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Plain-language guides on incorporation, compliance, and corporate maintenance to help you make informed decisions about your business.
Incorporation Guides
Step-by-step guides to incorporating your business federally or provincially in Canada.
Compliance & Maintenance
How to keep your corporation in good standing: annual returns, record-keeping, and more.
Jurisdiction Comparisons
Federal vs. provincial, and starting a business in Ontario: understand the differences before you choose.
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Jurisdiction Comparisons
How to Incorporate in Canada: Federal vs. Provincial
The first real decision when you incorporate in Canada is federal or provincial. We break down the differences, costs, and steps so you can incorporate with confidence.
Incorporation Guides
What Is a NUANS Name Search, and Do You Need One?
If you're incorporating federally or in certain provinces, a NUANS search is mandatory. Learn what it is, how it works, and what happens if your first-choice name is unavailable.
Compliance & Maintenance
Corporate Annual Returns in Canada: A Complete Guide
Every Canadian corporation must file an annual return. Deadlines, fees, and consequences of missing a filing differ by jurisdiction. Here's everything you need to know.
Compliance & Maintenance
What Is a Minute Book, and Why Does Your Corporation Need One?
Canadian corporations are legally required to maintain a corporate minute book. We explain what goes in it, who is responsible for keeping it, and what happens if you don't have one.
Jurisdiction Comparisons
Incorporating in Ontario: Everything You Need to Know
Ontario is home to the majority of Canadian small businesses. This guide walks through the Ontario Business Corporations Act, costs, timelines, and what you'll receive after filing.
Compliance & Maintenance
How to Get a GST/HST Number in Ontario
Who needs a GST/HST number, when registration becomes mandatory, and how to register with the CRA without overcomplicating it.
Incorporation Guides
How to Register a Business in Ontario
Registering a business in Ontario is mostly paperwork. The harder part is choosing your structure first. Here is the whole path, start to finish.
Incorporation Guides
Sole Proprietorship vs Corporation in Canada: Which Is Right for You?
The decision almost every new business owner faces. Here is how to think through sole proprietorship vs corporation based on where your business is going.
Compliance & Maintenance
Business Number vs Corporation Number: What's the Difference?
These two numbers get mixed up constantly, partly because a corporation has both. Here is the difference between a business number and a corporation number, in plain terms.
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