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Establish Your Canadian Subsidiary with a Professional Registered Agent and Corporate Services Foreign companies expanding into Canada frequently choose to establish a Canadian subsidiary as the corporate vehicle for their Canadian operations. A subsidiary allows an international parent company to create a separate Canadian corporation through which it can develop customers, enter into contracts, establish […]

A U.S. corporation entering the Canadian market eventually encounters an important question: when does the company actually need extra-provincial registration in Canada? The answer is more nuanced than simply asking whether the corporation has a Canadian customer. A company does not necessarily become subject to the same registration requirements in every province merely because it […]

Expanding a U.S. company into Canada can appear deceptively simple from the other side of the border. An American corporation may win its first Canadian contract, identify several potential customers or decide that Canada represents a natural next step in its North American growth strategy. Management may initially think of the expansion as entering one […]

Expanding a U.S. corporation into Canada does not necessarily require creating a separate Canadian corporation in every province where the company intends to conduct business. An existing corporation formed in Minnesota, New York, California, Texas or another U.S. state can often register its existing legal entity to carry on business within individual Canadian provinces through […]

British Columbia is changing the way corporations are managed. Companies that have historically used Corporate Online are being moved to the modernized BC Business Registry, creating an important transition for existing British Columbia corporations and particularly for companies owned by non-residents, foreign entrepreneurs and international businesses. This is not simply the introduction of another optional […]

International entrepreneurs establishing or maintaining an Ontario Limited Partnership often need more than the initial registration of the business. When the General Partner, Limited Partners or beneficial owners are located outside Canada, maintaining reliable Canadian administrative infrastructure becomes an important part of operating the partnership over the long term. The owners may conduct their businesses […]

Canada continues to attract international entrepreneurs, investors, and companies looking for a stable jurisdiction from which to establish North American business operations, investment structures, and international commercial ventures. While incorporation is often the first Canadian business structure considered by foreign entrepreneurs, it is not the only option available. For certain business models, an Ontario Limited […]

International companies and entrepreneurs establishing a business presence in Alberta frequently encounter the same practical question at the beginning of the incorporation process: how can the corporation satisfy Alberta’s local corporate requirements when some or all of its directors, shareholders or senior executives live outside the province or outside Canada? For companies expanding into Alberta […]

Acquiring an existing British Columbia company can provide an international entrepreneur with an immediate corporate platform for conducting business in Canada, but acquiring the shares or control of the corporation is only the beginning of the administrative process. A new owner must also ensure that the company continues satisfying the corporate requirements that apply to […]

Establishing a Money Services Business in Canada involves considerably more than incorporating a Canadian company. Entrepreneurs entering the payments, money transmission, foreign exchange, or virtual currency sectors must build both a corporate structure and a regulatory compliance framework appropriate to their activities. For businesses establishing their corporation in British Columbia, one of the first practical […]