Permits, quotas and assets with their own value
Incorporate your Gaspé business from $999, government fees included. Suited to fishing, wind energy and seasonal tourism operations.
Fishing, wind energy and tourism in Gaspésie
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
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The Complete Guide to Incorporating in Quebec (QBCA)
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The Complete Guide to Federal Incorporation in Canada (CBCA)
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The Complete Guide to Incorporating in Ontario (OBCA)
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Gaspé: three economies in one city
Gaspé combines commercial fishing, a growing wind energy sector and an intense but short tourist season. Add local services and processing, across a vast territory where distances matter.
Fishing has a particularity few sectors share: some of the company's assets are not physical goods, but rights.
A permit can be worth more than the boat
In commercial fishing, permits and quotas carry real economic value, sometimes exceeding that of the vessel and equipment combined. Their holding, transfer and eligibility are governed by strict federal rules that vary by fishery and that sometimes limit corporate ownership.
That means the structure must be thought through beforehand, not after. Forming a corporation without checking the rules applicable to your permits can complicate a future transfer or call eligibility into question. Validate this with the competent authorities and a specialized advisor, alongside incorporating.
Online incorporation, no travel required
For tourism, service or processing activities, a corporation applies in the usual way and protects your personal assets. Lexstart prepares the file remotely, avoiding a trip from Gaspésie. Our pricing includes government fees. See our online incorporation guide or start your incorporation.
By opening a NBC business account.
A short season, concentrated revenue
Whether in fishing or tourism, most revenue lands within a few months. A corporation lets you retain profits, taxed at small-business rates, and pay yourself income spread across the year rather than taking a taxable peak during the season.
Provincial or federal for a Gaspé business?
The provincial regime suits the vast majority of Gaspésie businesses. Note that the incorporation regime is separate from federal fisheries regulation: incorporating in Quebec has no effect on your permits, but holding rules do apply.
Your obligations once incorporated
Annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate corporate tax return and resolutions recording major decisions.
Common questions from Gaspé entrepreneurs
Can I transfer my fishing licence to my corporation? It depends on the fishery and applicable rules. Check with federal authorities before any reorganization.
My tourism business only runs twelve weeks. Is that enough? Seasonality does not reduce exposure during the season. If you receive the public, protection remains relevant.
Compare your options in REQ, platform or notary, or start your incorporation.