Learning centre
Written for the decisionyou are about to make.
Everything here exists to help you decide something: incorporate or not, pay yourself, price a job, buy a store, or set up in Canada from abroad. Facts only, in the same words we use with clients.
Starting up
- 6 min readStart a Canadian company checklistEverything to decide, gather and register before your first invoice, in the order we do it for clients. Built from the five-step process we run on every registration.Read the guide
- 7 min readDo I need to incorporate? Sole proprietorship versus corporation in OntarioThe honest answer is not always. Here is how we decide it with clients, what changes when you incorporate, and what it costs to do it properly.Read the guide
International
- 6 min readCan a foreigner own a Canadian company?Yes. Here is what that means in practice: directors, the Ontario versus federal choice, the address question, and how long it takes when nobody travels.Read the guide
- 5 min readDoes a Canadian company give you immigration status, a bank account or Stripe?Three things founders abroad hope a Canadian corporation will unlock, and the honest answer to each. Then what the company does give you.Read the guide
- 6 min readCanadian corporate tax for non-resident owners: what to expectThe company is taxed in Canada wherever you live. Here is how the pieces fit: corporate tax, taking money out, GST/HST, instalments and the compliance rhythm.Read the guide
Start a Canadian company checklist
The sequence we run on every registration: structure, name, CRA accounts, accounting system and the compliance calendar. Free, to your inbox.
- Sole proprietorship, Ontario or federal: how to decide
- Named or numbered, and when a NUANS search is needed
- Which CRA accounts you need and when GST/HST registration becomes required
- What to set up before the first invoice
Get my fixed price quote
Two questions, then where to reply. You hear from us within one working day with an indicative range and the plan that fits. The exact price is confirmed in writing before any work starts.
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