The protection of a Canadian jurisdiction, with an immediate presence in Québec.
Federal incorporation combines the advantages of a Canadian jurisdiction with an operating presence in Québec: your name is protected across the country and you keep the freedom to expand into other provinces.
Your corporation is constituted with Corporations Canada, then registered automatically with the Québec enterprise registrar. You can operate in the province immediately, in full compliance with both jurisdictions.
You are planning activities in several provinces, now or later on.
You want the broadest name protection available in the country.
Federal incorporation strengthens how national clients and partners see you.
Select your package and pay securely by credit card.
You send us the information your file requires, simply and online.
The lawyer responsible for your file prepares your documents and makes the required filings.
Your federal and Québec documents are sent to you by email, usually within 2 to 5 business days.
The package is $649 in professional fees, plus taxes, plus government fees of $610.80 (Corporations Canada and the Québec registrar), for a total of $1,356.99.
Federal incorporation, under the Canada Business Corporations Act, protects your name throughout Canada and is often viewed favourably abroad. It suits businesses targeting several provinces or a national clientele.
Yes. To carry on activities in Québec, a federal corporation must register with the Québec enterprise registrar and obtain its business number. That registration is included in our package.
Federal incorporation with a name requires a Nuans search report and the approval of Corporations Canada. We handle the search. You can also choose a numbered designation, which is faster.
A federal corporation must file an annual return with Corporations Canada and keep its file current with the Québec registrar. We offer update services for both registers.
Yes. Federal law requires that at least 25% of directors be Canadian residents. If that requirement is a problem for you, Québec incorporation, which imposes no residency requirement, may be an option. Raise it with the lawyer.
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.
Before deciding, our comparison of Québec or federal sets out name protection, director residency and the annual administrative load.
A federal corporation has its own deadline: see the federal annual return.
And to confirm the timing, read when to incorporate.
Order online, or talk to us first. Both roads lead to the same attention to detail.