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Incorporation

Federal incorporation, Ontario

A federal corporation, ready to operate in Ontario.

How do you incorporate federally and set up in Ontario?

This route is for businesses operating in Ontario: your corporation is constituted with Corporations Canada, then registered in Ontario so you can operate there immediately.

You get the Canada-wide name protection of the federal regime, with a direct door into the Ontario market.

What is included in the federal Ontario incorporation

  • Federal name search (NUANS report)
  • Articles of incorporation filed with Corporations Canada
  • Federal certificate of incorporation
  • Federal business number (BN)
  • Registration in Ontario
Who is it for?

This package is right for you if you...

Operate in Ontario

Your main activities or your clients are in Ontario.

Serve both markets

You work between Québec and Ontario and want a flexible structure.

Are thinking nationally

You want federal protection from the start, wherever you end up growing.

How it works

Simple, from start to finish

1

Order online

Select your package and pay securely by credit card.

2

Answer a few questions

You send us the information your file requires, simply and online.

3

The lawyer prepares your file

The lawyer responsible for your file prepares your documents and makes the required filings.

4

Receive your documents

Your federal and Ontario documents are sent to you by email, usually within 2 to 5 business days.

Frequently asked questions

Worth knowing

The package is $499 in professional fees, plus taxes, plus government fees, for a total of $787.52. It covers the federal constitution and the extra-provincial registration in Ontario.

Federal constitution protects your name across Canada, and registration in Ontario lets you operate there properly. It is a favoured combination for entrepreneurs targeting both the Ontario and the national market.

No. You can live in Québec or anywhere else in Canada. What matters is where the corporation operates. Our service is entirely online, wherever you are.

Yes. The name search, including the Nuans report required by Corporations Canada, is part of the package. You can also opt for a numbered designation.

Your corporation will have to file its federal annual return with Corporations Canada and keep its Ontario registration current. The lawyer can handle those updates with you.

Yes. If you also carry on activities in Québec, registration with the Québec registrar will be necessary. That service can be added to your order; speak to our team about it.

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.

To go deeper

The choice of regime turns on a few precise criteria, set out in our Québec–federal comparison.

Operating in two provinces means keeping two files: see the federal annual return.

Further reading

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Ready to set up in Ontario?

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