Work for yourself, properly registered, without needless complexity.
If you carry on business under a name that does not include your surname, registration with the Québec enterprise registrar is mandatory. It is also the simplest and least expensive way to put your self-employed activity on an official footing.
We search the availability of your name, prepare your registration declaration and file it with the registrar. You receive your Québec business number and can operate in full compliance.
You invoice your clients as a self-employed worker, under a business name or your own.
You want to start simply, without setting up a business corporation for now.
It is the least expensive form of business to set up and to maintain.
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.
You receive your confirmation of registration and your Québec business number by email within 24 to 48 business hours.
The package is $199 in professional fees, plus taxes, plus government fees of $40, for a total of $268.80. The price is fixed and shown in advance, with no surprises.
The sole proprietorship is simple and inexpensive, but it creates no separate legal person: you remain personally liable for the debts of the business. The business corporation offers limited liability and tax advantages, in exchange for more formalities.
Yes. As soon as you operate under a name that does not include your surname and given name, registration with the registrar is mandatory. It assigns you a Québec business number.
Yes. The package includes a search of the availability of the name you want before registration, to reduce the risk of confusion with an existing name.
Registration becomes mandatory once your revenue exceeds $30,000 over four consecutive quarters. We offer a tax registration service you can add to your order.
Yes. Many entrepreneurs start as a sole proprietorship and incorporate as their revenue grows. The lawyer responsible for your file can advise you on the right moment during a consultation.
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 place this form alongside the others, see sole proprietorship or incorporation.
And to know when to make the switch, our article on when to incorporate sets out the signals to watch for.
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