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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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Compliance & Maintenance
How to Confirm a GST/HST Number
Before you claim a tax credit on a supplier's invoice, it pays to confirm their GST/HST number is real and registered. Here is how, and why it matters.
Compliance & Maintenance
How to Get a CRA Business Number
The CRA business number is the single ID for your dealings with the federal tax system. Here is what it is, when you need one, and how to get it.
Incorporation Guides
What Are Articles of Incorporation?
Articles of incorporation are the founding document that creates your corporation. Here is what they contain, why the share structure matters, and how they are filed.
Incorporation Guides
How to Register a Sole Proprietorship in Ontario
Registering a sole proprietorship in Ontario is quick and inexpensive. Here is when you have to register, how to do it, and what comes after.
Compliance & Maintenance
How to Dissolve a Corporation in Ontario
Closing an Ontario corporation properly means winding it up, settling taxes, and filing Articles of Dissolution. Here are the steps and the order to do them in.
Incorporation Guides
How Much Does It Cost to Incorporate in Ontario?
The cost to incorporate in Ontario is more than the government fee. Here is the full breakdown of required and optional costs, plus what you pay each year after.
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.
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.
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.
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Incorporation Guides
- NUANS Reports for Law Firms and Law Clerks: A Procurement Guide
- Your Corporate Name Was Refused. What Now?
- NUANS Report Alberta: When You Need One and How to Get It
- NUANS Report Ontario: How to Order One and File It
- How to Read a NUANS Report, Line by Line
- Professional Corporations in Canada: How They Work
- How to Incorporate Yourself: A Guide for Freelancers and Contractors
- Holding Company in Canada: What It Is and How It Works
- Named vs Numbered Corporation: Which Should You Choose?
- LLC in Canada: Why You Cannot Form One (and What to Do Instead)
- How to Incorporate a Business in Canada (Federal)
- What Are Articles of Incorporation?
- How to Register a Sole Proprietorship in Ontario
- How Much Does It Cost to Incorporate in Ontario?
- How to Register a Business in Ontario
- Sole Proprietorship vs Corporation in Canada: Which Is Right for You?
- What Is a NUANS Name Search, and Do You Need One?
Compliance & Maintenance
- Articles of Amendment in Ontario: When You Need Them and How to File
- Ontario Initial Return: What It Is and How to File It
- Corporate Tax Rates in Canada and the Small Business Deduction
- Shareholder Agreements in Canada: What They Are and Why They Matter
- Salary vs Dividends: How to Pay Yourself From Your Corporation
- How to Open a Business Bank Account in Canada
- How to Confirm a GST/HST Number
- How to Get a CRA Business Number
- How to Dissolve a Corporation in Ontario
- What Is a Minute Book, and Why Does Your Corporation Need One?
- How to Get a GST/HST Number in Ontario
- Business Number vs Corporation Number: What's the Difference?
- Corporate Annual Returns in Canada: A Complete Guide
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