Legal system
Common law, based on English common Law
Types of entity
Sole proprietorship;
General Partnership;
Limited Liability Partnership;
Corporation;
Extraprovincial Company;
Society;
Cooperative Association;
Branch Office
Shelf companies permitted
No
Incorporation timescale for a new company
1-2 days
Company suffix
Limited, Limitée, Incorporated, Incorporée or Corporation or the corresponding abbreviations, Ltd., Ltée, Inc. or Corp.
Sensitive words
“Parliament Hill”, “RCMP”, “Cooperative”, “United Nations”, “government”, “ministry”, “bureau”, “secretariat”, “commission”, “certified”, “British Columbia” or “BC”, “bank”, “trust”, “insurance”, “trust”, “stock exchange”, as well as well-known names, special characters, words suggesting connection with government, crown or royal family
Cyrillic alphabet permitted in company name
No
Local registered office
Yes
Local registered agent
Yes
Information to be kept at the registered office
Certificate of incorporation; a copy of each entered order; central securities register; register of directors; a copy of each consent to act as a director; a copy of each written resignation; the minutes of every meeting of shareholders; a copy of each consent resolution of shareholders and each consent; the minutes of every meeting of directors; a copy of each consent resolution of the directors; a copy of each of the audited financial statements; etc.
Seal required, type of seal
Not required
Redomiciliation (to, from) permitted
Permitted
