Start your business with as little as $100
Start your business with as little as $100 or $150
Want the short answer first? Registering a business in Alberta means four things: pick your structure, lock down your name, file with a registry agent, then set up your CRA accounts once you’re actually open. Trade names and numbered companies usually clear in a day or two. Custom-named corporations take longer, mostly because you’re waiting…
If you run a business in Canada, tax rates are probably taking up way more space in your head than you’d like. Between federal rules and provincial quirks, trying to calculate what you actually owe can feel like solving a puzzle where someone swapped half the pieces. Let’s strip away the corporate speak and look…
If you run a sole proprietorship, freelance, drive for Uber, or juggle a side hustle in Canada, tax season hits differently. You don’t get a neat T4 slip with your taxes pre-deducted. You’re on your own. Calculating net income is entirely on your shoulders, and honestly, it can get messy fast. Enter the T2125 form….
It is required for any business to file sales tax returns. Electronic filing is mandatory for most of the HST/GST registrants according to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). HST/GST NETFILE is the principal online tool which helps Canadian businesses file their sales tax returns to the CRA efficiently and securely. What Is HST/GST NETFILE (and…
You missed the deadline. Here’s exactly what the CRA does next, and how fast the clock starts ticking. What Is Your Actual Corporate Tax Filing Deadline? Every Canadian corporation has to file a T2 Corporation Income Tax Return within six months of its fiscal year end. If your fiscal year ends on December 31, your…
Most Canadian sole proprietors are one bad year away from a decision they’ll wish they made sooner. Quick answer: if your business is growing, carrying any real risk, or making enough that your personal tax rate is starting to sting, incorporating is usually worth it in 2026. If you’re still testing an idea, working part…
In June, Canada added 6,490 new businesses. It also lost more businesses than any month in over a year. Both things are true, and honestly, once you look at the numbers side by side, neither one is surprising anymore. Here’s the short version. New business formation in Canada is recovering slowly after a wild, statistically…
Starting July 1, 2026, Ontario cut its small business corporate tax rate from 3.2% to 2.2%. Combined with the federal rate, that drops the total tax on your first $500,000 of active business income from 12.2% to 11.2%, worth up to $5,000 a year for an eligible corporation. If your fiscal year straddles July 1,…
If you’re starting a business in Brampton, Mississauga, or Caledon, here’s the short version: you register through the Ontario Business Registry, not through the City of Brampton or Peel Region directly. Your municipality only comes into play afterward, for zoning and any local business licence your specific trade needs. Get the provincial piece sorted first,…
The trade name registration fee in Ontario is $60 payable to the Ontario Business Registry and the process takes around 1-2 business days. This service is mandatory whenever an individual is using a name that differs from his/her actual name or the actual name of his/her company. In case you have completed the sole proprietorship…
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