Employing staff who work at the client's home
Incorporate your Côte-Saint-Luc business from $999, government fees included. Suited to home care, clinics and health services.
Local services and care in western Montréal
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.
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Should you incorporate when you provide home services?
The question comes up constantly in Côte-Saint-Luc. The area has a significant older population and steady demand for home care, personal assistance, housekeeping, companionship, physiotherapy and local health services. Many of these services are delivered at the client's home, by staff who travel.
What working at the client's home changes
An employee working at a client's home acts in your name, in a place you do not control, often with a vulnerable person. Three risks overlap: property damage at the client's home, injuries your employee suffers on site, and allegations about care quality or staff conduct.
As a sole proprietor, those three risks converge on you personally. A corporation shifts them to the business, which also holds the insurance, employment contracts and service agreements. That separation matters all the more because this sector often employs part-time, rotating staff, multiplying interventions.
A second point deserves attention: the distinction between employee and self-employed contractor. Many home service businesses engage workers as contractors. If the relationship actually resembles employment, authorities can reclassify it, with retroactive tax consequences. Validate this before structuring your model.
Online incorporation, reviewed by lawyers
Lexstart works with western Montréal entrepreneurs remotely: a 15-minute questionnaire, Quebec legal review, articles, digital minute book and initial resolutions. Our pricing includes government fees. See our online incorporation guide or start your incorporation.
By opening a NBC business account.
Your employer obligations do not change
Incorporating does not alter your obligations toward staff: source deductions, labour standards, health and safety, applicable coverage in case of accident. The corporation becomes the employer, which clarifies the relationship, but the rules remain the same and apply from the first hire.
Provincial or federal for a Côte-Saint-Luc business?
A service business with a local clientele has no need for the federal regime. The Quebec provincial regime is simpler and cheaper to maintain.
Common questions from Côte-Saint-Luc entrepreneurs
My workers are self-employed. Am I protected? Not necessarily. If the relationship shows the characteristics of employment, it can be reclassified. Validate with an accountant or employment law advisor.
Does my insurance cover damage at a client's home? That depends on your policy. Insurance designed for commercial use and off-premises work is essential.
Can I use my home address as the head office? Yes, this is common for a service business without premises open to the public.
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