A professional corporation is a type of corporation that is specifically designed for professionals who are regulated by a governing body, such as doctors, lawyers, and accountants. The main purpose of a professional corporation is to allow these professionals to carry on their practice while limiting their personal liability. Unlike a regular corporation, a professional corporation can only be owned by licensed professionals who are members of the same profession. For example, a law firm can only be owned by licensed lawyers.

Do you want RegiCorp to obtain a Name Reservation from the BC Government?*

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Timeframe for Govt Name Approval:*

Approval in 24 Hours Government Turnaround $199

Approval in 21 Business Days $131

Why should Incorporate a BC Professional Corporation?
• Only BC regulatory bodies’ licensed Professionals can Incorporate it.
• Only licensed professionals in the same field can be voting shareholders.
• Income-splitting opportunities within the family.
• Family members (e.g., spouses, adult children) may hold non-voting shares
• Professionals must receive approval from their governing body (e.g., the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, the Law Society of British Columbia) prior to incorporation

What will be your proposed corporation's name?

The Name Rules for a Professional Corporation (PC) are governed by the Business Corporations Act and the rules set forth by the professional regulatory body who overseeing the specific profession.

Click here to see Professional Corporation Name Rules in BC

Why should choice 3 names (Click here to see)

Professional Corporation's Name Rules in BC:

Generally, a name should have three elements: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 & Legal Suffix The 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 element can't be a common English word, it has to be unique or made-up words.
For example, "Alex Law Professional Corporation ".
'Alex' is the 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞/𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. While the 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 can be common English words.
'Law' is the 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
“Professional Corporation" is mandatory legal suffix for Professional Corporation

You may submit your second and third preferred names if BC Registry rejects your first name. This is optional, however it might help you avoid paying back the name processing queue.

First Choice (Most Preferred)

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Legal Designator

First Alternate Name choice (Optional)

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Legal Designator

Second Alternate Name choice (Optional)

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Legal Designator

Brief Explanation of the chosen name:

Name Choice Rules: If your first Proposed Name is unavailable, we will register your alternate corporate name(s) in your order of preference. Regardless name rejection or approve, BC government does not issue refund; and therefore give 3 name choices in one submission; Utilize these 3 choices, by providing us 3 different names. The distinctive element must be unique or made up words and can't be common English word. The descriptive element can be common words.

Registered Office Address

A physical address is required to Register Business in your Selected Province. Where the government will send documents. If you do not have a physical address, you can use our Registered Address Service that includes mail receiving and forwarding. Please note that PO Box is not accepted by the Government.

Do you have an Address in BC for the Corporation?

Corporation's Registered office Address

Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Postal Code

Mailing Address

Same as corporation's address

Mailing Address

Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Postal Code

Records Office

Same as corporation's address

Records Office

Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Postal Code

Registered Address and Mail Scanning Service

For 1 YEAR $ 599

For 2 YEARs $1099

For Life Time $15000

A British Colombia, physical address is required to Register Corporation in British Colombia,, where the government will send documents. If you do not have a physical address in British Colombia, you can use our Registered Address Service that includes mail receiving and forwarding.

Do you want a Future date for your corporation?

Select the future date

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Note: You can Select Future date less than 11 days from today

With RegiCorp BC Professional Corporation can be Registered in 1 Business Day !

Professional Corporation Registration Now easy with RegiCorp. You need just 10 minutes to fill up our customer friendly form and submit. If you need any assistant to fill up this form you may call, email or chat with us.

Select Your Professional Governing Body

Enter Governing Body Name

RegiCorp Filling Fees*

$ 199.00 CAD

Government Filing & Admin Fees*

$ 375.00 CAD

Incorporation Agreement*

$ 99.00 CAD (drafted by BC Corporate Lawyer)

Professional Articles of Incorporation*

$ 199.00 CAD (drafted by BC Corporate Lawyer)

Timeline Queue for Business Registration

How fast do you need your incorporation to be filed?*

7 Days After receiving Name Approval ($00)

1 Day after Name Approval ($49)

2 Hours after Name Approval ($149)

Why this timeline?

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Choose documents Delivery Method:

Via Email $00

Via Email & Printed copy via postal service $33

British Columbia Corporation Registration has 2 steps:
1. Name Approval from Government
2. Corporation Registration with Government Registry.
In both services Govt has speed queues or Timeline. That's why we offer both timeframes for you, if you already got name approval then 1st step has been done.

Director(s) Information

Director Must be licensed professional & Member of the same Professional governing body.

The directors are responsible for the overall management of the company and make all important decisions and carry out certain responsibilities. Each director has equal rights and can be required to be present when opening a bank account.

First name

Middle name (Optional)

Last name

Phone

Director's Canadian Residency

Citizen

None

Same as corporation's address

Complete address

Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Postal Code

Do you want to add Additional Director?

Second Director Details

Director Must be licensed professional & Member of the same Professional governing body.

First name

Middle Name (if any )

Last name

Canadian residency status

Citizen

None

Same as corporation's address

Address

Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Postal Code

Do you want to add Additional Director?

Third Director Details

Director Must be licensed professional & Member of the same Professional governing body.

First name

Middle name (Optional)

Last name

Canadian residency status

Citizen

None

Same as corporation's address

Address

Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Postal Code

Do you want to add Additional Director?

Fourth Director Details

Director Must be licensed professional & Member of the same Professional governing body.

First name

Middle name (if any)

Last name

Canadian residency status

Citizen

None

Same as corporation's address

Address

Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Postal Code

Do you want to add Additional Director?

Fifth Director Details

Director Must be licensed professional & Member of the same Professional governing body.

First name

Last name

Middle name (if any)

Canadian residency status

Citizen

None

Same as corporation's address

Address

Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Postal Code

Note: If you require more than five directors, please contact us. However, for now with up to five directors, you can proceed with your order, and later contact us to modify your order as needed. And send rest of information: info@regiCorp.ca

Incorporator(s) Information

The incorporator, typically the director(s), is the Legal entity or individual who initiates the process of incorporating a company. It is important to note that if you are making a request on behalf of a client, their information should be provided instead of your own.

Incorporators Information

First Incorporator Details

Do you want to add more incorporator?

Company Name

Name

First name Middle name (Optional) Last name

Complete address

Same as corporation's address

Address

Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Postal Code

Do you want to add more incorporator?

Second Additional Incorporator

Choose the type of incorporator

Company Name

Name

First name Middle name (Optional) Last name

Complete Address

Same as corporation's address

Address

Street Address Suite/Unit