Nova Scotia Incorporation
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Individuals or groups wishing to operate as corporations in Nova Scotia are required under the Nova Scotia Companies Act to file the appropriate forms with the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies .
Before you begin your Nova Scotia company incorporation online there are a few things that you are going to need to know and/or have access to.
- A credit card
- Your proposed company name
- At least one physical address in Nova Scotia for your company registered address
- The full names and residential addresses of your director/s
- If you intend to apply for a company business number during the incorporation process, you will need the social insurance number of at least one director
- A sworn statement signed by your legal representative or by the person who signed the documents used to form your company (memorandum and articles of association).
- An active email address
- A computer that is installed with PDF reader software (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or above)
Forming a Nova Scotia company involves three main steps:
Step 1 Name Approval
All business entities require approval of proposed name prior to company registration in Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies is responsible for the approval of company names.
We will do this step as a part of our Nova Scotia company incorporation service.
The general rules for choosing a Nova Scotia company name are:
* must not be identical or too similar to another business' name
* must not infringe registered trademarks or patents
* must not be offensive or vulgar in any way
Company names that contain words like Bank, Finance Company, Insurance, School, University, Travel Agent, Media, etc. must first be approved by the provincial Company Registration regulatory authority before they can be used.
If the name of the company is to be its incorporation number, for example 123456 N.S. Ltd; a Nova Scotia name search report, is not required and the number will be assigned at the time of incorporation.
Step 2 Filing Articles of Incorporation
Because the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies request a sworn statement signed by your legal representative in front of a Notary Public or a Commissioner of oaths, our incorporation service for Nova Scotia Companies consists of the search and reservation of the name, the preparation of all incorporation documents and once all the documents are ready we delivery this documents to you by email in pdf format, together with your company minute book and bylaws. You can print this incorporation documents, sign the sworn statement in front of a Notary Public or a Commissioner and send all this documents to the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies.
If your articles of incorporation meets the current legislated requirements established by the Nova Scotia Companies Act, the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies, will process the request and issue you a Nova Scotia certificate of incorporation.
Incorporation Fees:
Name Search & Reservation: $61.24
Incorporation Fees:$365.99
Our Registration Service Fees: $99.99
GST (6%):$5.99
Total:$532.22
Step 3 Your Documents
Once your company have been successfully incorporated, you will be emailed in PDF format your certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, and your FREE Minute Book ($99.00 Value) that includes all the necessary documents you will need to keep your new corporation up-to-date and in compliance with your provincial corporations act.
This Minute Book includes documents such as:
- Organizational Minutes - covering the election of directors and officers, issuing shares, the form of share certificates and fixing the number of directors.
- Corporate By-Laws which sets out the organization of the corporation, including the powers and election of directors and officers, filing vacancies, holding meetings of shareholders and directors, required notice periods, setting the fiscal year end and the execution of documents.
- Register of directors
- Register of Shareholders
- Register of Officers
- Shareholder ledgers for each shareholder
- Stock Transfer Register and
- share certificates as per your instructions
- or Blank share certificates