Choosing a structure
Sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation. The right answer depends on what you earn, what you risk and who else is involved. We will tell you when incorporating is not worth it yet.
Starting out
Register a business in Alberta
Sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation — set up properly at the start, so the first year end is not spent unpicking it.
Name search and registration
NUANS reports for named companies, Alberta naming rules, and the registration itself through a registry agent.
Share structure
The one thing that is genuinely awkward to change later. If there is any chance you will want to pay dividends to more than one person, or add a holding company, that has to be built in before the articles are filed.
CRA accounts
Business number, corporate income tax, GST and payroll accounts opened with the right effective dates. Opening a payroll account too early creates nil-remittance obligations you did not need.
Alberta registrations
Your Alberta corporate account and TRACS access, WCB where you have workers, and municipal licensing.
The accounting behind it
A chart of accounts that suits the work you actually do, a bank account in the corporation's exact name, and a filing calendar you can follow.
Free incorporation checklist
Everything to set up when you incorporate in Alberta, in the order it needs doing — CRA accounts, Alberta registrations, banking, books, and the deadlines that follow. Ask us and we will send it.
Talk to us before you commit to anything
Thirty minutes, no charge, and a straight answer on whether we're the right fit — including when we're not. You'll have the scope and the fee in writing before any work starts.