Quebec Incorporation Package

A Quebec numbered company can be ready in 1 business day. For a named corporation, either you provide us a name pre-approval from Quebec government or we can obtain on be half of you. In that case, corporation can be ready in 1 day if you choose express queue or 5 days in regular queue.

Quebec govt. follows very strict rules about corporation's name. If name does not meet the requirements, it would be rejected and takes almost two weeks to know this decision. To avoid delay of your incorporation process or if you are in rush to get corporation documents, best way would be choosing a numbered corporation and adding a trade name latter. Or, if you really wants a name from the very beginning, follow the bellow name rules strictly.

The name MUST be in French. If in any other words, it must be translated into French correctly. The name MUST contain 3 components. 1. The generic or descriptive component: This is a word or group of words that describes the nature of business. It can be common (non-distinctive) french word. 2. The unique or distinctive component: this is the specific component, a word or group of words that clearly distinguishes one enterprise from another. It should be unique or distinctive element. 3. Legal suffix at the end. The legal suffix must be selected any one among. An Example: Quincaillerie Saint-Jean Inc. Here, 'Quincaillerie ' is the generic component, 'Saint-Jean' is unique component and 'Inc.' is the legal suffix component.

For a named corporation, a valid name search report is required. You have option to upload if you already have it, or can ask us to obtain it for you. For details, read the bottom note on how name approval works.

Incorp Pro is an agent of Industry Canada. If you buy name search report & name approval from us, we do a pre-search first before obtaining the report. If pre-search result shows conflict, we will request you for alternative name by email, up to 3 names at free of cost.

All of these legal suffix have same legal meaning and significance. Choice is for appearance purpose only. You may choose anyone that looks nice to you.

It is the location where business is located. It 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.

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

If you do not have a Quebec address, we provide registered address and mail scanning service. Please click, on the form where says, "Click here if you don't have Quebec Address".

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

Typically, contact person is the primary owner or the primary director of the corporation.

If you are doing corporation for a client, you may give here the name of the owner of the corporation. This is for government's records. We don't contact this person, rather we contact the person mentioned in billing. You can write your details in the billing.

Incorporator is the person(s), under whose authority this corporation is created; typically, the primary owner of the corporation.

Director is the overall head of the corporation, typically, all the owners. You can add more than 1 director (up to 10). Each director has equal powerful and access to the corporation.

Anybody including an employee can be an officer to the corporation. It's not as important role as of director. Any designation is fine, mostly people choose CEO or President. It's more important for a big corporation. It's changeable later.

Absolutely yes. The same person can be incorporator, director, officer and shareholder. There is no restriction on it.

Foreigners can be incorporator, director, officer or shareholder. As per Quebec corporation act, there is no restriction for a foreigner on taking any of those roles.

This is just initial set up. It's changeable later when company becomes big. Most people use $1 as initial price.

It's weaker than class A. Most people don't issue it. Some people issue in case they are selling some of their shares to others.

This is just initial set up, any price is good. It's changeable later when company becomes big. Most people put $1 as price.

If you are the only shareholder, any number is okay, 100% owned by you. Most people put 1. It's changeable later. If more than one shareholder, put proportionately.

Total share is calculated by adding up each shareholder's share number. Example: your share is 60, your spouse's share is 40. Then total shares = 60 + 40 = 100. In this case, you hold 60% and spouse holds 40%. If more than one shareholder and you want to assign in percentage, make total share number as 100.

Yes, share price and share number can be changed any time. Now you are setting up just initial price, any number is okay since you don't know how company will perform.