The Articles of Incorporation is the primary issue here. If you have future charity intention, the articles must be prepared with charity status eligibility to avoid the future amendment. Therefore, if you have future charity intention in mind, you must choose such package, as our lawyer will ensure drafting the correct articles for you. If you are making an association, club, society or an organization that doesn't want charity status from CRA, choose the first package (Not for Profit: No Charity Intention)

As per Business Corporations Act., there is no legal requirement to retain a lawyer to incorporate a company. Any person above 18 years old may incorporate a company by himself or herself.

Yes, we do. Our legal team prepare the articles of incorporation, bylaws and minute book. You have option to add a corporate binder as well in next steps.

You can add corporate seal, domain name reservation, professional email etc. in next steps.

Yes. You are never hooked up with us unlike some other competitors. We provide you free company key, and any time you can manage the corporation by yourself. If you need ongoing support, you have option to add the annual support package in next steps.

This package includes setting up CRA business number for your corporation for free. To run our business effectively, you may require other CRA program accounts such as GST account, payroll account, export import account etc., which can be added to the package in next steps.

• Registering with WCB (Workers' Compensation Board) is required for most businesses in Alberta within 10 days of hiring their first employee.
• WCB registration is more important for small businesses and start-ups to provide financial security in the event of a workplace accident.
• WCB account set up can be added in the package in next steps.

Name must be unique, should not be similar to other businesses. Name must, preferably, have the following components:

1. A unique or distinctive word such as made-up word or a person's name.
2. Second part of the name describes the service your business is offering.

Examples of good name ideas are: ABCXYZ Home Renovation, Sarah's Mexican Restaurant, Thunder Bay home renovations. The name must contain a distinctive element followed by a descriptive element. Example: ABCXYZ Manufacturing.
In the above name, 'ABCXYZ' is the distinctive element and 'Manufacturing'. Sample

It is a computerized name search report generated based on a proposed corporate / business name or trade-mark from Government databases listing similar and conflicting names of existing business names and trademarks.

Businesses in general are not allowed to register with a name which is already taken. A NUANS report lists names which are similar to your proposed name. This helps to determine the availability of a corporate/business name to see any similar or possibly confusing existing corporation names, business names and trademarks. Simply put, you need to make sure that no one else has already registered, incorporated or trademarked the name you would like to use for your business.

Yes. There are 2 different kinds of reports:

• A NUANS report for Federal and a NUANS report for each of the following provinces: Ontario, Alberta & New Brunswick.
• The rest of the Canadian provinces have their own name approval processes and doesn't require a NUANS report. Examples of such jurisdictions are: B.C., Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland & Labrador, PEI, Yukon, they each require a name search report from their respective provincial database and registry and NOT from the NUANS database.

NUANS report is required for all named incorporations. NUANS report is a name search report which doesn't guarantee acceptance of that name by Government. We, along with the NUANS report do an analysis of the name so that it is acceptable for a corporation's name.

All corporate names must end with a word or abbreviation known as legal suffix. The legal suffixes are for appearance purpose only and each of them has same meaning and significance. So, make your selection based on marketing considerations or personal preferences.

The proposed incorporation date is official registration date for the corporation. It is also called the anniversary date or the date in which the following year, corporation's annual return gets due. Requested date for incorporation cannot be in past date. It must be current date or maximum 30 days in future.

Yes, you can. If you choose a future date, incorporation will take effect on your requested date regardless the requested date is weekday or weekend or holiday.

All Corporations in Alberta need a Physical or street address in the province, it can be rental place or home address.

Yes, this address can be changed later. In many cases when commercial place is not rented yet, residential address is given.

Yes, you have the choice to renew it on an annual basis. Normally, the price remains same.

The Agent for Service or Contact Person must be a resident of Alberta with a Alberta address (regardless of immigration status: citizen or non-citizen). The Agent for Service or Contact Person is the point of contact for Government of Alberta for all communications relevant to the corporation (annual return, notices etc.). Usually the director (if director is an Alberta resident) is the Contact Person of the Corporation. If the director is a non-resident of Alberta, it can also be a service provider like us or an accountant or a lawyer.

A Canadian valid photo ID is the requirement set by the Government of Alberta. Your ID and other documents are treated strictly with The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Failed to provide a Canadian valid photo ID will engender a decline of service.

A director must be person of :

• at least 18 yrs of age.
• of sound mind or mentally stable.
• not declared in a state of bankruptcy.

There is no specific residency requirement for an Alberta Corporation. A Canadian national or foreign national can be the director(s) of an Alberta Corporation. The latest amendment (July 5, 2021) on Alberta Business Corporation Act has removed the previous residency requirement for an Alberta corporation.

Yes. A director can be added or removed at a later time.

An Incorporator can be an Individual or another Company, usually all Directors are Incorporators.

Officers in a corporation manage the daily activities of the corporation. They can also be part of the board of directors. The common Officers titles are President, Secretary, Treasurer, VP, CEO.

There is no specific rule regarding the titles of officers. You can use any title among that fits the best of the duties of the officer. Almost all corporations have an officer titled ‘President’, which might be useful for the operation of a corporation or when preparing legal contracts/documents.

Unless there is a specific reason for it, same title for more than one officer is not advisable.

Once the corporation is registered, the Articles of Incorporation is also registered with government. The articles of an incorporated business could be changed with proper filing (Articles of Amendment) and fees.

The requirement to customize articles varies so that we cannot suggest how to customize. As a simple guidance, organizations customize articles to accommodate special requirements like multi-tier member classes, specific duration of directors in the position, clauses on limited by guarantee, etc. In general, if you don't have a reason then no customization is required.

If you sell products and services in Canada and collect GST from your Customers, then GST Account Number is Required.

if you want to apply for charity Application with CRA, this Registered Charity (RR0001) account is mandatory. Sample

If you hire Employees including yourself, then you need a Payroll Account Number.

If you Import Goods into Canada, then you need an Import Account Number.

If you Export Goods out of Canada, then you need an Export Account Number.

• Registering with WCB (Workers' Compensation Board) is required for most businesses In Alberta within 10 days of hiring their first employee. Some types of businesses are exempted from mandatory registration with WCB based on the activities (Examples are banks, insurance companies, hair salons (with exceptions), private schools or daycares, travel agencies, etc.) but many employers in these industries choose to register with the WCB anyways for protection to their workers.
• WCB registration is more important for small businesses and start-ups to provide financial security in the event of a workplace accident.

After your company is Registered we can instantly apply for a Domain Name. We do our best to get this Domain Name matching your corporation Name. (example: www.businessname.ca).

Professional Email Address is the one with your Corporation Name in it. (Example: custom@yourbusinessname.ca).

A new company often needs support from legal, accounting and incorporation team. The support services includes guidelines, directions and responding to the notices received from government, CRA, competitors etc. Please note, the support service should not be considered as 'legal advise'. Our lawyers prepares documents as in-house legal counsels and do not represent the clients.

Every corporation has to file its annual return with Government Canada every year. Filing an annual return avoids the potential administrative dissolution of a business.

A Corporate Seal is an embossing tool that a Corporation may use to stamp important documents. This Seal bears the Corporation name and Province. Companies use their seal to certify important documents.

Supplies (physical minute book, corporate seal) will be shipped by Canada Post (expedited) and you will receive a tracking number in your email. Please note, this address is for shipping of supplies only. Government documents always go to corporation's address.

The Processing Queue includes Incorporation and Emailing the Certificate, Articles and Electronic Minute Book (if Included). The Remaining Process in this Package like Business Number, CRA Programs Accounts Set Up, WCB Registration, etc. are initiated after incorporation processes.