(01)  How it works

From a name search to a Certificate of Incorporation, step by step.

Most people finish the questions in under twenty minutes. Here's exactly what happens at each stage, what you'll need on hand, and which government body receives the filing.

(02)  The four filings

Register, incorporate, manage, comply.

01

Search your name and register

We run your NUANS name search, confirm the name is available in your province, and register your sole proprietorship or trade name with the provincial registry.

You'll need: a proposed name and your business address.
NUANS · Provincial registry
02

File your Articles of Incorporation

Choose federal or provincial incorporation. We prepare and file your Articles, then set up your CRA business number and program accounts — GST/HST and payroll — so you can invoice and hire.

You'll need: director names and addresses. We suggest a standard share structure.
Corporations Canada · CRA
03

Keep your minute book current

Fyrm builds your digital minute book — directors, officers, share ledger, and resolutions — and updates it automatically when you issue shares, add a director, or close a fiscal year.

You'll need: nothing — it's generated from your filing.
Minute book · Registers
04

Never miss an annual return

We track your annual return and corporate filing deadlines by jurisdiction, remind you weeks before they're due, and file them in a click — the single most common reason corporations fall out of good standing.

You'll need: nothing — we email you before every deadline.
Annual return · Good standing
(03)  Before you start

Have these four things ready.

Everything else — the forms, the registry accounts, the legal templates — Fyrm handles.

01
A business name
Even a working name is fine. We check availability before anything is filed.
02
Director details
Full legal names and addresses for anyone who will be a director of the corporation.
03
A Canadian address
A registered office address in your jurisdiction. A home address is acceptable in most provinces.
04
About twenty minutes
That's the median time from first question to submitted filing. You can save and return anytime.
(04)  What you walk away with

A real corporation, and the documents to prove it.

Certificate of Incorporation

The official document proving your corporation legally exists, issued by the registry.

Articles & by-laws

Your Articles of Incorporation and a standard set of by-laws, ready to sign.

Digital minute book

Directors, share ledger, and resolutions in one register that satisfies your record-keeping duty.

CRA accounts

Your business number plus GST/HST and payroll program accounts, set up and ready.

Compliance calendar

Every annual return and filing deadline mapped to your jurisdiction, with reminders.

Document vault

Encrypted, versioned storage for every document — shareable with a bank or accountant in one link.

Ready when you are.

Answer a few questions now and file today. Most federal incorporations are back within about 24 hours.