Ontario Company Incorporation
From $99.99 plus fees

- Filing Articles of Incorporation in Ontario -

Ontario incorporation is quick and cost effective at Ontario Business Central by selecting one of our custom packages. The information below should answer any questions you may have about the benefits of incorporating a business in Ontario.

 

Ontario Incorporation - Named Company
	Timeframe for Incorporation processing:
	Same day service
	Rush Service: 3 hour turn-around (during business hours)
NUANS OPTIONS
	Preliminary Search - checks for conflicting business name
	Nuans Report - 7 page report required by province
	NUANS Already Completed with OBC
	NUANS Already Completed by another company
SHARE STRUCTURE
	Standard structure template one class of shares (standard)
	Two classes of shares
	I want to provide my own structure
OPTIONAL ITEMS & SERVICES
	Draft Articles
	Initial Notice (includes $20 Gov Fee)
	Corporate Supplies Package
COMPLIMENTARY SERVICES WITH EACH ORDER
	Free QuickBiz guide. An OBC client exclusive!
	Free BN Number
	Free Voice or Email Support
	Free Databank Storage
	Preparation of Documents
	Shipping/Handling Fee (plus hst)
	Government Fee
	Add a Tradename
	Tradename Registration Registration of a Master Business Licence under this Corporation
	Government Fee
	Tradename Search Searches for existing business name conflicts in Ontario.
TOTAL: (tax added at checkout)

A Draft of the prepared Articles of Incorporation will be emailed to you for approval prior to submission to the provincial government. This will ensure that the Articles are displayed exactly to your specifications.

The Initial Notice is required within 60 days of completion of the Articles of Incorporation. It confirms the incorporation details and provides the listing of positions held by the directors such as President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

The corporate supplies include a legal burgundy minute with 3 rings and 14 tabs, slipcase for the minute book, brass plate (name of business as an identifier for minute book), Markmaker seal, Ontario By-Laws, and 12 corporate shares.

This includes a directory of federal, provincial, municipal goverments, business support services, social media contacts, business plan templates, management techniques, accounting support, business associations and accreditations, importing/exporting, copyrights etc. Its a comprehensive listing of every resource we could think of to help get your business off the ground.

Upon completion of the Articles of Incorporation, Revenue Canada will automatically mail your corporate BN (Tax) number within 1-2 weeks. Once received, you can add H.S.T., Payroll Deductions easily and at no cost.

Our staff are available to you for any questions you may have at any time.

We will maintain a copy of your Articles of Incorporation for your personal retrieval in the event you lose your copy. This is only available to the individuals who have incorporate the company and not to any third party under any circumstance.

You want to add a business name under your named corporation. An example would be Widgets Ontario Inc. carrying on business as ABC Holdings. This option does not provide a corporate named company but a business name under your named corporation.

In the space provided below, provide the specific details for your corporate structure including:

• Restrictions if any on business the corporation may carry on or powers the corporation may exercise;
• Classes and any maximum number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue;
• Rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions, if any, attached to each class of shares and directors authority with respect to any class of shares which may be issued in series;
• The issue, transfer of ownership shares is/is not restricted and the restrictions if any are as follows;
• Other provisions if any.

Click here if NUANS report has already been completed with us

Click here if Nuans report has been completed by another company. You will be able to upload your report on the next screen.

A tradename is the name a business uses to identify itself. A trade name can be different from the legal name (incorporated name) of a business. For example, a business might be incorporated as “ABC Holdings Inc.” and do business under the tradename “DEF Consulting”. Alternatively, if signage or promotion of the business name is required, it may be beneficial to register the same business name without the legal ending or full incorporated business name. For example, a business might be incorporated as “ABC Holdings Inc.” and do business under the tradename as “ABC Holdings” or “ABC”

Incorporating a Business in Ontario

Many people prefer to register their business as a corporation. Advantages of incorporating are as follows:

• Incorporating a company has several advantages, the first being that the corporation has it's own identity separate from the people who are involved in the business. Because of this the corporation may be able to obtain its own investments or credit.
• Since the Corporation has its own identity it is not affected if shareholders of the corporation change or remove themselves as long as one director remains. That is also beneficial for estate planning as the corporation continues to exist after the shareholders die
• The shareholders of the corporation are not liable for default, obligation or liability that the corporation has incurred unless the shareholders give personal guarantees.
• There may be tax advantages to incorporation. A corporation in most cases has lower tax levels than any individual tax bracket.
• The name that you choose for your corporation becomes protected upon completion of the Articles of Incorporation. If someone after you've incorporated decides to use the same name the name will be refused.
• Now with an Ontario Incorporation only 25% of the directors are required to be Canadian Citizens.

Disadvantages to company incorporation are as follows:

• Since a corporation has its own identity, it also has to file its own tax returns. The individual shareholder must file their personal tax return along with a secondary tax return for the corporation.
• Having a corporation means more paperwork in most cases. Not only are you required to maintain personal records for yourself as a shareholder, but also maintain the records for the corporation.
• The initial costs for a corporation is higher than other options available for businesses which is approximately $600.00.

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