Start your company Canada
Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.
- 1Filing
- 2Banking
- 3Operational
Why Canada?
R&D heavy Canadian controlled startups
SR&ED is refundable at 35% on the first CAD 3M of qualifying R&D for Canadian Controlled Private Corporations (CCPCs). The small business deduction brings effective CIT to roughly 12% on the first CAD 500k of active income. Provincial top ups (Ontario IDMTC, BC SBVCTC) stack.
North American SaaS founders
Stripe Canada and Wise both natively support CAD, with US dollar acquiring available out of the box. Federal CIT is 15% plus provincial (Ontario 11.5%, BC 12%) for a combined ~26.5%. 94 double tax treaties including the comprehensive US treaty.
Founders incorporating in BC or Ontario
Ontario and British Columbia have removed the Canadian resident director requirement that still applies under federal CBCA (25% Canadian directors). GST/HST registration triggers above CAD 30k of revenue. MaRS, Communitech and Creative Destruction Lab anchor the ecosystem.
Considerations
If you want territorial or low tax treatment
Canada taxes worldwide income at ~26.5% combined; even with SR&ED the effective rate stays material for non R&D revenue. For territorial regimes:
If you need a cheap EU operating base
Canada EU CETA covers trade but not financial passport or EU resident employment. Selling SaaS into the EU still benefits from a local entity for VAT MOSS and data residency. For a lean EU base:
Everything you need to run a company Canada
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Start your company Canada
From formation to compliance, we handle every filing Canada.