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  • Features of Our Shelf Corporations:
    ✔ We provide you a corporation with established history, clean record with no liabilities, activities, or bank accounts.
    ✔ Corporation's Notice of Change to new ownership: Drafted by our legal team. Free electronic version (PDF) is included in package.
    ✔ we only accept payment through Interac e-Transfer. If an order is paid using a credit card, it may be canceled, and a transaction fee of 2.95% will be deducted.

    Other Optional Services Available:
    ✔ CRA Program Accounts (GST/HST, Payroll, Export-Import Account)
    ✔ Corporate Kits (binder, seal, share certificates)
    ✔ WCB and PST account (for applicable provinces)
    ✔ Company name change, articles of amendment, jurisdiction change etc.
    ✔ Corporation maintenance (annual return, annual support)
  • FAQs

  • What are the steps to complete this order?
    Step 1: Your payment is verified.
    Step 2: Our agents prepare a draft for the Notice of Change.
    Step 3: The draft is reviewed by legal team and submitted to the government.
    Step 4: You get your corporation documents in your inbox.
    Step 5: Other services are completed.
  • How long time it takes to get a shelf corporation?
    It can be submitted to the government in as little as 2 business hours. However, the government processing unit may have a different queue with extra fees. If you need the document urgently, we recommend selecting the fastest available queue. You can choose the queue in the next step.
  • Can I customize the corporation as per my need?
    Certainly. In the following steps, you can request changes to the corporation's name, articles, share structures, add a trade name, and more. But thecustomization requires proper filing with the governmnet with additional payment.
  • How these shelf corporation were created?
    Our corporate registry agents pre-incorporated various numbered and named corporations, labeling them as "shelf" entities which have never engaged in any activities. Our employees act as directors, and these corporations simply remain inactive.
  • Customize it as Per Need

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  • Guidelines

  • How a shelf corporation is transfered?
    Step 1: We receive your order and verify the payment
    Step 2: Our team review your all information prepare the draft for the Notice of Change
    Step 3: The notice of change are submitted to the governmnet in the chosen queue.
    Step 4: Customer receive the corporation documents and all records for notice of change in the email.
    Step 5: Other filing and service are completed .
  • How fast can I get documents?
    Our shelf corporations can be transfred to the new owner in 2 business hours. In the follwing steps, you will be provided the options of processing queue.
  • Can I amend the articles?
    Yes, you can. But amendment of articles is filed with the governmnet which involves with governmental fees and legal fees.
  • Who owns the current shelf corporation?
    We have incorporated in advanced to make these corporations as shelf corporation. Our existing staff, employees are in position of director. These corporations are literally kept in the shelf and didn't do any activities.
  • Do I need Minute book?
    A Minute book is a corporate legal document prepared by our legal and accounting team. As per corporation act, a Minute book is MANDATORY. Minute book consists of by laws, share structure & other legal sections. It's REQUIRED to open bank account. Without it, a corporation is not complete. A Minute book must be presented when corporation is audited. Sample
  • Minute Book (Pictures)
  • What is share certificates?
    Share certificates is the legal and official proof of ownership of corporation. You need it to show in any official purpose such as bank, contracts, mortgage etc. It's an absolute recommended items if you have more than one shareholder. We will send some blanks certificates as well which could be used in future in case you add any other person (such as spouse, child, friend) as shareholder. Click here to see more pictures of Share Certificate.
  • Share Certificates (Pictures)
  • What is corporate seal?
    A corporate seal is an embossed seal used for the protection of the business against fraudulent activities. It has legal value in preventing fake representation of your business. Traditionally, corporate seals are used contracts, share certificates, bank documents, land titles etc. It's highly recommended if your company has frequent transactions or provide receipts, invoices and other documentations such as loan contract, mortgage application, employment contract, service contract or any sub-contract. Click here to see more pictures of Corporate Seal.
  • Corporate Seal (Pictures)
  • Why need Business Number?
    All corporations must have a Business Number (MANDATORY) from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Business Number is also known as RC number (RC0001). This is the unique identification of your business with CRA. A Business Number is often required to to make any business contract, setting up an payment processing account, google business account, trade name application, Amazon account, annual corporate filing etc.
  • Why need payroll account?
    Payroll account applicable in all cases. Even if you do not have employee, your own salary to be processed through payroll account. Please note, this is not the process your payroll, but this is the initial set up of payroll account with CRA which you definitely need to process the payroll.
  • Do I need import export account?
    You need import export account only if you plan to export or import from/to out side of Canada. Please note, only physical items (not service) fall under export or import. If you select, we will register this account and give you the account number.
  • What is WCB/WSIB?
    It's the Workers' Compensation Board/Workplace Safety and Insurance Board registration. If your corporation plan to have employees now or in future under this corporation, it MUST register with WCB/WSIB. We register and give you the account number and hook you with WCB/WSIB authority. Please note, it does not cost monthly premium fees, rather WCB/WSIB authority will advise on your eligibility of free program or fees.
  • Any advantage of doing in package?
    The default process is these filing to be done together with the corporation transfer process; hence, it's cheaper in package. To do this filing on a later time, it may involve manual forms and process; hence, costs more money and takes longer processing time.
  • Articles of Amendment

  • Previous Effective Date

  • Company Name Change

  • Our team will obtain the name search and obtain the name pre-approval.
  • Corporation's New Contact

  • To register a corporation in this province, a local provincial physical address is required where the government will send documents. If you do not have a physical address in this province, our agency provides address and mail scanning service.
  • Guidelines

  • What is corporation's new address?
    We will change corporation's existing address and put the new address with it. The new address can be a commercial rented place or home address. It can't be a P.O Box, must be a physical address. CRA documents will go to this address.
  • Can I change this address later?
    Yes, it can be changed later. In many cases when commercial place is not rented yet, residential address is given.
  • Do you provide address service?
    If you do not have a local provincial address, we provide registered address and mail scanning service. Please click, on the form where says, "If you don't have address in this province, click here"
  • Is the address service renewable?
    Yes, you have the choice to renew it on an annual basis. Normally, the price remains same.
  • Corporation's New Director(s)

  • 1st Director

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  • 7th Director

  • 8th Director

  • 9th Director

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  • Guidelines

  • Who is a director?
    Directors are the overall head of the corporation, typically, all the owners. You can add more than one directors (up to 5). Each director has equal power and control to the corporation. Please note, there is no Canadian residency requirement of directors for this province; and therefore, Canadian citizen or foreign nationals can be directors.
  • How about foreigner?
    Foreigners can be Incorporator, director, officer or shareholder. As per corporation act in this province, there is no Canadian residency requirement of directors for this province; and therefore, Canadian citizen or foreign nationals can be directors.
  • How about doing for a client?
    If you are doing corporation for a client, please do not write here your name. This place is the name of the primary owner of the corporation. We don't contact this person, rather we contact the person mentioned in billing address. You can write your details in the billing address during checkout.
  • Should I add additional director?
    Each director has equal power and control over the corporation. Second director can remove primary director and vice versa. Therefore, you may add additional director whom you trust. You may add a director at a later time as well.
  • Can I add a director later?
    Yes. A director can be added or removed at a later time. That could be done through our website.
  • Any age restriction for a director?
    Director must be an individual who is 18 year old or more.
  • Can I add foreigner as director?
    Foreigners can be Incorporator, director, officer or shareholder. As per corporation act in this province, there is no Canadian residency requirement of directors for this province; and therefore, Canadian citizen or foreign nationals can be directors.
    • Corporation's Officer(s)

    • First Officer

    • 2nd Officer

    • 3rd Officer

    • 4th Officer

    • 5th Officer

    • Guidelines

    • What is an officer?
      Anybody including an employee can be an officer to the corporation. It's not as important as of director. It's changeable later at any time.
    • What designation to choose?
      Any designation is fine. It's more important for a big corporation. It's changeable later.
    • Can same person be in many roles?
      Yes, same person can be director, incorporator, officer, and shareholder. Most new corporation starts in that manner and changes when it grows bigger.
    • Processing Queue



    • Guidelines

    • Can I get everything in two hours?
      The above queue is for the ownership transfer processing time. If you choose any pre-transfer service such as company name change or articles of amendment, those filing are submitted to the Government at the first step. Once those filing are completed, the ownership transfer filing are submitted and hence the transfer processing processing queue starts.
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