Getting Started

Choosing the right business structure and understanding how your foreign investment is governed in Canada are important first steps. This section provides information on both.

Select the right business structure
To learn more on how to select and establish the right legal structure for your business in Canada, please choose one of the following links:

• Start-up a Corporation
• Start-up  a Sole Proprietorship

Learn how foreign investments are governed in Canada
The Investment Canada Act defines a non-Canadian investor in two ways:

1. A person who is neither a Canadian citizen nor a permanent resident of Canada
2. As any entity that is controlled or beneficially owned by non-Canadians

• Investment Regulation in Canada
• Competition Act
• Other Restrictions on Foreign Ownership