How to incorporate a business in Ontario

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1. Choose a name and a structure

   A corporation is a separate legal person.

2. Most Ontario companies use the Business Corporations Act

   Federal incorporation is a different statute.

3. Tax accounts are extra steps

   They are not automatic.

4. Read the Business Law shelf

   Official corporate statutes are there.

Official law on this site: business-law-in-ontario.

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