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Find professional incorporation services for eight provinces, subject to your profession’s eligibility.
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INCORPORATION FOR ELIGIBLE REGULATED PROFESSIONALS
Incorporate your medical, dental, legal, accounting or other regulated practice in eight provinces. We check your regulator's eligibility, naming and ownership rules before filing.
EIGHT PROVINCIAL REGISTRATION OPTIONS
Select a provincial service below, then confirm the requirements with your professional regulator. Not every profession or ownership arrangement qualifies.
Start with your province and professional regulator.
For eligible professionals in Ontario
Prepare your Ontario professional corporation.
Incorporate for an eligible Ontario profession. Confirm your regulator’s naming, ownership and certificate requirements before filing.
For eligible professionals in Alberta
Prepare your Alberta professional corporation.
Prepare an Alberta professional corporation application. Review your profession’s permit, ownership and incorporation requirements.
For eligible professionals in BC
Prepare your BC professional corporation.
Register a B.C. corporation for an eligible professional practice. Confirm the relevant regulator’s consent and corporate permit requirements.
For eligible professionals in Quebec
Prepare your Quebec professional corporation.
Incorporate a Quebec professional practice where permitted. Review your professional order’s rules, ownership restrictions and required declarations.
For eligible professionals in New Brunswick
Prepare your New Brunswick professional corporation.
Form a New Brunswick professional corporation where eligible. Confirm the requirements of your profession’s governing body.
For eligible professionals in Saskatchewan
Prepare your Saskatchewan professional corporation.
Prepare a Saskatchewan professional corporation registration. Check professional eligibility, ownership and any required corporate permit.
For eligible professionals in Manitoba
Prepare your Manitoba professional corporation.
Incorporate an eligible Manitoba professional practice. Align the proposed name, articles and ownership with your regulator’s rules.
For eligible professionals in Nova Scotia
Prepare your Nova Scotia professional corporation.
Register a Nova Scotia professional corporation where permitted. Confirm professional approval and the required incorporation documents.
Not sure which requirements apply? Tell us your profession, province and proposed ownership arrangement before choosing a service.
Discuss your professional corporation ↗PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION REGISTRATION IN CANADA
A professional corporation is a corporation through which eligible regulated professionals, such as doctors, dentists, lawyers and accountants, can carry on their practice.
Incorporation alone does not authorize professional practice. Confirm any required certificate, permit or regulator approval, and ensure the proposed articles and ownership structure meet the rules before filing.
WHY CHOOSE NUANS PRE-SEARCH
Professional incorporation involves both corporate registry rules and profession-specific requirements. NUANS Pre-Search brings provincial services together so you can identify a relevant application and prepare the requested information.
Questions? Speak with our teamFind professional incorporation services for eight provinces, subject to your profession’s eligibility.
Gather the proposed name, office details, ownership structure and regulator requirements before filing.
Ask our team about service requirements or your application, and confirm practice rules with your regulator.
HOW PROFESSIONAL INCORPORATION WORKS
Check professional eligibility, prepare a compliant incorporation request and complete the authorizations needed to practise through the corporation.
Check whether your profession permits incorporation in the chosen province and what naming, ownership and approval rules apply.
View provincial services ↗Provide the proposed name, registered office and required people details. Review the articles and share provisions against your regulator’s requirements before filing.
Obtain any required name consent or pre-approvalAfter incorporation, obtain any remaining regulator certificate or permit required before practising through the corporation. Organize corporate records and ongoing renewal duties.
Corporate registration and professional authorization are separate
WHAT YOU NEED FOR PROFESSIONAL INCORPORATION
Gather these essentials after reviewing your regulator’s instructions. Required documents and the order of approvals vary by province and profession.
Profession & regulator
Your profession, provincial regulator, current licence details and applicable incorporation requirements.
Name & registered office
A compliant proposed corporate name, required name consent and a suitable registered office address.
Directors & shareholders
Required personal details and an ownership arrangement permitted by your profession’s rules.
Articles & authorizations
Appropriate share provisions, activity restrictions and any approvals, declarations or insurance evidence required.
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CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION GUIDE
Understand the distinction between incorporating a company and being authorized to deliver professional services through it.
A professional corporation must meet rules tied to its regulated profession as well as the applicable corporate law. An ordinary business corporation is not automatically permitted to provide regulated professional services.
Start with your regulator’s requirements for the proposed practice. Confirm permitted activities, naming rules and the authorization needed before using the corporation professionally.
Explore professional incorporation options ↗Shareholder, director and officer eligibility is governed by the applicable provincial and professional rules. Voting control may be restricted to licensed members, and exceptions for family members or other shareholders are not universal.
Confirm the proposed share classes and ownership arrangement before incorporation or any later transfer. Do not assume that rules for another profession or province apply to your practice.
Discuss your proposed ownership ↗A registry certificate establishes the corporation, while a regulator’s certificate, permit or approval authorizes professional practice where required. These documents serve different purposes.
Some regulators require steps before incorporation and further approval afterward. Follow the required sequence and do not begin corporate practice before all necessary authorizations are in place.
Discuss professional authorization requirements ↗Maintain corporate records, required registry returns and tax filings alongside professional licences, insurance and any corporate permit renewals. Changes to the name, shareholders, directors or practice may need separate regulator notice or approval.
Professional incorporation does not remove personal responsibility for professional misconduct or negligence. Review liability, insurance and tax planning with appropriately qualified advisers.
Explore corporate filing support ↗FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Direct answers about eligibility, ownership, professional authorization, liability and ongoing corporate responsibilities.
Tell our team your profession and province, and confirm profession-specific practice requirements with your regulator.
Contact our team ↗A professional corporation is a corporation through which eligible regulated professionals may provide services under applicable provincial and professional rules. It must meet both corporate law requirements and any additional conditions imposed by the profession’s regulator.
Eligibility depends on the profession and province, including whether the governing legislation permits corporate practice. Confirm your licensing status and the regulator’s requirements before selecting an incorporation service.
No, incorporation alone does not replace the professional authorization required for corporate practice. Obtain any required regulator certificate, permit or approval before providing services through the corporation.
Only where the applicable professional and provincial rules permit it. Restrictions can differ for voting and non-voting shares, so confirm the specific rules before issuing or transferring shares.
The corporate name must satisfy both registry requirements and any profession-specific naming rules. A regulator may require particular wording, a member’s name or prior consent, and a registry name search alone does not establish professional compliance.
Prepare the proposed name, registered office, required director and shareholder details, and articles with appropriate share provisions and activity restrictions. Your regulator may also require licence information, name approval, declarations, insurance evidence or copies of issued incorporation documents.
No, professional incorporation does not remove personal responsibility for professional negligence or misconduct. Maintain required professional liability coverage and obtain advice on the liabilities that remain with you and the corporation.
Only if the structure meets the profession’s corporate-practice rules and obtains the required authorization. An existing company may need changes to its name, articles or ownership, and acceptance depends on the applicable regulator.
Not automatically: the professionals and corporation must meet the destination province’s licensing, corporate-practice and registration requirements. Extra-provincial registration alone does not grant permission to provide regulated professional services.
No, tax outcomes depend on the practice’s income, compensation, ownership and applicable tax rules. Review incorporation and any proposed share structure with a qualified tax adviser rather than assuming a particular tax benefit.
Maintain required corporate records, registry returns and CRA filings as well as professional licences, insurance and any corporate authorization renewals. Notify the regulator and registry of relevant changes according to their separate requirements.
Non-compliance can lead to refusal, suspension or revocation of professional authorization and other regulatory or corporate consequences. The corporation may remain on the corporate register even when it is no longer authorized to practise the profession.