Registration and legal structures

• Info-Guide – Starting your business 

  Want to be your own boss? This Info-Guide will help you plan for a successful start to your entrepreneurship journey.

• Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)  1 877 860-1411

  Services offered:  Domain names registration

• Competition Bureau Canada  1 800 348-5358

  Services offered:  Registration - Laws and regulations

• Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ)  1 800 386-5114, 514 383-1550

  Services offered:  Standards Development - Certification - Laboratory assessment

• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)  1 800 797-6226, 514 844-8377

  Services offered:  Licensing

• Office des professions du Québec  418 643-6912, 1 800 643-6912

  Services offered:  Registration - Regulations

• Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)  1 800 665-2472, 819 956-0425

  Services offered:  Standards Development - Certification and Qualification Programs - Notification of Standardization Activities

• Charities Directorate  1-888-892-5667

  Services offered:  Registration

• Corporations Canada  1-800-328-6189

  Services offered:  Registration - Incorporation

• Registraire des entreprises du Québec  1 800 644-0075

  Services offered:  Registration

• Quebec Law Network  1 877 683-1815, 450 621-8283

  Services offered:  Consulting services - Legal documentations - Incorporation

• Corporations Canada  1-800-328-6189

  Services offered:  Registration - Incorporation

• Lavery Go inc.  514 871-1522

  Services offered:  Legal support program for startups

• Young Bar Association of Montreal - Legal consults for businesses  514-954-3448

  Services offered:  Copyright - Consulting services - Intellectual property - Regulations

• Quebec Law Network  1 877 683-1815, 450 621-8283

  Services offered:  Consulting services - Legal documentations - Incorporation

• Accelerated Growth Center  514 873-6708

  Services offered:  Coaching - Growth - Business plan - Export - Financing - Marketng and sales - business plan - Consulting services

• First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Economic Development Commission (FNQLEDC)  418 843-1488

  Services offered:  Coaching - Growth - Startup - Sustainable development - Busines plan - Training - Managing - Marketing and sales - Mentoring - Business plan - Networking

• Business Number (BN) 

  Your Business Number is your single account number for dealing with the government regarding GST/HST, payroll, import/export and other activities.

• Registered charity 

  Find out whether your organization meets the criteria needed for you to register it as a charity.

• Canadian Trademarks Database 

  Before you apply for a trademark, search this database for active and inactive trademarks registered since 1865.

• NUANS Corporate name search 

  Compare your proposed business name to the names of existing businesses to see if it is unique.

• Consulting services — Quebec 

  Benefit from the advice of business plan expert, accountant or lawyer in order to carry out your business project or better manage your business.

• Create and maintain a federal not-for-profit corporation 

  Discover how to incorporate and run your not-for-profit organization at the federal level.

• Federal business incorporation 

  Access convenient online and paper methods of incorporating your business federally.

• Consulting services — Quebec 

  Benefit from the advice of business plan expert, accountant or lawyer in order to carry out your business project or better manage your business.

• Create and maintain a federal not-for-profit corporation 

  Discover how to incorporate and run your not-for-profit organization at the federal level.

• Federal business incorporation 

  Access convenient online and paper methods of incorporating your business federally.

• Accelerated Growth Center  514 873-6708

  Services offered:  Coaching - Growth - Business plan - Export - Financing - Marketng and sales - business plan - Consulting services

• Business registration online 

  Register for a business number, GST/HST, corporation income tax, payroll and import/export accounts in one convenient online location.

• Constitute a Quebec business corporation 

  Learn the steps to constitute your business corporation in Quebec, especially the forms to be filled out and the application process.

• La Zone entreprise (in French only)

  Take advantage of this secure space to access Government of Québec services online, to change your address and to meet your obligations.

• NEQ — Quebec Enterprise Number 

  Simplify and speed up your dealings with the various Quebec government departments and organizations by registering with the Registraire des entreprises [Quebec enterprise registrar].

• Registration with the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (in French only)

  You are required to register with the CNESST if you have paid employees and your business is located in Quebec.

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• Becoming a franchisee 

  You can use this search tool to find franchising opportunities.

• Boussole entrepreneuriale (in French only)

  Start an initial reflection on the business model that best suits your values and your projects.

• Futurpreneur Canada resources for social enterprises 

  Discover resources to help you start a business with a social purpose. Find tips, tools, guides, plans, and more.

• Joint ventures and partnering 

  Get an overview of the key ways to set up a joint venture, the pros and cons of joint ventures, and learn how to manage this type of company.

• Setting up a cooperative (in French only)

  Do you want to create or start a cooperative? If so, learn more about the laws, programs, policies and tools related to starting a cooperative.

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