at least one where there are fewer than four directors, under CBCA s. 105(3). A non-resident owner who wants to sit alone on the board cannot do that federally. In Prince Edward Island, that owner does not need to recruit a Canadian director at all. What the owner does need is a registered office in the province, which is a requirement of the province rather than of the board and confers no ownership, voting right or control.
Registered office and records
Section 26 requires a PEI corporation to maintain a registered office in Prince Edward Island at all times. Notice of the address is filed with the Director on incorporation, and any change must be reported within 15 days. A post office box alone is not sufficient. The province expects a physical civic address in Prince Edward Island where records can be produced and legal documents served. See registered office address rules.
Section 27 requires the corporate records to be kept at the registered office, or at another place in Prince Edward Island designated by the directors. The records stay in the province. Accounting records must be retained for six years after the end of the financial year to which they relate.
Annual filing requirements
Two separate obligations fall due every year and they are routinely confused. One goes to the PEI Corporate Registry and keeps the corporation on the register. The other goes to the Canada Revenue Agency and reports income. Filing one does not satisfy the other.
| Filing | Who it goes to | Deadline | Fee | Penalty for missing it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual return under the Business Corporations Act | PEI Corporate Registry, filed with the Director | Within 60 days after the anniversary date of incorporation, s. 49 of the Business Corporations Regulations. No return is filed for the year of incorporation | $30.00, prescribed by the Business Corporations Regulations | The registration status changes to inactive, and persistent failure exposes the corporation to administrative dissolution |
| Notice of change of registered office | PEI Corporate Registry | Within 15 days of the change, s. 26 | Registry charge, at cost | The public register becomes inaccurate, which delays bank and lender requests |
| Notice of change of directors | PEI Corporate Registry | Promptly on any change | Registry charge, at cost | The register no longer shows who may bind the corporation |
| Register of individuals with significant control, reviewed and updated | Kept with the corporate records, not filed with the Registry | At least annually, and within 15 days of learning of a change, s. 28.1 | No fee | Must be produced on request to shareholders, creditors, investigative bodies, tax authorities, police and the Director of Corporations |
| Extra-provincial certificate renewal, out-of-province corporations only | PEI Corporate Registry | Certificates expire one year after issuance and are renewed by notice of renewal | Registry charge, at cost | Six months after the expiry date the status changes to inactive due to non-payment, and the corporation is carrying on business in PEI without a valid registration |
| T2 Corporation Income Tax Return | Canada Revenue Agency, not the PEI Corporate Registry | Six months after the fiscal year end | No filing fee | 5% of the unpaid tax, plus 1% for each full month late, up to 12 months |
The PEI annual return runs off the anniversary date of incorporation. It is not a single fixed provincial date and it is not your fiscal year end. Section 49 of the Business Corporations Regulations requires it within 60 days after that anniversary, stating the corporation’s information as of the anniversary date, so diarise the anniversary date on your own registration record and file well before the window closes. See the corporate annual return explained.
The T2 is a tax return filed with the Canada Revenue Agency under the Income Tax Act. It has nothing to do with the Corporate Registry and falls due six months after your fiscal year end. A corporation that pays its $30.00 annual return on time every year can still be several years behind on its T2 returns, and the Registry will never tell you so. We put both dates in writing when your certificate is issued. See your first T2 corporate tax return.
Minute book requirements
What section 27 requires, and what a bank, a lender or a buyer actually asks for. See what has to be in a minute book.
What section 27 requires
Section 27 of the Business Corporations Act requires the corporation to keep, at its registered office or another place in Prince Edward Island designated by the directors:
- the articles and the by-laws, and all amendments to them;
- any unanimous shareholder agreement;
- minutes of meetings and resolutions of shareholders;
- minutes and resolutions of directors and of any committee of directors;
- notices of directors and of every change of directors; and
- a securities register, which serves as the register of shareholders and of share transfers.
Accounting records must be kept for six years after the end of the financial year to which they relate. Section 28.1 adds the register of individuals with significant control, covering anyone who owns or controls 25 percent or more of the voting shares, or 25 percent of all shares by fair market value, or who exercises significant influence without holding shares. For each person you record the full name, date of birth, residential address, tax jurisdiction, the dates control began and ended, and how the control is held. The register is updated at least annually and within 15 days of learning of a change. It is not public, but it must be produced on request, and the province publishes a template. See the register of individuals with significant control.
What a bank, a lender or a buyer asks for
What a bank, a lender or a buyer asks for is narrower. A bank opening the business account wants the Certificate of Incorporation, the articles, the by-laws, the register of directors and the securities register, plus a banking resolution.
A lender taking security wants the same, plus evidence that the directors authorized the borrowing.
A buyer in a share sale asks for the complete book, and every gap in the securities register turns into a price adjustment at closing.
Should you incorporate in Prince Edward Island or federally
Prince Edward Island for a business that lives on the Island. Federal for one that will trade across provinces. Compare federal incorporation at $200.
| Factor | Prince Edward Island | Federal |
|---|---|---|
| Statute | Business Corporations Act, RSPEI 1988, Cap. B-6.01 | Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-44 |
| Registry | PEI Corporate Registry, Department of Justice and Public Safety | Corporations Canada |
| Government fee to incorporate | $215.00, plus $40.00 for a Level 1 name approval | $200.00 online, name search included, $300.00 with express service |
| Name search | Registry runs its own search at $40.00 Level 1 or $50.00 Level 2. No NUANS report required | Included in the online filing. No separate NUANS purchase required |
| Registry stated processing time | Name approval about 5 business days. No published service standard for the incorporation filing | 1 business day online, 4 business hours with express service |
| Annual filing and fee | Annual return, $30.00 prescribed, due within 60 days after the anniversary date | CBCA Annual Return, $12.00, due within 60 days after the anniversary date |
| Director residency | No residency requirement. Where no director resides in PEI, a PEI lawyer’s certificate is filed with the notice of directors | At least 25 percent resident Canadians, at least one where there are fewer than four directors, CBCA s. 105(3) |
| Name protection | Prince Edward Island only | Across Canada |
| Records location | Registered office or another place in Prince Edward Island, s. 27 | Registered office or another place in Canada chosen by the directors, CBCA s. 20 |
| PEI presence required | Registered office in Prince Edward Island at all times, s. 26 | Extra-provincial registration in PEI at $275.00 plus the $40.00 name approval |
Incorporate in Prince Edward Island if you operate here
If your customers, staff and premises are all on the Island and you have no plan to trade under your own name in another province, incorporate in Prince Edward Island. One registry, one annual return at $30.00, and one set of records kept in the province is a simpler year than the federal alternative, and the difference in government cost is small either way.
Incorporate federally if you operate across provinces
If you expect to operate in more than one province, federal is usually the better structure. The CBCA fee is $200.00 with the name search built in, Corporations Canada processes an online filing in one business day, and federal name protection runs across Canada rather than stopping at the Confederation Bridge. The catch is not optional. A federal corporation must still register extra-provincially in Prince Edward Island before or within 30 days after it commences carrying on business in the province, at $275.00 plus the $40.00 name approval, and that certificate expires one year after issuance and must be renewed. Federal incorporation does not remove the provincial step, it adds a second registry and a recurring second charge.
Timing favours federal in one case
Timing is the practical argument for federal in one specific case. The PEI name approval takes about five business days before the incorporation can even be filed, while the federal system clears the name inside the same online application and issues the certificate in one business day. A founder with a signed contract and a bank appointment next week is better served federally, then registered extra-provincially in PEI afterwards.
The common mistake
The common mistake is incorporating federally for the name protection and then never registering in Prince Edward Island, which leaves the corporation carrying on business on the Island without registration and with no valid certificate to show a bank or a landlord. The mirror-image mistake is incorporating in PEI and then taking work in Nova Scotia or New Brunswick without registering there. Decide once, at the start, because changing jurisdiction later means a continuance rather than a correction.
What a CPA checks before you incorporate in Prince Edward Island
Six checks, in this order, before the articles are filed.
Directors
Prince Edward Island sets no Canadian residency requirement for directors, so the board can be built around the owners. Where no director resides on the Island, we arrange the PEI lawyer’s certificate before filing. Section 87 also requires the articles to state the number of directors, or a minimum and a maximum, so that figure is decided at drafting.
The name
A PEI name assembled only from ordinary words is refused, and a weak distinctive element is the most common reason an approval comes back declined.
Share classes
Share classes are drafted for the structure you expect, not the one you start with. A tourism or fisheries operator bringing in a spouse, a partner or a holding company wants the extra classes in the articles now.
Family shareholdings
Family shareholdings are then tested under section 120.4 of the Income Tax Act. The excluded business test looks at hours worked, the excluded shares test at votes and value, and a dividend that fails both is taxed at the top marginal rate.
The two clocks
The annual return under the Business Corporations Act carries a prescribed fee of $30.00, and a missed filing turns the registration inactive. Your fiscal year end is your own choice and sets the T2 deadline.
HST and structure
HST applies here, and registration is mandatory once taxable supplies pass $30,000 over four consecutive calendar quarters. We finish with the remuneration mix, whether the $500,000 small business deduction is shared with an associated corporation, whether a holding company belongs in the structure yet, and whether a section 85 rollover should move a proprietorship’s assets in.
Start your Prince Edward Island incorporation
Complete the intake form and a Chartered Professional Accountant reviews your share structure before anything is filed. Our fee is $35.00, HST included. The $215.00 government incorporation fee and the $40.00 name approval search are collected separately at cost.
- Your name approval request submitted to the PEI Corporate Registry for a named corporation
- Your Prince Edward Island registered office confirmed as a civic address
- Your directors and any lawyer’s certificate sorted before filing
- Your annual return date and first T2 date put in writing
The ten questions people in Prince Edward Island ask most
Straight answers, with the Corporate Registry figure behind each one.
1. How much does it cost to incorporate in PEI?
The total cost to incorporate a named PEI corporation is our $35.00 fee with HST included, plus the $40.00 Level 1 name approval search charged by the PEI Corporate Registry, plus the $215.00 incorporation fee collected through the Online Corporate and Business Registry, for a total of $290.00. A numbered corporation removes the $40.00 name approval, bringing the total to $250.00.
2. Do I need a NUANS report to incorporate in Prince Edward Island?
No, a NUANS report is not required to incorporate in Prince Edward Island, because the Corporate Registry runs its own name approval search at $40.00 for the Level 1 Atlantic Canada search or $50.00 for the Level 2 Canada-wide search. This is a real saving against Ontario, Alberta and New Brunswick, where a NUANS report must be bought from a private search house at a price the province does not set. A numbered corporation needs no search at all.
3. How long does it take to get a business name approved in PEI?
The PEI Corporate Registry reviews a name approval request in about five business days and emails you the result. The incorporation cannot be filed until that approval arrives, which makes the name step the longest part of a PEI incorporation. Choosing a numbered corporation removes the five business day wait entirely.
4. Do PEI corporation directors have to be Canadian residents?
No, the Business Corporations Act places no residency requirement on directors of a PEI corporation, so a director does not need to live in Prince Edward Island or in Canada. Where no director resides in Prince Edward Island, a certificate from a lawyer practising in the province is filed with the notice of directors. Section 80 does require every director to be an individual aged at least 18, not found by a court to be of unsound mind and not a bankrupt. The federal position is different: CBCA s. 105(3) requires at least 25 percent resident Canadian directors, and at least one where there are fewer than four.
5. Should I incorporate federally or provincially in PEI?
Incorporate in Prince Edward Island if your customers, staff and premises are on the Island, and federally if you will operate in more than one province. Corporations Canada charges $200.00 with the name search included and issues the certificate in one business day, while PEI requires a $40.00 name approval taking about five business days first. A federal corporation must still register extra-provincially in PEI at $275.00 plus the $40.00 name approval, within 30 days of commencing business here.
6. How do I get a numbered company in PEI?
You request a numbered name from the PEI Corporate Registry instead of choosing words, and the Registry Office assigns the number when the request is approved, producing a name in the form 1234567 P.E.I. Inc. No name approval search fee applies, so the $40.00 Level 1 charge and the five business day wait both disappear. You can change to a word name later by filing articles of amendment for $200.00.
7. When is my PEI corporate annual return due and what happens if I miss it?
The PEI annual return is filed with the Director under section 224 of the Business Corporations Act within 60 days after the anniversary date of incorporation, under section 49 of the Business Corporations Regulations, and the prescribed fee is $30.00. No return is filed for the year the corporation was incorporated. A corporation that stops filing moves to inactive status and, if the failure persists, faces administrative dissolution.
8. Can I use my home address as the registered office of a PEI corporation?
Yes, you can use your home address as the registered office of a PEI corporation, provided it is a physical civic address in Prince Edward Island where documents can be served and records produced, as section 26 requires. A post office box alone is not sufficient. The address appears on the public register, and any change must be reported to the Corporate Registry within 15 days.
9. What is a register of individuals with significant control and do I need one?
A register of individuals with significant control is a private record of everyone who owns or controls 25 percent or more of the voting shares, or 25 percent of all shares by fair market value, or who exercises significant influence without holding shares, and every PEI corporation must keep one under section 28.1 of the Business Corporations Act. You record each person’s full name, date of birth, residential address, tax jurisdiction, the dates control began and ended, and how the control is held. It is not public, but it must be produced on request to shareholders, creditors, investigative bodies, tax authorities, police and the Director of Corporations, and it must be updated at least annually and within 15 days of learning of a change.
10. Do I need to register in PEI if my company is incorporated in Nova Scotia or Ontario?
Yes, a corporation formed outside Prince Edward Island must register with the PEI Corporate Registry before or within 30 days after it commences carrying on business in the province, under the Extra-Provincial Corporations Registration Act. The fee is $275.00 plus the $40.00 name approval, the certificate expires one year after issuance, and it is renewed by filing a notice of renewal. You must also notify the Registry within 30 days if the corporation ceases to operate in PEI or changes its name.
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Case Studies: Prince Edward Island Incorporation
Charlottetown Café – A Named Corporation
The problem: A Charlottetown café owner wanted the brand name on the corporation and planned to bring in a partner.
What we did: We ran the Level 1 name approval search, drafted voting and non-voting share classes for the partner, and filed the articles through the Online Corporate and Business Registry.
The result: A named PEI corporation at $290.00 all in, with partner share classes in place and the annual return and T2 dates in writing.
Summerside Contractor – Numbered
The problem: A Summerside contractor needed a corporation quickly to sign a supply contract and had no use for a brand name yet.
What we did: We requested a numbered name, so no name approval search was needed, and filed the articles the same day the intake form was complete.
The result: A numbered PEI corporation at $250.00 all in, with the option to adopt a word name later by articles of amendment.
Mainland Founder – PEI or Federal
The problem: A founder in New Brunswick was choosing between a PEI corporation and a federal one for a business selling across the Maritimes.
What we did: We compared the PEI and federal fees, the director rules and the extra-provincial registrations each route would need, then incorporated where the business actually trades.
The result: One registry instead of two, no unnecessary extra-provincial filings, and a CPA-reviewed share structure from day one.
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Start your Prince Edward Island incorporation
Complete the intake form and we will review your share structure, submit your name approval request to the PEI Corporate Registry if you want a named corporation, confirm your Prince Edward Island registered office, and file your articles of incorporation. Our fee is $35.00, HST included. The $215.00 government incorporation fee and the $40.00 name approval search are collected separately at cost, and we will confirm the exact registry charge with the Corporate Registry before you pay anything.
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Gondaliya CPA Professional Corporation is a firm of Chartered Professional Accountants licensed by CPA Ontario, firm registration number 61330051. It is not a law firm. We prepare and file corporate documents and we provide accounting and tax advice. Nothing on this page is legal advice, and reading it creates no solicitor and client relationship. For legal advice, including advice on a shareholder agreement before you sign it, consult a lawyer licensed in the province where your corporation carries on business.
Where to go next
- Start your incorporation: the intake form, $35.00 HST included, government fee shown separately
- Pricing: every fee we charge, with the government portion on its own line
- Federal incorporation guide: CBCA filings through Corporations Canada at $200.00, and when federal beats Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia incorporation guide: the neighbouring Atlantic jurisdiction, its $200.00 fee and its recognized agent requirement
About and contact
Open Corporation for $35 is a department of Gondaliya CPA. Gondaliya CPA Professional Corporation is licensed by CPA Ontario, firm registration number 61330051.
Phone: 647-212-9559
Email: info@opencorporationfor35.ca
Hours: 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM, Monday to Sunday
Open Corporation for $35 is a department of Gondaliya CPA.
