Move your corporation under another governing statute, without starting over.
Continuance allows a corporation to change its governing statute, for instance moving from the Québec regime to the federal one or the reverse, while keeping its existence, its contracts and its history. No dissolution, no new business: the same corporation carries on under a different statute.
The lawyer responsible for your file reviews your situation, prepares the application and the necessary authorizations, then makes the required filings on the Québec side.
Please note: the cost of setting up in the new province or under the new statute is added to the price of the service. It depends on the regime you choose and is communicated to you at that stage, before proceeding. The resolutions authorizing the continuance are also necessary, offered through our resolution drafting service.
Your Québec corporation would be better governed by federal law, or the reverse.
The centre of your business is moving to another province.
A restructuring requires bringing your corporations under one governing statute.
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You send us the information your file requires, simply and online.
The lawyer responsible for your file prepares the declaration and makes the required filing.
We confirm the continuance as soon as both jurisdictions have processed the filings; the time this takes varies with the regimes involved.
The service is $1,999 plus taxes, plus government fees of $263, for a total of $2,561.35. Set-up costs in the new jurisdiction, if any, are additional and are communicated to you at that stage.
It is the operation by which a corporation changes its governing statute, for instance moving from the federal regime to the Québec one or the reverse, while remaining the same legal person, with its contracts and its assets.
The common reasons: simplifying compliance, meeting director residency requirements, preparing a transaction, harmonizing a group of corporations, or moving to a corporate regime that fits better.
No. The corporation continues to exist without interruption: its contracts, permits, accounts and obligations remain. Only its legal regime changes.
You need the shareholders’ authorization by special resolution, authorization to leave the originating regime and acceptance into the receiving one. The lawyer coordinates the whole process and the filings on both sides.
The process depends on the corporate authorizations to be obtained and on the processing times of the two authorities involved. Those government timelines are outside our control; we keep you informed at every stage.
We normally prepare and file within 24 to 48 business hours, depending on how busy the period is. The issuance of official documents by the authorities, such as the Québec enterprise registrar or Corporations Canada, depends on those authorities’ own processing times.
You add the service to your cart and pay securely online. You then send us the necessary information, and the lawyer responsible for your file carries out the mandate. You receive your documents by email.
No. The AI assistant exists only to help you choose among our services; it has no legal effect. All legal work is performed by the lawyer responsible for your file, a member of the Barreau du Québec.
If you withdraw before the work begins, we refund you, less processing and billing administration fees of $100. No refund is possible once the work has begun. If we are not in a position to serve you, you are refunded in full.
Our article on continuance explains what changes inside the corporation and what to check before you leave.
The choice of receiving regime is worked out with our Québec–federal comparison.
Order online, or talk to us first. Both roads lead to the same attention to detail.