Working in New Brunswick from Bas-Saint-Laurent
Incorporate in Rivière-du-Loup from $999, government fees included. Suited to businesses also serving New Brunswick and the Maritimes.
A road crossroads and regional service hub
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
Clear resources to help you understand the legal aspects of starting a business.
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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Rivière-du-Loup: a crossroads toward eastern Canada
Rivière-du-Loup holds a crossroads position: the junction of Highway 20 and the route toward New Brunswick, a ferry to the Côte-Nord, the gateway to Bas-Saint-Laurent. The city concentrates transport and logistics, retail, professional services, processing and an active regional wind energy sector.
That position leads several local businesses to work regularly in New Brunswick, which raises a specific question.
Delivering is not establishing
A Quebec corporation can sell, deliver and perform occasional mandates in another province without registering there. What triggers extra-provincial registration is establishment: an office, a warehouse, a permanent representative, a real place of business.
The nuance matters because rules vary by province and the consequences of a breach can include fines and, in some cases, the inability to enforce your rights before that province's courts. Before setting up a base in New Brunswick, the question deserves verification.
Online incorporation, no travel required
Lexstart works with Bas-Saint-Laurent 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 when working east?
The Quebec provincial regime is enough as long as your establishment stays in Quebec. Federal becomes interesting if you plan a lasting presence in the Maritimes: it eases Canada-wide name protection, without exempting you from registering in each province where you establish.
Transport and interprovincial permits
For a transport business, authorizations are separate from legal form: commercial registration, permits applicable to interprovincial transport, insurance and vehicle compliance. These must be held in the corporation's name and verified before adding routes into another province.
Your obligations once incorporated
Annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate corporate tax return and resolutions recording major decisions.
Common questions from Rivière-du-Loup entrepreneurs
I deliver to Edmundston weekly. Must I register there? Generally no, if you have no establishment there. A permanent presence would change the answer.
Do I need to travel to Quebec City to incorporate? No, everything is done online.
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