Selling local products beyond the region
Incorporate your Bonaventure business from $999, government fees included. Suited to local food producers and artisans. Fully online.
Agri-food and tourism in Baie-des-Chaleurs
Complete legal filings
Each incorporation includes all legal filings required to create a compliant and operational corporation from day one.
Share capital structure
Depending on the option selected, your share capital structure is prepared in a simple or advanced format to support the future evolution of your business.
Digital minute book
All corporate documents are delivered in a digital minute book, ready for electronic signature and secure record keeping.
Professional validation
Documents are prepared according to established legal standards and reviewed before delivery.
Human support
Our team supports you throughout the process and provides guidance when decisions need to be made, without unnecessary complexity.
Incorporate your business
Build your company in Quebec or federally with a strong legal structure from day one.
Keep your company’s annual filings up to date and maintain compliance of your corporate minute book.
Access professional legal templates to structure relationships with your employees, partners, and suppliers.
By opening a NBC business account.
A guided process, from information gathering to final document delivery.
Each step is designed to ensure compliance and legal consistency.
Tailor your incorporation to your needs (simple or advanced structure).
Each file is reviewed before delivery to ensure a reliable outcome.
Our incorporation guides
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Incorporation
Discover the complete guide to incorporation in Quebec. Essential steps, expert tips and key information to create and manage your corporation.
The Complete Guide to Incorporating in Quebec (QBCA)
Everything you need to know to incorporate under the Quebec Business Corporations Act. Key actors, articles, costs and the process explained simply.
The Complete Guide to Federal Incorporation in Canada (CBCA)
Incorporate your business under the Canada Business Corporations Act. Key actors, articles, annual costs and the federal incorporation process explained clearly.
The Complete Guide to Incorporating in Ontario (OBCA)
Incorporate your business under the Ontario Business Corporations Act. Key actors, articles, annual costs and the provincial incorporation process explained clearly.
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Bonaventure: local produce, sea and tourism
Bonaventure combines agriculture, fishing, artisan food processing and sustained summer tourism along the Baie-des-Chaleurs. Cheesemakers, microbreweries, seafood processors and artisans often produce in small quantities, with a strong regional identity.
Moving beyond local sales changes the requirements
Selling at the farm or local market demands relatively little. Distributing to grocery stores, shipping to Quebec City or Montréal, or selling online shifts you into another category: compliant labelling, batch traceability, validated shelf life, and sometimes requirements specific to each distributor.
Liability also changes scale. A food product sold to hundreds of people you do not know creates exposure out of all proportion to on-site sales. As a sole proprietor, that exposure is personal and uncapped.
Add brand value. A recognized regional name is often worth more than the equipment. Held by the corporation rather than by you, it becomes a transferable asset.
Online incorporation, no travel required
Our pricing includes government fees. See our online incorporation guide or start your incorporation.
By opening a NBC business account.
Provincial or federal for a Bonaventure business?
For production sold in Quebec, the provincial regime is enough. If you distribute in other provinces, federal deserves review for name protection, particularly in food where brand matters.
Permits follow the operator
Processing permits, sales authorizations and food safety certifications are issued to the operator. When moving to a corporation, they generally must be transferred or reapplied for in the business name, a step to plan before the transition.
Your obligations once incorporated
Annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate corporate tax return and resolutions recording major decisions.
Common questions from Bonaventure entrepreneurs
I only sell to tourists in summer. Is this necessary? Seasonality does not reduce product liability during the season, and the tax advantage of smoothing income remains real.
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