Operating company and holding company
Incorporate your Pointe-Claire business from $999, government fees included. A structure suited to operating and holding companies.
Head offices and business parks in the West Island
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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Pointe-Claire: an established business hub
Pointe-Claire concentrates head offices, distribution centres, an active industrial park and a major West Island retail hub. It hosts technology companies, professional services, logistics and a community of often experienced entrepreneurs, sometimes on their second or third business.
That profile raises a question beyond simple incorporation: one company, or a two-tier structure?
What a holding company is
A holding company does not operate. It owns the shares of the company that runs the business. Surplus profits from the operation can be paid to it as dividends, generally without immediate tax between connected corporations, then retained or invested there.
The benefit is twofold: shielding accumulated surplus from the operating company's commercial risk, and organizing ownership ahead of a sale or transfer. In exchange, it adds an entity to maintain, with its own filings and costs. This structure is justified above a certain profit level and is planned with a tax advisor.
- An operating company carrying commercial risk
- Surplus sheltered in a holding company
- An ownership structure designed for an eventual sale
- A reduced tax rate on the first $500,000 of eligible active business income
Start with the right base
Most entrepreneurs do not need a two-tier structure on day one. You start with a properly formed operating company, then add the holding if and when surplus justifies it. 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 Pointe-Claire business?
For an operation serving the Quebec market, the provincial regime is enough. West Island companies distributing across provinces or aiming for acquisition by a Canadian or American group more often choose federal, notably because their advisors know it better.
Do not confuse protection with opacity
A two-tier structure protects surplus, it hides nothing. Ultimate beneficiary disclosure applies, links between connected corporations are known to tax authorities, and tax rules strictly govern transfers between entities. The goal is asset protection and planning, not discretion.
Your obligations once incorporated
For each company: annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate tax return and resolutions recording major decisions. Two companies mean twice those obligations, which belongs in the calculation.
Common questions from Pointe-Claire entrepreneurs
When does a holding company become justified? Generally when the operation generates lasting surplus you do not withdraw personally. A tax advisor will decide based on your numbers.
Can I add a holding company later? Yes, and that is the usual path. Share ownership is then reorganized with tax guidance.
Compare your options in REQ, platform or notary, or start your incorporation.