A United States corporation expanding into British Columbia does not necessarily need to create a new Canadian corporation. Depending on the company’s business, tax and legal strategy, the existing U.S. corporation can establish a direct presence in British Columbia by registering as an extra-provincial company. This allows the American corporation to preserve its existing legal […]

British Columbia Extra-Provincial Registration for U.S. Corporations: BC Registered Agent, Registered Office and Foreign Company Registration

Start a Technology Consulting Company in Vancouver as a Non-Resident: British Columbia Company Formation
Vancouver has become an attractive Canadian destination for international entrepreneurs who want to establish technology, information technology, software, digital services and professional consulting businesses. An entrepreneur does not necessarily need to already live in Vancouver to begin establishing a British Columbia corporation for a technology consulting business. For foreign entrepreneurs who want a Canadian corporate […]

BC Business Registry Transition Service: Move Your BC Corporation from Corporate Online to the New BC Business Registry
British Columbia is transitioning the administration of existing BC corporations from the traditional Corporate Online environment toward the modernized BC Business Registry infrastructure. For thousands of companies, this transition creates an important corporate administration requirement: establishing how the corporation will be connected, accessed and professionally managed within the new registry environment as BC Registries continues […]

BC Business Registry Transition: Move Your BC Company from Corporate Online to the New BC Business Registry
British Columbia is modernizing the way companies interact with the provincial Corporate Registry. For years, corporations and professional service providers have relied on Corporate Online to file annual reports, update corporate information and perform important registry transactions. BC Registries has been replacing these aging services with its modernized BC Business Registry environment, changing the way […]

BC Business Registry Access for Non-Resident Company Owners: How to Manage Your BC Corporation from Outside Canada
British Columbia has long been an attractive Canadian jurisdiction for international entrepreneurs, foreign investors and business owners who want to establish a Canadian corporation while continuing to live and operate outside the country. A British Columbia company can form part of an international business structure, operate a Canadian business, establish commercial relationships, maintain Canadian corporate […]

BC Business Registry Transition: How Companies Can Move from Corporate Online to the New BC Registry
British Columbia is undergoing an important transformation in the way companies access and manage their corporate information online. Businesses that historically relied on Corporate Online for corporate filings and registry-related activities are increasingly encountering the transition toward the new BC Business Registry environment. For many companies, particularly corporations owned or managed by individuals outside British […]

Registered Agent in British Columbia: What Every Domestic and Foreign Corporation Needs to Know Before Expanding
Expanding a corporation’s operations into a new Canadian province — or into Canada for the first time from abroad — is a significant strategic step that opens up real commercial opportunities. Along with that opportunity, however, comes a set of legal obligations that cannot be overlooked. One of the most important, and often least understood […]
