Incorporate in Ontario or BC, get every CRA account and a Canadian business account, and keep a Toronto registered office, all without visiting Canada.
Incorporating too early, one class of shares, a missed Ontario Initial Return, late HST registration and mixing personal money: five costly mistakes and how to avoid them.
German founders and GmbHs can own and direct an Ontario corporation 100% from Germany. Steps, fees, CRA registration, banking and the 5%/15% treaty rate.
Numbered or named Ontario company? Compare cost, NUANS, branding, banking and privacy, and learn how to add a business name or rename later.
Banks, CRA and buyers will ask for your minute book. What an Ontario corporation must keep, where it is kept and which resolutions a non-resident owner signs.
Federal corporations file owner details with Corporations Canada, and part is public. Ontario keeps the register private. What foreign owners should know.
A federal corporation still registers in each province where it operates. Expanding is the same process for Ontario, BC and federal corporations.
A BC company can have 100% non-resident owners and directors. Step-by-step guide to name, offices, fees, CRA registration and banking, without visiting Canada.
Ontario and BC both allow 100% non-resident directors and owners. Compare fees, tax, sales tax and offices to choose the right province for your corporation.
Since July 5, 2021, an Ontario corporation needs no resident Canadian director. What changed, what did not, and why federal still requires 25%.
Paying a resident director only to meet the federal rule? Continue your federal corporation into Ontario and keep 100% non-resident directors.
A pre-incorporation review answers five questions in order: whether incorporating helps you at all, which jurisdiction, how the shares should be set up, who the directors will be, and which CRA accounts you need. Covers Ontario versus federal, the ISC register, personal services business risk, and the compliance deadlines that follow.
Toronto (ON)
55 Queen St E, Suite 1205,
Toronto, ON M5C 1R6,
Canada
Mississauga (ON)
5373 Bullrush Dr,
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Brampton (ON)
4 Starhill Crescent,
Brampton, ON L6R 2P9,
Canada
Scarborough (ON) Canada
24 Clementine Square,
Scarborough, ON M1G 2V7,
Canada
Vaughan (ON)
19 Cabinet Crescent,
Woodbridge, ON L4L 6H9,
Canada
Oshawa (ON)
210 Durham St, Oshawa,
ON L1J 5R3,
Canada
Ottawa (ON)
2090 Neepawa Ave a314,
Ottawa, ON K2A 3L6,
Canada
Etobicoke (ON)
60 Stevenson Rd #1601,
Etobicoke, ON M9V 2B4,
Canada
Hamilton (ON)
70 Starling Dr, Hamilton,
ON L9A 0C5, Canada
Guelph (ON)
1155 Gordon St, Guelph,
ON N1L 1S8, Canada
North York (ON)
150 Graydon Hall Dr #912,
North York, ON M3A 3B2,
Canada
Windsor (ON) Canada
4387 Guppy Ct, Windsor,
ON N9G 2N8,
Canada
Toronto (ON)
55 Queen St E Ste 1205, Toronto, ON M5C 1R6, Canada
Mississauga (ON)
2100 Camilla Rd #716,
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Brampton (ON)
4 Starhill Crescent,
Brampton, ON L6R 2P9,
Canada
Scarborough (ON) Canada
24 Clementine Square,
Scarborough, ON M1G 2V7,
Canada
Vaughan (ON)
19 Cabinet Crescent,
Woodbridge, ON L4L 6H9,
Canada
Oshawa (ON)
210 Durham St, Oshawa,
ON L1J 5R3,
Canada
Ottawa (ON)
2090 Neepawa Ave a314,
Ottawa, ON K2A 3L6,
Canada
Etobicoke (ON)
60 Stevenson Rd #1601,
Etobicoke, ON M9V 2B4,
Canada
Hamilton (ON)
70 Starling Dr, Hamilton,
ON L9A 0C5, Canada
Guelph (ON)
1155 Gordon St, Guelph,
ON N1L 1S8, Canada
North York (ON)
150 Graydon Hall Dr #912,
North York, ON M3A 3B2,
Canada
Windsor (ON) Canada
4387 Guppy Ct, Windsor,
ON N9G 2N8,
Canada
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