Non-resident corporations · Ontario and across Canada
Own a Canadian company from anywhere in the world.
You do not have to live in Canada to own an Ontario corporation. Marcia Dunkley Gabriel prepares your articles of incorporation, files them with you, and shows every fee before you pay.
Or call 289 921 0063, Monday to Friday
| Item | Paid to | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Service fee, set-up and first yearPaid to Canadian Legal Consultants | Canadian Legal Consultants | $1,750.00 |
| Ontario articles of incorporationPaid to Ontario Business Registry | Ontario Business Registry | $300.00 |
| Business numberPaid to Canada Revenue Agency | Canada Revenue Agency | $0.00 |
| HST on the service fee (not charged) | $0.00 | |
| Total you pay | $2,050.00 CAD | |
Your own bank may add a foreign-transaction fee to a card payment made from outside Canada.
Choose your route
Choose where you live and what you want to do. You will see the route, what it costs and what you will need.
Canada · Start a company
An Ontario company, set up with you
You file the articles in your own name on a video call with us, so nothing is done behind your back and you learn how your company works.
What happens
- First consultation
- Choose a named or a numbered company
- File the Ontario articles together on a call
- Register the business number with the Canada Revenue Agency
- Receive your records and yearly dates
What you will need
- Photo ID
- Your home address
- The names and addresses of each director and shareholder
- Two or three name ideas, if you want a named company
- Typical time
- About one to two weeks
- Service fee
- $1,250
- Government fee
- $300 Ontario filing fee
Jamaica, The United States, Another country in the Caribbean, Somewhere else · Start a company
An Ontario company from outside Canada
An Ontario corporation does not need a director who lives in Canada. It does need an address in Ontario for its registered office, which this route includes for the first year.
What happens
- First consultation by video or WhatsApp
- File the Ontario articles together on a call
- Registered office address in Ontario for 12 months
- Business number from the Canada Revenue Agency
- Bank application prepared, and introductions
What you will need
- Passport
- Proof of your home address
- The names and addresses of each director and shareholder
- Typical time
- About two to four weeks
- Service fee
- $1,750, with one year of registered office
- Government fee
- $300 Ontario filing fee
A federal company usually needs at least one director who lives in Canada, so most owners abroad start in Ontario.
* · Trade goods across the border
Import and export set-up
Canada does not issue one general import and export licence. A business registers a business number, then an import-export account with the Canada Revenue Agency. Owners outside Canada can register too.
What happens
- Business number registration
- Import-export account added to it
- An introduction to a licensed customs broker to clear your goods
What you will need
- Your company's details, or your own if you trade as a sole owner
- What you plan to import or export
- Typical time
- Usually within a few business days
- Service fee
- Quoted after a first consultation
- Government fee
- None, registration is free
Clearing goods at the border is done by you or by a licensed customs broker. We introduce you to one.
* · Open a business bank account
Business bank account application
We prepare your application and the documents banks ask for, and introduces you to banks that work with businesses like yours.
What happens
- Check what the bank will ask for
- Prepare the application and documents
- Introduction to the bank
- Follow-up until the bank decides
What you will need
- Company documents
- Photo ID for each owner
- Proof of address
- A short description of the business
- Typical time
- Usually two to six weeks
- Service fee
- $750
- Government fee
- None
Each bank runs its own checks and makes its own decision. Nobody can promise an account will be opened.
* · Book a consultation first
Start with a conversation
One hour with a consultant, then a written note of your route and what it will cost. The fee is credited in full if you start a package within 30 days.
What happens
- Book a time that suits you
- Talk through your plans, then receive your route in writing
What you will need
- A few lines about what you want to do
- Typical time
- Usually within a few business days
- Service fee
- $250, credited to a package
- Government fee
- None
What happens after you pay
You see the whole road before you pay. Every step names who does it.
- You pay
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Within a minute
Your receipt and the next steps arrive by email
The receipt lists every fee and names the consultant handling your file, with a direct line.
Sent automatically -
Within one business day
Marcia writes to you herself
She confirms what she needs from you and books your first call at a time that suits you, in your own time zone.
Your consultant -
On the first call
You agree the plan for your company
The name, the directors, the address and the order of the steps. You then receive a private link for your documents.
You and your consultant -
At each government step
A short message each time something moves
Name checked, articles filed, certificate issued, business number issued. You do not have to ask where things stand.
Your consultant -
At the end
One folder with everything in it
Your certificate, articles, business number, and one page listing what your company must file each year, and when.
Your consultant
Why a Canadian company
- Own all of it from abroad. For most businesses, owners outside Canada can hold 100% of the shares.
- No citizenship needed. An Ontario corporation does not need a director who lives in Canada.
- A separate legal person. The company signs its own contracts and carries its own debts, generally apart from yours.
- A respected Canadian address. Trade in Canada under your own Canadian company, with a registered office in Ontario.
- A base in North America. Sell to customers in Canada and the United States from your own Canadian company.
What you receive
- Articles of incorporation, prepared for you and filed together on a call, in your name
- Certificate of incorporation from the Ontario Business Registry
- Business number from the Canada Revenue Agency, for invoices, banking and customs
- Registered office in Ontario for the first year, with your mail scanned to you
Services
- Articles of incorporation and non-resident companiesOntario or federal, prepared and filed with you, wherever you live.
- Registered office address in OntarioAn Ontario address for your company, with your mail scanned to you.
- Import and export set-upBusiness number, import-export account and the CARM portal, in order.
- US LLCs and UK LLPsFor owners who also need a company in the United States or the United Kingdom.
- Business bank account applicationsPrepared, checked and introduced to suitable banks.
- Grant applicationsPrograms matched to your business, prepared with you.
- Business plans and project presentationsA clear plan for you, a bank or a partner.
- Not sure which you need?Book a consultation and decide together.
Book a consultation
One hour by video, phone or in person, then a written note of your route and what it will cost. The $250 fee is credited in full if you start a package within 30 days.
Good to know before you start
- Government fees are shown apart from our fee, at cost, on every package.
- Banks and government offices make their own decisions. Nobody can promise an approval, and we will not.
- Canadian Legal Consultants does not give legal, tax or immigration advice. When you need a lawyer, an accountant, a licensed immigration consultant or a customs broker, we will tell you.
- Every Canadian company files a corporate tax return each year, wherever its owners live. For tax questions, we introduce an accountant.
- No HST is added to our fees.
Start your company
Start a package today, or book a consultation first. The same consultant handles your file from the first message to the last record.