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![]() Chapter 3 - Other FormalitiesPrevious Page | Table of Contents | Next Page
3.1 - Provincial and Territorial RegistrationYou will likely have to register your corporation in any province or territory where you carry on business. Registration is different from incorporation. A corporation may incorporate only once, but it may register to carry on business in any number of jurisdictions. Carrying on business in a province or territory can mean running a business there; having an address, a post office box or phone number there; or offering services or products there in order to make a profit. Provinces and territories often require corporations to register within a few weeks after incorporation. You may have to pay a fee for registration. We suggest you contact the local corporate law administration office in each province or territory where you plan to do business to determine their filing requirements.
For more information on:
To save you time and simplify your paperwork, Corporations Canada has joint registration agreements with some provinces. These agreements allow corporations that incorporate online to apply for provincial registration online. 3.2 Business Number (BN)The Business Number (BN) is part of a unique federal government numbering system that identifies your business and the accounts you maintain with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Generally, CRA uses a BN for the following business accounts:
When Corporations Canada incorporates your business, we will ask CRA to issue a BN for your corporation. CRA will then register your corporation and send you a letter confirming your BN and the accounts registered, as well as a summary of the information you provided. You will find more information about the BN on the CRA website. 3.3 Permits and Other FormalitiesYou may have to fulfill a number of other requirements in order to carry on
business. For example, some municipalities ask you to obtain a permit to carry
on business in the municipality. You may also need a provincial permit to carry
on business in a particular sector; for example if you operate a restaurant,
you may need a liquor permit to serve alcoholic beverages. Corporations Canada does not provide information on such requirements. Instead,
we suggest you check with the appropriate municipal, provincial, territorial
or federal government agencies, as well as professional organizations. You might also wish to consult the BizPal
website. BizPal is an online service that will help you generate a personalized
list of the business documents required by the government agencies you may have
to deal with local, provincial/territorial and federal in order
to start up or grow your business. If your business is already operating, BizPal
can help you verify that you have all the correct permits and licences. |
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