General contracting: coordinating without carrying everything
Incorporate your Carignan business from $999, government fees included. Suited to general contractors and construction. Fully online.
Residential development 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 an 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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Carignan: a rapidly developing town
Carignan is experiencing sustained residential growth, with new neighbourhoods, new homes and constant demand for construction, excavation, landscaping, plumbing and electrical work. Many contractors act as project lead for individual homeowners.
Coordinating a site makes you responsible for everything
The general contractor holds a particular position: they sign with the client, then hire subcontractors for most of the work. In the client's eyes, a plumbing or electrical defect remains your problem, not that of the specialist you hired.
You can then turn to the subcontractor at fault, but only if they are solvent, insured and bound by a written agreement. In practice, the liability chain often runs back to you.
As a sole proprietor, it runs back to your personal assets. A corporation stops it at the business. Three requirements also reduce risk: proof of insurance from each subcontractor, a written contract with an indemnity clause, and verification of their licence.
Online incorporation, reviewed by lawyers
Our pricing includes government fees. See our online incorporation guide or start your incorporation.
By opening an NBC business account*.
Provincial or federal for a Carignan business?
A construction business working in Montérégie and Greater Montréal has no reason to incorporate federally.
Legal hypothecs in construction
A little-known point: an unpaid subcontractor can register a legal hypothec on your client's property, even if the client already paid you. Your client then turns to you. Paying your subcontractors and obtaining releases protects your client relationship as much as your business.
Your obligations once incorporated
Annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate corporate tax return and resolutions recording major decisions.
Common questions from Carignan entrepreneurs
Should I verify my subcontractors' licences? Yes. Hiring an unlicensed subcontractor exposes you, including toward your client.
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