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

Registered Agent Services in Canada for Federal and Extra-Provincial Corporations
A Canadian federal corporation can conduct business across Canada, but federal incorporation does not eliminate provincial corporate registration requirements when the company expands its operations into another province. A corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act may begin its business in Ontario and later secure customers, contracts, employees, projects or operations in British Columbia, […]

British Columbia Registered Agent Service for Domestic and Foreign Corporations
Any corporation planning to register extra-provincially in British Columbia — whether it was incorporated elsewhere in Canada or in another country — faces one requirement that cannot be avoided: maintaining a Registered Agent and Registered Office within the province. Without one, an extra-provincial registration simply cannot move forward, and a corporation cannot legally carry on […]
