Legal resources for Québec entrepreneurs

Sole proprietorship, general partnership or business corporation: the choice turns on your income, your exposure to risk and whether you have partners.

The steps of a launch in Québec are always the same, in the same order. Knowing them in advance turns anxiety into a to-do list.

The moment there is more than one of you, the rules get written before anyone needs them. That is the difference between a disagreement and a lawsuit.

A corporation is maintained by a few acts each year. Neglecting them costs nothing at the time, and a great deal on the day of a sale or a financing.

Incorporating does not make tax disappear: it changes when you pay it, at what rate, and how much room you have to manoeuvre.

A structure is rarely chosen right the first time. Changing form, name or governing statute can be done without losing your contracts, provided you follow the order.

Closing properly protects the directors. A business simply abandoned keeps accumulating obligations and penalties.