Taking money from family or an investor
Incorporate your Candiac business from $999, government fees included. Suited to welcoming a first private investor or partner.
Affluent residential and business park in Montérégie
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).
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Candiac: a town of entrepreneurs and professionals
Candiac combines an affluent residential profile, an active industrial and commercial park and direct proximity to Montréal. It hosts professional services, distribution, technology, construction and many executives who also invest in other people's projects.
That highlights a frequent and poorly documented situation: receiving money from a relative, a former colleague or a local investor to start or grow.
Loan or investment: two very different things
A loan must be repaid, with or without interest, on an agreed schedule. The lender does not become an owner and has no say in management. It is simpler, but it creates debt that weighs on cash flow from the first months.
An equity investment means the person receives shares. They become a co-owner, share in the value created, and depending on the share class, may have voting rights. There is nothing to repay, but you now share your business.
The worst scenario is the most common: money handed over without documents, with a vague verbal understanding that the person "will get a share." Two years later, nobody agrees on what was decided.
- Share capital allowing clearly defined shares to be issued
- A clean, documented distinction between loan and investment
- A shareholders agreement setting exit rules
- A reduced tax rate on the first $500,000 of eligible active business income
Online incorporation, reviewed by lawyers
Our pricing includes government fees. See our online incorporation guide or start your incorporation.
By opening a NBC business account.
What to write down before taking the money
Three elements must be clear in writing: the exact nature of the contribution, loan or equity; what the person receives in exchange, amount and term or number and class of shares; and how they can exit, at what price and by what valuation method. A shareholders agreement is the document covering these questions.
Provincial or federal for a Candiac business?
For a business serving the Quebec market, the provincial regime fits. If you target venture capital outside Quebec, some investors prefer a federal structure, a question worth considering early.
Common questions from Candiac entrepreneurs
My brother-in-law is lending me $50,000 interest-free. Do we need a document? Yes, absolutely. A simple note stating the amount, the terms and the absence of any ownership stake prevents many family misunderstandings.
Can I issue non-voting shares? Yes, and it is very common: the investor shares in the value without participating in day-to-day decisions.
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