Incorporation / Corporate

Current Corporate Rates:

• (see note below) As of Jan. 1, 2026 – *$285 + taxes and disbursements per year for acting as agent and “Registered and Records Office” of a BC company, which includes: taking care of drafting and arranging for signing of annual corporate resolutions; taking care of any address changes of shareholders and/or officers; filing of the company’s annual report with the BC corporate registry; and updating registers and corporate records as required.
• ****NOTE: As of July 22, 2026 – We will only act as a company’s Registered and Records Office if we incorporate the BC company, or the corporate minute book is being transferred to us from another law firm or notary office in BC.
• ****FURTHER NOTE – WE DO NOT ACT FOR ANY COMPANY AS A VIRTUAL OFFICE and we only handle a small amount of mail forwarding (if needed) and in all of those cases we direct our clients to immediately change the address for mail were are getting, to their mailing address.
• As of Jan. 1, 2026 – Corporate Paralegal time is charged at $245 / hour plus taxes.
• As of Jan. 1, 2026 – *Set Fees for Standard Corporate Work :
  (*additional fees may apply if there is additional work/correspondence required. All fees are exclusive of taxes and any disbursements):
  • $25:
    • Updating Shareholder Address(es) and Central Securities Register
  • $50
    • Updating Director Address, including Corporate Filing and Register of Directors
  • $75
    • Dividend Resolutions (at request of Company or Accountant)
    • Ordering and delivering Certificate of Good Standing
  •  $150:
    • Processing an incoming transferred corporate minute book from client or other firm (base rate)
    • Adding or removing a Director (including Consent, Resolutions, BCOnline Filing, and updating Register)
    • Adding a Shareholder (including Subscription, Resolutions and updating Register)
  • $250:
    • Share Transfers – Related Parties ((including Transfer documents, Resolutions and updating Register)
  • $700:
    • Standard ‘base rate’ for incorporation of a BC company.

There are a variety of possible business structures, such as sole-proprietorships, partnerships and different types of corporations. Legal advice on each option when starting up can be invaluable and save costs, liability or other problems down the road. JarvisLegal is your legal partner in structuring, restructuring, or incorporating your BC company, or family of entities, as well as completing extra-provincial registrations in BC.

JarvisLegal can complete name reservations and incorporation applications, create and maintain corporate minute books in accordance with your corporation’s legal requirements, and provide ongoing legal support and services. We can take care of your yearly corporate filing obligations and draft for signing the required annual documents, leaving you to focus on running your business.