Whether you're registering a name for a side business or incorporating a company with shareholders and a minute book, every filing below is prepared and reviewed by our team in Brampton before it reaches the registry.
Two questions and we'll point you to the right filing. Most people land on one of the first two.
Freelancer, contractor, side business, or you just need a business name to open a bank account.
→ Register a business name — from $100 🏛️You want limited liability, want to split income, have partners, or a client is asking you to incorporate.
→ Incorporate — from $150 🤝A charity, community group, association or society that won't distribute profits to members.
→ Not-for-profit incorporationA corporation is a separate legal person: it owns its own assets, signs its own contracts, and its shareholders are generally not personally liable for its debts. Our fee is $150 for every jurisdiction below — you pay the registry's fee on top, at cost.
Incorporated under the Ontario Business Corporations Act. Articles of Incorporation, Certificate, Company Key and corporate profile.
Incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act. Stronger name protection and the right to operate in every province.
Incorporated under the BC Business Corporations Act, including the incorporation agreement and notice of articles.
Incorporated under the Alberta Business Corporations Act, filed through an authorised Alberta registry agent.
Incorporated under The Corporations Act (Manitoba) through the Companies Office.
Quebec, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, PEI, Yukon, NWT or Nunavut — pick your jurisdiction at checkout.
For doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants and other regulated professionals, with the naming and share rules your college requires.
View options →To hold shares, real estate or investments separately from your operating business and protect retained earnings.
View options →Share-capital and non-share co-operatives, incorporated federally or provincially for member-owned organisations.
View options →Already incorporated elsewhere and now operating in a new province? We handle the extra-provincial filing.
View options →Canadian corporations and subsidiaries for owners outside Canada, including director-residency guidance.
View options →A pre-registered, never-traded corporation ready to transfer to you the same day when you need one immediately.
View options →Simpler and cheaper than incorporating — no separate legal entity, no corporate tax return. Our fee is $100 for every registration below.
You and the business are the same legal person. Fastest and cheapest way to trade under a business name and open a business bank account.
Register an operating name for an existing corporation so you can trade and invoice under something other than your legal name.
General partnerships, limited partnerships and LLPs — for two or more people going into business together.
The provincial record confirming your registration — often what your bank asks for when you open the account.
Before a name can be registered it has to clear a NUANS search against existing Canadian corporations and trademarks. We file NUANS reports in every province and territory, not just the ones we incorporate in.
Delivered to your inbox within minutes, any hour of the day. Choose any jurisdiction in Canada — Ontario, federal, or any other province or territory.
Prepared and reviewed by a search agent who checks the results against your intended name before sending it.
A quick check on whether your preferred name is likely to clear, before you pay for the full report.
The registry's current record of a corporation — directors, registered office, status and filing history.
Also available: Name Approval, Company Key requests, Certificates of Status, Certificate & Articles, and other corporate records — see all name search & record services →
Non-share-capital corporations for community groups, associations, societies and charities. Incorporation is a separate step from registering as a charity with CRA — we handle both.
Incorporated under the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, with by-laws drafted to ONCA requirements.
Incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, for organisations operating in more than one province.
Incorporated under the BC Societies Act, including the constitution and by-laws the registry requires.
Non-profit incorporation under the Alberta Societies Act and The Corporations Act (Manitoba).
A corporation has to keep its public record current. Miss an annual return long enough and the registry can dissolve the company — we track the deadlines and file on your behalf.
The yearly confirmation filing every corporation owes its registry. Not the same thing as your tax return.
File now →Registers, resolutions, share certificates and by-laws assembled properly — digital or a printed binder.
Order now →Adding or removing a director, or moving your registered office, has to be filed within set deadlines.
View options →Changing the corporate name or restructuring share classes through Articles of Amendment.
View options →Merging two or more corporations into one continuing company, with the supporting resolutions.
View options →Winding a corporation up properly, or reviving one the registry has already dissolved.
View options →The honest answer depends on your income, your risk and whether you're keeping money in the business. Here's how the two actually differ.
| Sole Proprietorship | Corporation | |
|---|---|---|
| Our fee | $100 | $150 |
| Legal status | You and the business are one person | A separate legal person |
| Personal liability | Your personal assets are exposed | Generally limited to what's in the company |
| Tax treatment | Profit is taxed as your personal income | Taxed separately, at small-business rates on eligible income |
| Tax return | Reported on your T1 | A separate T2 return each year |
| Keeping profit in the business | No deferral — you're taxed on all of it | You can leave earnings in the company and defer personal tax |
| Name protection | Registration only — no exclusive right to the name | Stronger protection, strongest federally |
| Ongoing filings | Renew every 5 years | Annual return, minute book upkeep, T2 |
| Typically suits | Side businesses, freelancers, low-risk work | Growing profit, partners, contracts, employees, real risk |
Not sure which side you fall on? It usually comes down to how much profit you're leaving in the business. Book a free consultation and we'll tell you straight — there's no fee for the conversation.
We run the NUANS search and flag anything likely to be rejected before you pay a registry fee for it.
Articles, share structure, directors and registered office drafted to what you actually need — not a template.
Submitted the same or next business day. Government fees are paid at cost, never marked up.
Certificate, articles, company key and minute book delivered, with a short note on what to do next.
Fifteen minutes on the phone will save you filing the wrong thing.