Incorporate before landing

[antileet]

I'm working as a freelance consultant with various clients from India. I've gotten express entry ITA and have applied for PR last week.

Is it possible to incorporate a company in Canada (maybe as sole proprietorship) before landing and becoming a permanent resident, and then continuing to operate later.

The benefits I see of this are:

1. My clients would be much more comfortable dealing with a company directly in Canada.
2. I will be able to use some of the earnings if/when I land in a few months.

If you have any suggestions for lawyers who can help me out in this, happy to know! Thank you!

 

[scylla]

You need to wait until you have landed in Canada and become a PR before you will be able to incorporate a company in Canada.

 

[antileet]

Thanks @scylla!

 

[torontosm]

I'm working as a freelance consultant with various clients from India. I've gotten express entry ITA and have applied for PR last week.

Is it possible to incorporate a company in Canada (maybe as sole proprietorship) before landing and becoming a permanent resident, and then continuing to operate later.

The benefits I see of this are:

1. My clients would be much more comfortable dealing with a company directly in Canada.
2. I will be able to use some of the earnings if/when I land in a few months.

If you have any suggestions for lawyers who can help me out in this, happy to know! Thank you!

You can incorporate a company as a foreigner, but can't work for the Company until you are legal in Canada. Contact AP Intertrust (apintertrust.com) and they can set up a company in a day or so for you remotely.

 

[NetMecca]

Wondering what's the rush, if you only need it to operate once you have arrived in Canada. It is not a complicated process to incorporate at all, and does not take much time either. Longest is often the name search.