Ontario business guides
Long-form, Ontario-specific guides. Updated as government rules and processes change.
The end-to-end walkthrough for new founders.
Articles, directors, shares, filings.
Pick the right jurisdiction.
Sole props, partnerships, operating names.
How the OBR works.
Ongoing corporate filings.
Registering, charging, and filing.
Federal, provincial, and municipal.
Look up any Ontario company.
Check if a name is available.
Register, taxes, pros and cons.
Your CRA business number.
What the MBL is and isn't.
Name search for incorporation.
Proof your corporation is active.
Change your name or shares.
Records every corporation must keep.
The Canadian equivalent.
When employers must register.
Small business and general rates.
Rates and the $1M exemption.
Your OBR filing credential.
Common terms, plainly defined.