Manufacturing and tourism: two realities, one structure
Incorporate your Granby business from $999, government fees included. Suited to manufacturing, retail and tourism operations.
A diversified economy in Haute-Yamaska
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)
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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Granby: a more diversified economy than it appears
Granby combines two engines rarely found together in a city its size. On one side, a solid manufacturing base: plastics, metal, agri-food, equipment, industrial subcontracting. On the other, a tourism and leisure sector that draws visitors year-round and supports lodging, restaurants, retail and services.
That diversity creates very different entrepreneur profiles, but they hit the same wall when growing: their legal form no longer fits.
When a sole proprietorship becomes the constraint
For a manufacturing supplier, the trigger is a buyer requiring an incorporated entity, liability insurance in the business name and separate financial statements before qualifying you.
For a retail or tourism business, the trigger is risk and investment: premises, equipment, employees, customers on site. Each element adds exposure that, without a corporation, targets your personal assets directly.
- A separate legal person carrying the company's obligations
- A reduced tax rate on the first $500,000 of eligible active business income
- Access to industrial buyers' qualification processes
- A structure that makes financing premises or equipment easier
Online incorporation, reviewed by lawyers
Lexstart works with Granby and Haute-Yamaska 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.
Provincial or federal for a Granby business?
A business selling in Quebec is well served by the provincial regime. Federal incorporation becomes interesting if you distribute across several provinces, export to the United States, which is common in Estrie and Montérégie, or want to protect a brand name across Canada.
Growth, employees and commercial premises
As soon as you lease premises, buy equipment or hire, a corporation simplifies what follows: the lease, loans and employment contracts are in the company's name rather than yours. That protects your personal assets and makes an eventual sale or transfer easier, since the business exists independently of you.
Your obligations once incorporated
Annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate corporate tax return and resolutions recording major decisions. These are the first documents examined during financing or a transaction.
Common questions from Granby entrepreneurs
My shop works fine as a sole proprietorship. Why change? Mainly to protect your personal assets and, above a certain profit level, for the tax advantage.
Can I move my equipment into the corporation? Yes, usually through a tax rollover, to plan with an accountant before the transfer.
Compare your options in REQ, platform or notary, or start your incorporation.