Incorporating in a specific province or territory

If you have decided to incorporate in a specific province or territory instead of incorporating federally, you will need to follow the steps outlined here.

Provincial/territorial incorporation

To complete your incorporation, go to the registrar of your provincial or territorial government.

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia
• Nunavut
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec (French only)
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon

Extra-provincial and extra-territorial incorporation

If you are planning to operate in other provinces or territories, you will also need to register as an extra-provincial or extra-territorial corporation in those jurisdictions.

Extra-provincial and extra-territorial registration

Federal business number and tax accounts

You will need:

• a federal business number
• a corporation income tax program account

You may also need other tax accounts (for example, GST/HST, payroll, import/export). If you need these accounts, you can register for them at the same time as your business number.

When you incorporate in the following provinces or territories, you will automatically receive a business number and corporation income tax program account.

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Saskatchewan

When you incorporate in the following provinces or territories, you will need to register for a business number.

• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Nunavut
• Quebec
• Yukon

Register for a business number

Permits and licences

You may also need permits and licences from the federal, provincial/territorial and municipal governments.

Get a list of permits and licences you may need from all three levels of government