CBCA Federal Corp, Provincial Entities, and ULC — Formed in 5–10 Days

Yes. A non-resident can own a Canadian corporation outright. The CBCA requires at least 25% of directors to be Canadian residents, but Ontario (since 5 July 2021), BC and Alberta impose no such requirement — which makes them the preferred jurisdictions for 100% non-resident ownership and control. For CBCA structures we supply a nominee resident director. Threshold met — you keep the wheel.

Under the CBCA at least 25% of the board must be Canadian residents — on a three-person board, one resident director covers it. Ontario repealed its requirement on 5 July 2021, and BC and Alberta have none: there the board can be entirely non-resident. For CBCA structures, the nominee resident director comes from us.

A federal CBCA corporation operates in any province under its own name after a standard extra-provincial registration, while provincial ones (Ontario, BC, Alberta) are chartered by a single province and register separately to work elsewhere. CBCA gives mobility and a national name. BC and Alberta mean simple director rules; Ontario is the pick for a regulated financial business.

CBCA incorporation through the Corporations Canada portal takes 1–5 business days. You need a proposed name (or a numbered company), Articles of Incorporation setting out the share structure, a registered office address in Canada, and director details with government-issued ID. The address, the nominee director, and the filing itself — we take on.

A ULC is a special corporate form available in BC, Alberta, and Nova Scotia where shareholders carry unlimited personal liability for the company's debts — which makes it unpopular for domestic use. But US parent groups take it on purpose: the IRS treats a ULC as a disregarded entity or partnership, and the Canadian subsidiary's losses flow up to the US parent. A key instrument in US/Canada cross-border planning.