Residential contracts bind you for years
Incorporate your Mascouche business from $999, government fees included. Suited to construction and residential contracting work.
A fast-developing city in Lanaudière
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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Mascouche: residential construction as the engine
Mascouche is among the Lanaudière cities that changed fastest. New neighbourhoods, schools, retail, infrastructure: that growth directly feeds residential construction, renovation, excavation, roofing, siding, landscaping and services to new homeowners.
Nearly all these businesses work under contracts with individuals. That is a very different legal context from industrial subcontracting, and often underestimated.
A contract with an individual exposes you for years
Residential clients have extensive remedies: legal warranties, latent defects, workmanship issues discovered years later. A single claim on a roof, a foundation or an installation can represent tens of thousands of dollars long after the work is finished.
As a sole proprietor, that claim targets your personal property. In a corporation, it targets the company, its insurance and its assets. For a contractor signing dozens of residential contracts a year, the difference is structural.
- A separate legal person carrying warranties and contractual liability
- A reduced tax rate on the first $500,000 of eligible active business income
- A licence, insurance and bonding held in the business name
- The ability to finance trucks, machinery and tools
Online incorporation, no travel required
Lexstart works with Mascouche entrepreneurs remotely: a 15-minute questionnaire, review by Quebec lawyers, 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 Mascouche business?
A construction or service business working across Lanaudière and Greater Montréal has no reason to incorporate federally. The provincial regime is enough and cheaper to maintain.
Incorporating does not replace your licence
The Régie du bâtiment licence is issued to the business. If you currently hold one personally, it generally has to be transferred or reapplied for in the corporation's name. Plan this before the transition, not after, to avoid interrupting operations.
Your obligations once incorporated
Annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate corporate tax return and resolutions for major decisions. A general contractor or a lender may ask to review these documents.
Common questions from Mascouche entrepreneurs
Does incorporating erase my past liabilities? No. Work done before incorporating remains your personal responsibility. That is one more reason to structure early.
I work alone with one or two subcontractors. Is it relevant? Yes, particularly if you sign contracts worth more than your personal assets.
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