Working as a couple or family in the business
Incorporate your Saint-Colomban business from $999, fees included. Suited to couples and families running a business. Reviewed by Quebec lawyers.
Services and trades in the Lower Laurentians
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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Should you structure when you work as a couple?
In Saint-Colomban, many businesses run as a family duo: one does the field work, the other handles calls, invoicing and administration. It is a widespread model in construction, landscaping, household services, transport and the skilled trades that dominate the local economy.
What happens when nothing is written down
As long as things go well, the missing structure goes unnoticed. It becomes visible in three situations: a separation, a death, or a disagreement about direction. Without a corporation or documents, nothing establishes who owns the business, who is entitled to what, or how the value built together is divided.
Add a tax question. Paying a spouse who genuinely works in the business is legitimate and often advantageous, but the pay must be reasonable relative to the work performed. Paying someone who does not work exposes you to reassessment.
A corporation settles ownership through share capital and allows a documented split. A shareholders agreement then covers what happens on separation or death, preventing a personal event from becoming a business crisis.
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.
Equal shares or not?
There is no rule. Some couples split fifty-fifty, others allocate based on contributions of money and time. What matters is that the split is chosen consciously, written down, and consistent with each person's actual work.
Provincial or federal for a Saint-Colomban business?
For a local service business, the provincial regime is more than enough and cheaper to maintain.
Your obligations once incorporated
Annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate corporate tax return and resolutions recording major decisions. If your spouse is a shareholder or director, that must appear correctly in the register.
Common questions from Saint-Colomban entrepreneurs
My spouse helps without pay. Is that a problem? Not necessarily, but if the work is real and regular, reasonable compensation is often advantageous for the household.
What happens on separation? Without an agreement, the question is settled under applicable law and can become long and costly. With a shareholders agreement, the rules are known in advance.
Compare your options in REQ, platform or notary, or start your incorporation.