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To optimize our online services and make them easier to use, we will be updating our online services from 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2012, to 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2012.

Our online services will not be available during this time. Exceptionally, the Rechercher une entreprise au registre service will be back online as of 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2012.

Registration procedures for each legal form

Depending on the legal form of your enterprise, you must complete certain registration procedures.

Legal form

Procedure

Sole proprietorship

Déclaration d'immatriculation d’une personne physique

Registration in the enterprise register within 60 days of beginning its activities in the case of:

  • a sole proprietorship that uses a name that does not include the owner’s surname and given name;
  • a natural person who operates a tobacco retail outlet, under a name that includes the person’s surname and given.

General partnership

Limited partnership

Joint venture

Corporation constituted outside Québec

Déclaration d'immatriculation d’une société

Registration in the enterprise register within 60 days of beginning its activities.

Association and group of persons

Déclaration d'immatriculation d’une association ou un groupement de personnes

Voluntary registration in the enterprise register.

Condominium association

Déclaration d'immatriculation d’une personne morale

Filing of a declaration of registration with the enterprise register after the declaration of co-ownership (condominium) is registered with a registry office.

Cooperative constituted in Québec

Déclaration initiale d’une personne morale

Constitution through the ministère du Développement économique, de l'Innovation et de l'Exportation, which sends a copy of the articles of incorporation to the enterprise registrar, which files them in the enterprise register in order to register the cooperative.

Filing of an initial declaration within 60 days of the registration date in the enterprise register.

Company constituted outside Québec

Déclaration d'immatriculation d’une personne morale

Registration in the enterprise register within 60 days of beginning its activities in Québec.

Business corporation constituted in Québec

Non-profit legal person constituted in Québec

Mutual insurance company constituted in Québec

Fraternal benefit society constituted in Québec

Déclaration initiale d’une personne morale

Registration by the enterprise registrar when the latter files the incorporating document in the enterprise register.

Filing of an initial declaration within 60 days of the registration date in the enterprise register.

Non-profit legal person constituted in Québec prior to January 1, 1994

Déclaration d'immatriculation d’une personne morale

Registration in the enterprise register, if the legal person has not already registered.

Please contact us as it is sometimes necessary for enterprises not registered prior to January 1, 1994 to fill out specific forms.

Cooperative constituted prior to January 1, 1994

Déclaration d'immatriculation d’une personne morale

Last Update : 01/05/2012
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