Protecting innovation developed in research
Incorporate your La Pocatière business from $999, fees included. Suited to technology ventures and research spin-offs. Fully online.
Research, technology and agriculture in Bas-Saint-Laurent
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
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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La Pocatière: a knowledge hub
La Pocatière combines a long tradition of agricultural education, a college centre and applied research centres, with a notable industrial base in transport and manufacturing. The result is an ecosystem where technical projects and research-born companies regularly emerge.
When an idea is worth more than the equipment
A business founded on a process, software, a method or a prototype owns a particular asset: intellectual property. That asset is often the only one that truly matters to an investor or a buyer.
It still has to belong to the company. An invention developed personally, or by a collaborator without a written agreement, does not automatically become the corporation's property. And if it was developed during employment, an internship or a funded research project, rights may belong to a third party.
The process is therefore twofold: incorporate, then formally assign the rights in writing. Without that assignment, due diligence will later reveal that the company does not own its main asset.
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.
Provincial or federal for a La Pocatière business?
A technology project targeting clients outside Quebec may justify the federal regime, notably for name protection across the country. A Quebec corporation remains perfectly able to sell and export anywhere.
Agreements to plan from the start
Three documents matter: an intellectual property assignment signed by each founder and collaborator, a confidentiality agreement before any discussion with a partner, and a shareholders agreement setting out what happens if a co-founder leaves.
Your obligations once incorporated
Annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate corporate tax return and resolutions recording major decisions.
Common questions from La Pocatière entrepreneurs
I built my prototype before incorporating. Who owns it? You personally, until a written assignment in the corporation's favour. That step is easy to settle, but it must be done.
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