Company formation in Canada
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How to set up a company in Canada?
Depending on the nature of your activity in Canada, the type of structure that best suits your project on the Canadian market (liaison or representative office, subsidiary, branch), and the legal form of business in Canada that you will choose (sole proprietorship, limited liability company, etc...), the administrative procedures and formalities for the formation of the company in Canada may vary. Generally, the steps to create and register a company in Canada are:
- Choice of the legal form under Canadian law and the social capital
- Drafting the company statutes in English, French.
- Opening a Canadian bank account
- Registering the company in the Canadian trade register
- Obtaining a Canadian tax identification number
After these steps of creation, you will receive all the necessary legal documents attesting the legal existence of your company or subsidiary in Canada. Your Canada business will also have to meet the specific accounting requirements of Canadian business law.
Canada: Merger & Acquisition (M&A)
Setting up your business in Canada and starting from scratch to develop it in the Canadian market can be an exciting challenge, but it can also be time consuming. Sometimes it is more interesting and faster to acquire a Canadian competitor that is already well established in the Canadian market. It is therefore necessary to study the Canadian market carefully to detect the most interesting companies.
To create a company in Canada, it is strongly advised to be accompanied by a Canadian lawyer or an Canadian expert who will be able to save you many problems in front of the subtleties of the Canadian business law.
nativExpand is your gateway to facilitate the creation of your company in Canada. Thanks to a network of experts in company incorporation on the Canadian market, we will accompany you and put you in contact with a Canadian professional, ideally an English speaker or speaking your language.
