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Canada Incorporation – Basic Numbered

This is our basic incorporation package for a numbered federally-incorporated company. The total cost is set out below.

Canada Government Filing Charge $200.00
Legal Fees and NUANS Report $450.00
HST $ 58.50
Total Cost $708.50

 
By filling out this form you will be providing us with the information we need to prepare your Articles of Incorporation for submission to the Government of Canada. Once we have received your completed form and your payment, your company will normally be incorporated within one to three business days. Our Basic Package includes:

  • receipt and review of your incorporation information
  • preparation of the incorporation application (Articles of Incorporation)
  • electronic submission of the Articles of Incorporation to the Government of Canada
  • email transmittal to you of the approved Articles of Incorporation and the Certificate of Incorporation
  • our Guide to Organizing Your Canada Corporation, which include instructions on setting up your Minute Book and on the ongoing requirements for maintaining your corporation
  • comprehensive reporting letter

Many people inquire about a corporate seal and a minute book. A corporate seal is not necessary for most corporations and we recommend that you only order it when required. A ‘minute book’ is simply a binder or folder where important corporate documents are kept and we recommend that you save yourself money by simply using a regular 3-hole binder or even a file folder. Our guide contains complete instructions on setting up your own minute book.

This package uses our standard incorporation, which has been developed to serve the needs of small business. If you have any questions, please feel free to call. We’re also happy to walk you through the form as you’re filling it out.

Please note that the order process is a two-step process. In the first stage, you fill out the form and submit the information to us through our secure site. Then, you are directed to our separate payment screen, where payment is made. If you fill out the information form and then have any problems with payment, just contact us. Your information has not been lost.

  • Every Canada corporation must have a legal designation. Please select one from the following list.
  • Please provide a general description of the business activities you plan to carry on. This information helps us in our name searches.
  • Our model incorporation provides for a range of one to five directors. You only need to appoint one director to begin with, and you can add the other directors later without having to change your Articles of Incorporation. If you wish to have a different number of directors you may choose a fixed number or a range It is required that a majority of the directors be 'resident Canadians.'
  • DIRECTOR INFORMATION

    Please provide us with the names and home addresses of the directors. By default, we use these as both the incorporating directors and the first directors of the corporations. Although these do not have to be the same people, normally they are. If you wish to have different incorporating and first directors, please e-mail us.
  • Is this director a resident of Canada?
  • Is this director a resident of Canada?
  • Is this director a resident of Canada?
  • If you have more than three (3) directors, please provide us with the details (names, addresses, residency) in the space below.
  • A corporation can have different classes or types of shares. Each class must have characteristics that make it different from the other classes and these classes and their characteristics must be set out in the Articles of Incorporation.
    In our model, we provide you with two classes of shares. The first we call Class A shares and they are basically the 'common shares'. They have the voting rights, the rights to dividends and the right to corporate assets if the corporation is dissolved, We also include a second non-voting class of shares (Class B shares) that can receive dividends if the Board of Directors so decide. This second class of shares can be useful for income-splitting and/or new investors.
    In most cases, we recommend that if more classes are later needed, they can be designed specifically for the needs at that time. The Articles can then be amended as necessary. If you need other classes of shares or changes to our standard classes upon incorporation, please provide us with further information below.
  • Our standard incorporation includes restrictions to make it clear that the Securities Act does not apply to this corporation. If the Securities Act applies to your corporation, you have considerably more reporting requirements. Thus, we have included a restriction on share transfers so that shares cannot be transferred without the approval of the board of directors or the shareholders. If you do wish different restrictions, please indicate the provisions here.
  • Most incorporations do not include any restrictions on business activities. If there are to be any restrictions for this corporation, please indicate them here.
  • Other provisions can also be added to the Articles of Incorporation. Our standard incorporation includes clauses to ensure that the Securities Act does not apply. If it did apply, there would be considerably more reporting requirements. We also include standard borrowing powers and a mechanism for filling vacancies on the board of directors. If you wish to add any other provisions to the Articles, please note them here.
  • The registered office of the corporation is where the registers and records of the corporation must be kept. A rural route number may be used but not a post office box number.
  • If there is any additional information you wish to provide to us, or if you have any questions or comments, please enter them in the space provided below.