Establishment project · US structure

Canada · Ontario

Corporation · Americas

Company, registered office, banking file and annual upkeep, run by us, with a local correspondent where we have one.

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Entity type

Inc

Capital

—

Incorporation time

10–15 days

Banking

Demanding

43.7°N 79.4°OToronto

Who this jurisdiction suits

Canada's main business jurisdiction, widely recognised.
Common-law tradition, familiar to investors.
Access to the North American market.

What it does not solve

Longer incorporation times than Quebec.
Account opening difficult without travelling.

Conditions to meet

Corporate taxation

Depends on activity and shareholder residence

Share capital

—

Incorporation time

10–15 days

Banking access

Demanding

Demanding for a non-resident.

Substance requirement

Necessary, but not sufficient on its own

Ontario address mandatory. Same caveat as Quebec on directors' residence.

Physical office

Office in Toronto, on quotation.

Services and prices

Prices for this jurisdiction are set during the scoping call. We publish a price only where we hold it without reservation.

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Registered office and premises

Registered office

Official address on the register, receipt of administrative mail.

+ Mail handling

Scanned within one business day, monthly physical forwarding, alert on any official notice.

Virtual office

Local number answered in your company's name, messages relayed.

Physical office

Office in Toronto, on quotation.

Documents required

Passport of each member
Proof of address less than three months old
Description of the activity and expected flows
Tax identification number in your country of residence
Three proposed names

How it runs

Scoping and identity verificationWe check in particular that your activity does not create a US taxable establishment, which would change the whole reasoning.
State filingFiling the articles of organization, appointing the registered agent and address.
Operating agreementDrafting the internal agreement: split, governance, distributions, exit.
Obtaining the EINApplying for the federal tax identification number with the IRS, without a US social security number.
Account and filing obligationsSupported fintech account opening, then filing Form 5472 and the pro forma 1120 for the first year.

Where these figures come from

Recorded on 21 September 2026, jurisdiction by jurisdiction. Rates and thresholds move, and they depend on your shareholding, your activity and your residence: we revalidate every point with a licensed adviser on the ground before committing you. That is what makes a figure quoted here still hold on the day you sign.

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What we do for you

Company, registered office, banking file and annual upkeep, run by us, with a local correspondent where we have one.

Arbitration

We compare this jurisdiction with the two or three others that answer the same need, and tell you which one holds for your activity and your residence.

Incorporation

Articles, name reservation, filing with the register and collection of the official documents, through a local correspondent or our team, named before signature.

Registered office

Address on the register, mail handling, virtual office or real premises according to what local regulation actually requires.

Banking file

Preparation of the file the local institutions expect and introduction to at least two of them. No account opening is guaranteed.

Substance

The elements that make the arrangement defensible before your home tax authority: effective management, contracts, genuine presence.

Annual upkeep

Renewals, periodic filings, beneficial ownership register, deadline alerts. This is where structures get lost.

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