About Us
Welcome to the Online Business Registry, where we empower your entrepreneurial journey with our comprehensive, secure, and user-friendly Online Business Registry and Incorporation Services.
Our services are designed with your needs in mind. From CRA account registration, corporate seal creation, to minute book preparation, we provide a range of services to help your business stay compliant and organized.
Our Services
The Online Business Registry offers comprehensive incorporation and business registration
services across Canada, including corporate filings and searches. With our efficient process, we
can incorporate your business in as little as two business hours.
Ontario Incorporation
A corporation is a legal entity that keeps the business owner separate by offering the benefit of limited liability. It also offers lower tax rate, ownership transferability, better access to capital and grants and corporate name protection.
Timeline: A named or numberd company can be incorporated in 2 business hours
Federal Incorporation
If you want the protection of corporate name, apply for trademark in future, then a federal corporation could be a better choice. You may incorporate a federal numbered company or named company.
Timeline: a numbered company can be ready in in 2 hours and named company in 1 day.
Business Name Registry
A business name registration could be a btetter alternative than incorporation, if you would like to try your business idea before you take serious initiative. This option allows to operate the business legally, but does not optimize the tax.
Timeline: Registering or renewing a business name can be done in 2 business hours.
Corporate Filing
A corporation is a legal entity that keeps the business owner separate by offering the benefit of limited liability. It also offers lower tax rate, ownership transferability, better access to capital and grants and corporate name protection.
Timeline: 2 business hours (named or numbered company).
Business Update
A corporation is a legal entity that keeps the business owner separate by offering the benefit of limited liability. It also offers lower tax rate, ownership transferability, better access to capital and grants and corporate name protection.
Timeline: 2 business hours (named or numbered company).
Corporate Searches
A corporation is a legal entity that keeps the business owner separate by offering the benefit of limited liability. It also offers lower tax rate, ownership transferability, better access to capital and grants and corporate name protection.
Timeline: numbered company in 2 hours, named company 1 day.
Get it Done in 3 Simple Steps
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Fill out our website form step by step and place order with Credit Card, PayPal or e-transfer.
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Let our registry agent clear the payment, review your order and file with the Governmental unit.
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Check your inbox and receive the final documents. You are all set.
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Why Should Choose Online Business Registry
Trusted & Experienced: Being one of the reputable companies, Online Business Registry incorporates and registers businesses. We pride in being scrupulous in all our incorporation and business registration services. Online Business Registry’s team of incorporation specialists carefully reviews your submitted forms for an accurate and compliant incorporation process.
Online Business Registry saves your time and prevents costly mistakes.
Personalized Attention: OBR – Online Business Registry takes pride in giving personalized attention to our clients. At Online Business Registry, our competent and efficient team of experts treats your business with extreme care and professionalism. Be it your questions or the need for guidance, directly consult our experts via phone, live chat, or email. Your success is what we are here for. Connect with Online Business Registry now!
Express & Super Express Service: At Online Business Registry we are pleased to offer Ontario express and super express incorporation service. Our processing is rapid with a team of experts as the files are prepared in less than 2 hours from the time the order is placed, and you will have your fully incorporated company documents ready in just about 2 hours.
Affordable Price: OBR understands the difficulty of getting
a new entrepreneur on his way. That is why we’ve tried to make our pricing reasonable and within reach of each group. We, therefore, believe that setup costs shouldn’t stand in your way of achieving your business dreams.
Additional Services
Online Business Registry, supported by a team of legal professionals and chartered accountants, offers a wide range of services including accounting, IT and marketing solutions, as well as comprehensive legal contract services.
Trademark and Copyright
Protect your brand! Whether it’s a logo, music, or software, our experts specialize in copyright and trademark registration. Gain exclusive rights to your creations and secure your brand’s future!
Agent and Address Service
Let us be your local attorney or agent for service - it is needed for a business set up by the non-residents, extra-provincial registration. We also provide a registered office address and a mail scanning service.
Bylaws & Legal Contracts
Try our Comprehensive Contract Services! Whether it’s a Partnership Agreement, Shareholder Agreement, or Employment Contract, we’ve got you covered. Trust us to safeguard your business with precision and professionalism.
Accounting Services
Efficient accounting solutions for small businesses! Available services include GST/HST filings, tax preparation, payroll services, and more. Let us handle the numbers while you focus on growing your business!
IT & Marketing Services
Empower your digital presence: from the domain registration and IT solutions to crafting captivating logos. Need a Google Profile? We’ve got you covered. Let us elevate your brand in the digital world.
Corporate Supplies
Explore our premium selection of the corporate essentials, including Minute Books, official corporate Seals, and elegant Share Certificates. Trust us for professional, high-quality business supplies that leave a lasting impression.
Our Affiliations
Online Business Registry collaborates with numerous incorporation professionals across Canada, including Business Canada, Incorp Pro, MD Legals, Business Alberta Online, and others.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find out why OBR leads the way in our industry. Check out our FAQs to see why we’re your top choice for all your needs.
🔍 Trusted & Experienced
Online Business Registry prides itself on having a complete and compliant review process to ensure that all the details regarding your business formation are accurate and free of errors.
🌟 Empowering Entrepreneurship
When you choose an Online Business Registry, you are not just looking at a service, but embracing something hybrid—a real blend of the best-of-both-worlds flavors. Get the flexibility and control of a ‘do it yourself’ strategy with reassurance from having the know-how of a professional to fall back on. That perfect balance, to be truly affordable, comprehensive, and human-centered for the modern entrepreneur.
👥 Personalized Attention
With Online Business Registry, every customer is given special attention. The expertise extends to treating your business with professional care and is available to support you over the phone, via live chat, or by email. Quite simply, your success is our business.
⚡ Super Express Service
Experience the super express incorporation services at Online Business Registry. Our specialists will do their best to complete your filing within 2 business hours, often much sooner, to deliver your incorporation documents in a record time.
💲 Affordable Pricing
pressures of being a new entrepreneur and has thus offered an affordable price structure. We at Online Business Registry believe that cost should not stand in the way of your business ambitions, and hence we have provided you with a cost-effective solution for all your incorporation needs.
- Name Protection: A company of a specific name will not be allowed to be registered in Ontario, and thus some brand protection is rendered.
- Limited Personal Liability: A corporation/cooperative is an independent legal entity from the owners, with the principle of limited personal liability of the directors towards the corporations’ creditors.Shareholders are not liable for the company’s debts.
- Perpetual Life: A corporation or cooperative can continue to exist beyond the lifespan of its founders; Ownership can change hands.
- Attracting Investors: Corporations are more appealing to investors due to limited liability and easy transfer of shares.
- Tax Advantages: There are lots of corporations that have the advantage of lower tax rates. Besides, holding companies and professional corporations can benefit from this, too.
- Access to Capital: Both corporations and cooperatives are allowed to issue securities to access capital.
- Credibility: Incorporating can boost credibility in the eyes of partners and customers.
- Separate Credit Rating: Regardless of an owner’s personal credit scores, corporations acquire their own credit rating, and may find it easier to obtain corporate credit.
- Employee Perks: Corporations can offer stock options and retirement plans as part of their benefits package, which can be attractive to potential employees
We can have your Ontario business incorporated in just 30 MINUTES!
- Choose a Business Name: Your business name must be unique and distinguishable from other registered business names in Ontario. You have the option to choose your own name or have the government assign you a numbered name. If you are registering a named corporation, you will need a NUANS report (Purchasable through our incorporation packages). Be aware that depending on your incorporation type, you might need to use certain names that follow rules set by the authorities in charge. If we find any issues with the proposed name we will guide you and suggest possible names that would be viable for the incorporation.
- Incorporators, Directors, Officers, and Shareholders: In the process of incorporation, you must determine the directors, officers and their respective roles, and the shareholders of the corporation. At least one person is required to serve as an incorporator, director, and shareholder, and it’s possible for a single individual to occupy all three positions. Officers are viewed as employees within the corporation. Keep in mind Not-For-Profits and Co-Ops require a minimum of 3 directors to operate.
- Registered Office Address: Every business is required to have a registered office address, which could be either a commercial or a residential location. If you do not have an accessible address in Ontario, our Address & Mail Forwarding Service is available for purchase (Only available for registration purposes).
- Initial Return Filing: All corporations in Ontario are required to submit their initial return within 60 days following their incorporation. If this return is not filed, the corporation will be deemed non-compliant with the corporate registry. This non-compliance could lead to the government dissolving the corporation.
No, there are no residency requirements to incorporate in Ontario. Directors may be from other domestic or foreign jurisdictions. Incorporators must be individuals or other Ontario businesses.
The main difference lies in how they handle the profits and their primary objectives.
- For-Profit Organizations: These are businesses established with the primary intent of generating profits for the business owner or their shareholders. The main focus isn’t necessarily societal or community benefits, but rather earning a profit from goods sold or services provided.
- Not-For-Profit Organizations: These organizations exist to fulfill an owner’s organizational objectives and are not primarily focused on generating profits. They can operate for social welfare, civic improvement, sport, recreation, or any other purpose except profit. They do not have shareholders or owners who receive dividends or financial distributions.
Simplified: An operating company does things, and a holding company owns things.
- Operating Company: It is a company that operates its business activity. It undertakes day-to-day business activities and generates revenue and has assets and liabilities related to regular operations. It may then provide manufacturing products or rendering services, employing staff, etc.
- Holding Company: It is a company holding investment assets in other companies and whose purpose is to own as well as control the investments. It does not operate any active business but holds and manages the assets from shares, real estate, intellectual property, and other investments in their possession. — Example: Here, the holding company which owns a subsidiary company will become the shareholder of that particular operating company.
- Asset Protection and Risk Management: the holding structure forms a buffer for the operationally active companies and their assets against creditor claims or established claims.
- Tax Planning: is possible in many ways, with the holding company availing of income splitting, capital gains exemptions, and tax-deferred intercorporate dividends.
- Increased Business Flexibility and Control: A holding company setup structure offers more flexibility and control in doing business with a number of subsidiaries.
- Succession planning and wealth preservation are other ways in which a holding company will be of great importance to families or business owners through a smooth transfer of assets and wealth to successive generations.
- Taxes on companies can also be deferred and reduced: This is possible in holding companies’ cases.
- Low-Interest Loan Opportunities: A holding company may provide opportunities for low-interest loans.
Holding companies can provide the facility of discrete and low-cost buying.
A professional corporation in Ontario is an option for regulated professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and others. This type of corporation is subject to specific rules and regulations during its formation and operation, which are overseen by the relevant governing bodies. Incorporation does not absolve the professional from personal liability for malpractice, meaning they remain accountable for their professional actions. While the corporation’s activities are limited to the practice of its profession, it is permitted to undertake tasks related to this practice. For differences between a professional and standard corporation.
A Personal Real Estate Corporation (PREC) is a corporation that real estate professionals in Ontario can form to conduct their business. In this arrangement, the real estate professional becomes the “controlling shareholder” of the corporation, giving them control over the corporation and its activities.
- Benefits of Forming a PREC: A PREC will provide a financial benefit for the real estate professional. More flexibility in managing one’s income may lead to possible tax savings. However, application and exact benefit vary based on the individual business situation.
- Function of a PREC: The main purpose of the PREC would be to provide services of the real estate professional-parent on behalf of a brokerage they are licensed with. A key fact to be kept in mind is that a PREC cannot operate independently like a brokerage.
Cooperatives are a business model organization wherein ownership and operations will be managed and transacted by the members themselves. They are founded on democratic principles; consequently, each member has an equal say in the decision-making process. They serve people’s purposes for consumer services, producer services, community development, education, sustainability, and innovation in technology. The specific use for a cooperative would depend upon the needs and goals of its members. An example of a cooperative includes MEC, or Mountain Equipment Co-op. They are a retail co-operative that sells outdoor recreation gear and clothing and only sell to its members.
Yes, we offer 3 types of post-incorporation and maintenance services.
Please see our packages for Business Registry By Non-Residents