Guide to Establishing Operations in Canada

Establishing operations in a new country can be complex and time consuming.

You already know many of the items you need to address, but you also have a sense that business and government processes are different from country to country. Whether your understanding is a product of experience in your home country or in a variety of countries where you may have worked or previously established operations, you will find a number of differences in Canada.

You may be asking yourself about how to incorporate a company in Canada, how to open a bank account, what you need to do to register with the Canadian tax authorities (Canada Revenue Agency) or what the standard practices are from a Human Resources perspective. All of these likely have some similarities to your home country. However, efficiently answering these questions requires a quick education on Canadian systems and being introduced to the right people.

Setting up operations in Canada in a systematic, organized fashion will enable you to start doing business here more quickly and cost effectively. Once you are aware of the steps you need to take, as well as the timing and sequencing of these steps, the process becomes much more comfortable, familiar and easier to manage.

This guide is intended to provide you with many of these essentials, so that you can focus on what needs to get done to be able to sell and deliver your products and services in Canada. This guide covers:

• Incorporation
• Registration with Canada Revenue Agency
• Banking in Canada
• Finding premises
• Setup of your Canadian accounting function
• Setup of your Canadian HR function and
• A variety of other functions required to get you started quickly
  and efficiently.

Establishing operations in a new country can be complex and time consuming.

You already know many of the items you need to address, but you also have a sense that business and government processes are different from country to country. Whether your understanding is a product of experience in your home country or in a variety of countries where you may have worked or previously established operations, you will find a number of differences in Canada.

You may be asking yourself about how to incorporate a company in Canada, how to open a bank account, what you need to do to register with the Canadian tax authorities (Canada Revenue Agency) or what the standard practices are from a Human Resources perspective. All of these likely have some similarities to your home country. However, efficiently answering these questions requires a quick education on Canadian systems and being introduced to the right people.

Setting up operations in Canada in a systematic, organized fashion will enable you to start doing business here more quickly and cost effectively. Once you are aware of the steps you need to take, as well as the timing and sequencing of these steps, the process becomes much more comfortable, familiar and easier to manage.

This guide is intended to provide you with many of these essentials, so that you can focus on what needs to get done to be able to sell and deliver your products and services in Canada. This guide covers:

• Incorporation
• Registration with Canada Revenue Agency
• Banking in Canada
• Finding premises
• Setup of your Canadian accounting function
• Setup of your Canadian HR function and
• A variety of other functions required to get you started quickly
  and efficiently.

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