Can Bestax register my company if I do not speak French?

Yes. We prepare and file the French forms for you. Your copies and explanations come in English.

Does Bestax deal with the Registraire directly for me?

Yes. We file and correspond with the REQ on your behalf. You receive copies and plain-English summaries.

Does Bestax handle my company entering Quebec from another province?

Yes. We file your REQ registration within the 60-day window. The French name compliance for your brand is included.

Will Bestax file my CO-17 and T2 every year afterwards?

Yes. Both corporate returns are filed by the same team that set you up. Inactive years are filed too, as required.

How fast can Bestax complete a Quebec incorporation?

Prepared files are typically processed within a few business days. Name issues are the main cause of delay, so we clear them first.

Can Bestax check if incorporation even makes sense for me?

Yes. We project your income through the paid-hours test and both structures. If staying unincorporated wins, we tell you.

Quebec Business Registration

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Name Rules First: How Bestax Registers a Business in Quebec

When you register a business in Quebec, the name rules decide whether your filing survives. Here is each rule, and how we work around it:

The rule:
your name needs a French version, and French must lead.
We build a compliant French version with you first, keeping your English brand alongside it, so the name passes review instead of bouncing.
The rule:
a name conflicting with an existing enterprise gets refused.
We screen it against the Quebec enterprise register and the trademark database before filing, because a refusal costs new fees and a restarted clock.
The rule:
a sole proprietor using their exact legal name is exempt, but adding one word triggers registration within 60 days.
We check your invoicing name at the first call, so the 60-day clock never starts without you knowing.

Quebec Incorporation Services Through the REQ

Our Quebec incorporation services run the filing itself. The obstacles, and our way through each:

The REQ's articles of incorporation form exists in French only.
Our team drafts and files it for you, then delivers your corporate records in English, so you understand every document you sign.
The 2026 incorporation fee is $397, paid to the Registraire.
The fee is shown to you at cost as its own line, so the government's number is never marked up or hidden.
Your NEQ arrives automatically, but the CRA Business Number does not.
We request the BN in the same engagement, because a company holding only one of the two numbers cannot bank or bill properly.
An initial declaration is due within 60 days of incorporating.
We file it with the incorporation package, so the deadline is spent before it exists.

Company Registration in Quebec for Out-of-Province Corporations

Already incorporated federally or elsewhere? Company registration in Quebec still catches you, and the penalties are automatic:

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The rule: any corporation doing business in Quebec must register with the REQ within 60 days of starting activities.
We file the registration before your Quebec operations begin, so the window closes with you inside it.
The rule: late registration costs an automatic 50% of the annual fees, plus interest.
For companies already past the deadline, we file immediately and quantify the penalty upfront, because it grows monthly until filed.
The rule: your existing brand must still meet the French name requirements.
We adapt your name for Quebec compliance without rebranding you elsewhere, and handle the federal incorporation too when you are structuring new.

Tax Rules to Check Before You Incorporate in Quebec

Whether to incorporate in Quebec takes more math than in other provinces. The rules that change the answer, and what we do with each:

The rule: Quebec corporations file two returns, the federal T2 and Quebec's CO-17, even when inactive.
Both are filed by the same team that set you up, and inactive years are filed too, so penalties never accrue quietly.
The rule: sales tax means two accounts, GST at 5% and QST at 9.975%, both through Revenu Québec.
We open both when your revenue requires them and time the registration to recover tax on startup costs.
The rule: Quebec's small business rate carries a paid-hours test, and small service firms often fail it.
We project your numbers through the test before advising incorporation, because advice that skips it overstates your savings.

Included in Our Quebec Company Setup Services

Our Quebec company setup services cover the launch end to end. Every engagement includes the following:

After setup, the same team files the returns these accounts create, and our GST/HST return filing service carries the sales tax side, so nothing is handed to a second provider.

Articles of incorporation drafted and filed with the REQ
French-compliant name screening before anything is filed
Initial declaration prepared and lodged inside its 60 days
CRA and Revenu Quebec accounts opened for GST and for QST
Minute book, bylaws, and share certificates fully prepared
Annual updating declaration filed and tracked every year