Canadian business account preparation for an India-resident founder

Direct answer

An India-resident founder can prepare a Canadian business-account application for a Canadian or Quebec corporation, or in some cases for an Indian entity carrying on activity in Canada. The bank still decides whom to identify, which evidence and channel it accepts, and whether the structure and activity require review.

The strongest application separates seven files that are often mixed together:

1. the founder's identity, Indian residential address and tax residence;
2. the exact legal entity applying for the account;
3. the entity's formation, status, governance and signing authority;
4. every Indian and Canadian identifier, assigned to its correct holder;
5. the complete ownership chain ending with natural persons;
6. the origin, route, amount and commercial purpose of incoming funds; and
7. the registered, mailing, operating, records and residential addresses, each used only for its real role.

FINTRAC permits a reporting entity to use an equivalent foreign-government photo document under its prescribed identification method, provided the document is authentic, valid and current and the information matches the person. That makes a current Indian passport potentially useful identity evidence. It does not force a particular bank to accept the passport, prove the holder's current residence, or make a remote process available. [1]

A 2727 Coworking agreement can support only the Montreal address, mail handling or workspace service actually included in the selected plan. It cannot become the founder's home address in India, an Indian utility bill, proof that staff work in Montreal, proof of Canadian tax residence or permanent establishment, a Canadian tax number, immigration permission, or a guarantee that a bank will accept the agreement.

Decide who will own the account before collecting documents

"My Canadian business" is not a legal applicant. Write the full account-holder name and entity type first. The documents, ownership path, Indian foreign-exchange questions and bank route all depend on that decision.

Quebec says a legal person not constituted in Quebec that carries on an activity there must file its declaration of registration within 60 days of commencing activities. The registration information must match the other jurisdiction, and an enterprise with no domicile, business address or establishment in Quebec may have to declare a mandatary. This is a registry obligation triggered by facts; it is neither a recommendation to use the Indian entity nor a promise that a bank will open its account. [9]

Before contacting a bank, complete this sentence without "and/or":

The proposed account holder is [full legal name], a [jurisdiction and entity type] formed on [date], identified by [its own registry and tax numbers], owned [directly or indirectly] by [people and percentages], and authorized to open and operate the account by [specific resolution or governing authority].

If the sentence cannot be completed, pause the address and banking applications. A polished folder cannot repair an undecided applicant.

Use a staged workflow

The order matters. It prevents a founder from buying an address or booking travel before knowing whether it solves a field the bank actually asks.

1. Name the applicant. Choose the Canadian corporation, Quebec corporation, Indian entity or Canadian subsidiary.
2. Confirm the entity record. Pull current official registry information and compare legal name, number, status, registered office, directors and filing dates.
3. Organize governance. Document directors, officers, shareholders, signing authorities, account operators and any transaction limits.
4. Trace the ownership chain. Start at the applicant and end at natural persons; do not stop at an Indian company or LLP.
5. Build one file per person. Record legal name, passport, true residential address, date of birth, occupation, citizenship, tax residence and relationship to the applicant.
6. Map identifiers. Put PAN, CIN, DIN, SIN, BN, program accounts and NEQ in separate labelled fields.
7. Map addresses. Mark every address as residential, registered office, mailing, records, principal business, operating or address for service.
8. Describe the business. State products, customers, counterparties, countries, currencies, transaction volumes and reasons for a Canadian account.
9. Document funding. Separate paid-up capital, shareholder loan, intercompany transfer, sales receipts and other sources; establish both economic origin and transfer path.
10. Confirm the Indian remittance lane. Ask an Indian foreign-exchange adviser and the appropriate authorised dealer bank what FEMA, overseas-investment, LRS, forms and reporting apply to the actual remitter and transaction.
11. Pre-clear the Canadian bank route. Send a structure summary, not sensitive documents, and obtain written answers on eligibility, attendees, originals, address evidence and remote steps.
12. Only then arrange documents, address service and travel. Obtain certification, translation or apostille only when the receiving institution says it needs them.

Build the founder's identity and Indian address file

Prepare identity and residence as separate evidence categories.

Passport Seva's own present-address list includes items such as water, telephone and electricity bills, an Income Tax Assessment Order, voter identification, Aadhaar, a rent agreement and certain bank passbooks. It also says applicants must submit proof of the present address only and disclose places of stay during the previous year. That list is evidence about an Indian passport process, not a Canadian bank's acceptance list. Use it to inventory available records, then ask the Canadian bank exactly which issuer, recency, language, original or certified-copy format it will accept. [2]

Resolve transliteration, initials, name order, old addresses, role differences and expired or incomplete scans before submission. Do not alter a truthful answer merely to make fields match. Explain the difference with an official linking record and ask whether the bank needs an original, certified copy or independent verification.

FINTRAC's guidance allows remote use of the photo-ID method only when the reporting entity has a process to authenticate the document and still determines that it is valid, current and belongs to the person. A video call alone is not enough under that method. This explains why "the law permits remote verification" and "this bank will complete my account from India" are different statements. [1]

Keep PAN and Canadian identifiers in different columns

PAN is important, but it is not a universal identity number and it does not replace any Canadian number.

India's Income Tax Department describes PAN as a unique identifier allotted to taxpayers and distinguishes it from TAN, which identifies those responsible for TDS/TCS compliance. The same official FAQ provides different PAN-application categories for individuals and Indian or foreign entities. Put the founder's PAN and an Indian corporate parent's PAN on different rows even if one person controls the company. [3]

CRA likewise says a BN is a unique nine-digit number identifying the business, and that program identifiers and reference numbers are added to the existing BN. CRA's non-resident registration route expressly covers a business incorporated or located outside Canada and an applicant without a SIN. That route may address CRA registration; it does not turn PAN into a SIN or BN and does not establish bank eligibility. [4] [5]

The Quebec enterprise number is a separate ten-digit registry identifier assigned to an enterprise registered with the Quebec register. [30]

When a Canadian institution asks for a foreign tax identification number or tax-residence self-certification, identify the holder and country first. CRA explains that Canadian financial institutions collect additional information from entity account holders under FATCA and the Common Reporting Standard and may examine the entity's activities and controlling persons. An Indian PAN may be relevant to an Indian tax-residence field for its holder; it is not the answer to a Canadian business-number or personal-SIN field. [13]

Prepare Indian corporate records for a parent or direct applicant

If an Indian company owns the Canadian applicant, the bank needs enough evidence to confirm that the parent exists, is current, authorized the investment and account relationship, and is itself owned or controlled by identifiable people.

Build an Indian parent folder containing, as applicable:

• certificate of incorporation and current MCA master data;
• memorandum and articles of association or other constitutional documents;
• current registered-office and company-status information;
• directors and signatories, with DIN and appointment or cessation data;
• latest annual return and financial statements appropriate to the file;
• register of members, allotment and transfer records supporting the ownership chart;
• declarations or filings concerning beneficial interests or significant beneficial owners where applicable;
• board and, if required, shareholder resolutions approving the Canadian investment, funding and account authority;
• a certificate of incumbency, good standing or equivalent only if available and requested;
• PAN and other Indian tax registrations assigned to the parent;
• the Canadian subsidiary's share subscription, intercompany loan or funding documents; and
• a short explanation of group activity, countries, counterparties and the commercial reason for Canada.

MCA's official company master-data service exposes fields such as CIN, company name, registration number, date of incorporation, registered address, capital, filing dates, status and director/signatory details. MCA's public-document categories include certificates, incorporation documents, director changes, charges, annual returns and balance-sheet forms. Those sources help organize a verification pack, but a web printout is not automatically the certified or current document a Canadian bank requires. [6] [7]

MCA's SPICe+ guidance also shows that Indian incorporation workflows can include e-MoA, e-AoA, DIN allotment and mandatory PAN and TAN issuance. These are records of the Indian entity and its participants, not Canadian corporate or tax records. [8]

Trace ownership to natural persons

If the Canadian subsidiary is owned by India Parent Private Limited, do not end the chart at India Parent Private Limited. FINTRAC says beneficial owners are the individuals who directly or indirectly own or control at least 25% of a corporation or other covered entity. It requires information establishing ownership, control and structure and reasonable measures to confirm accuracy. [12]

For every layer, show:

• exact legal name, jurisdiction, entity type and registration number;
• direct percentage and calculated indirect percentage;
• voting rights, economic rights and any options, vetoes or special control rights;
• directors, partners, trustees, managers or other controllers;
• the official or constitutional document supporting the link;
• the natural person's legal name, birth date, residence, occupation and tax residence as requested; and
• whether the person is also a director, officer, signer, account operator or cardholder.

A simple calculation helps reviewers. If the founder owns 80% of an Indian parent and the parent owns 75% of the Canadian applicant, the founder's indirect economic interest through that path is 60%. But arithmetic alone does not settle control. Share classes, agreements, joint action, trusts, nominees and factual control can change the analysis.

Keep the regimes separate. India's beneficial-interest and significant-beneficial-owner filings, a federal corporation's individuals-with-significant-control register, Quebec ultimate-beneficiary filings, FINTRAC beneficial ownership, the bank's own control test and tax ownership rules are not one interchangeable threshold. A federal CBCA corporation must keep and file specified ISC information, including citizenship, tax-residence and address data. [11]

Give every address one truthful role

One address can sometimes serve several roles, but only when the facts and governing rules support each use. Never copy the Montreal address into every field for visual consistency.

Corporations Canada says the federal registered office is where corporate records are kept and official documents are served; it cannot be a post office box and must be in the province or territory stated in the articles. It also distinguishes an additional mailing address and a director's address for service. [10]

CRA separately says a physical business address must be where day-to-day activities take place, while a mailing address may be different and mail can be delivered to an accountant. [29]

These distinctions are why the useful bank question is not "Do you accept virtual addresses?" Ask: "For the field labelled [exact field] for [named entity and structure], do you accept [exact document] issued under [specific 2727 plan]? If not, what document and address role do you require?"

Explain business purpose and expected activity

FINTRAC requires a reporting entity in a business relationship to keep the purpose and intended nature of that relationship. The bank may therefore need a coherent picture of why the Canadian entity needs the account and how it will be used. [14]

Prepare a one-page operating narrative:

• the product or service and the problem it solves;
• why the chosen entity exists and why Canada is commercially relevant;
• where management, employees, contractors, inventory and customers are located;
• expected monthly incoming and outgoing amounts;
• expected number and size of wires, electronic transfers, card transactions and cash deposits;
• currencies and countries involved;
• major customers, suppliers, marketplaces and payment processors;
• whether related Indian and Canadian entities will transact with each other;
• intended payroll, tax, merchant, credit or foreign-exchange services; and
• industries, sanctioned-country exposure, government customers or regulated activity requiring explanation.

Avoid generic phrases such as "consulting," "international trade" or "investment." A bank reviewer cannot reconcile those labels with large transfers, software subscriptions, import invoices or payroll unless the model is explained.

Document source of funds and the Indian remittance route

Source of funds means how money was economically acquired, not merely the sending account. FINTRAC gives examples such as employment income, gifts or sale of an asset. A business file may instead need financial statements, tax records, invoices, bank statements and executed subscription or loan records, depending on the transaction and bank request. [14]

Prepare a funding table before the first transfer:

India's foreign-exchange analysis depends on who is resident under FEMA, who sends the money, what instrument is acquired, whether control is obtained, the business activity and the route used. RBI's overseas-investment direction says a person intending to make a financial commitment should use Form FC with supporting documents and approach the designated authorised dealer bank for the investment or remittance. It also asks for an organizational structure showing direct and indirect stakes in relevant approval files. [15]

RBI's LRS FAQ currently describes a separate lane for resident individuals, says the scheme is not available to corporates, partnerships, HUFs or trusts, requires PAN for resident-individual LRS transactions, and places ultimate responsibility for FEMA compliance on the remitter. Do not use an individual's LRS explanation for a transfer by an Indian company, or assume every founder transfer fits LRS. [16]

Before sending funds, ask the Indian authorised dealer bank and adviser:

1. Who is the remitter under FEMA: the founder or the Indian company?
2. Is the transfer equity, debt, a current-account payment or another category?
3. Does it constitute ODI, OPI, LRS activity or another permitted route?
4. Which form, valuation, board approval, UIN or reporting event applies?
5. Which purpose code and supporting documents must accompany the transfer?
6. Are there sector, control, financial-services, debt or round-tripping restrictions?
7. What continuing evidence, annual performance or disinvestment reporting applies?
8. How should later dividends, loan repayments, service fees or sale proceeds be documented?

This page does not answer those questions for a particular founder. RBI directions and tax or foreign-exchange rules change, and classification turns on facts.

Authenticate, certify and translate only for the recipient

Do not apostille an entire folder because "foreign documents usually need it." Ask the Canadian bank which exact Indian public or corporate document requires which treatment.

India's Ministry of External Affairs says it attests originals or true copies for use abroad and describes apostille as the Hague Convention process for member countries. Its examples cover personal, educational and commercial documents. [17]

Canada's Apostille Convention participation took effect on January 11, 2024. [18]

An apostille authenticates the origin of a public document or the signature/seal process covered by the convention. It does not prove that ownership is current, the business is genuine, funds are lawful, a translation is correct, or a bank must accept the document. Certification, notarization, apostille and translation are separate questions. Get the bank's answer before paying for any of them.

Compare published bank routes without treating them as approval

Public pages describe channels and document categories. They do not publish a complete India-resident eligibility matrix.

Use the detailed RBC, TD, BMO, Scotiabank, CIBC and Desjardins research guides to prepare institution-specific questions. None of those guides converts a published channel into an approval promise.

Plan travel around a confirmed bank appointment

Do not buy a ticket solely because a page says "branch," "virtual" or "phone." Obtain a named branch or business-banking contact and ask for a written appointment brief.

Before travel, confirm the applicant, required attendees, original identity and corporate records, address-proof format, activation and funding steps, card or token delivery, mobile-number requirements, post-trip follow-up and what happens if enhanced review remains open.

Immigration and banking are separate. IRCC tells business visitors to determine whether they qualify as business visitors or need a work permit, then determine whether a visa or eTA is required. Its checklist includes a valid passport, applicable travel authorization, support or invitation letters and proof of funds. A bank appointment does not create visitor status, authorize work or guarantee entry. [25]

Ask these exact questions before subscribing or travelling

Send the bank a one-page structure summary and ask:

1. Will you consider [full legal applicant], formed in [jurisdiction], owned [personally/by Indian parent] by an India-resident founder?
2. Is the application new-client, existing-client, online, phone, virtual or branch-led?
3. Which owners, controllers, directors, officers, signers and cardholders must be identified?
4. Who must attend live or in person, and can attendance occur at different branches or times?
5. Which Indian passport and secondary-ID process do you accept?
6. Which document proves the founder's Indian residential address, and how recent must it be?
7. Which Indian parent records, MCA extracts, certified copies and ownership evidence do you require?
8. Do you require notarization, certification, apostille or translation for any named document?
9. Which Canadian registered, mailing, operating and business-address fields will the application contain?
10. For each field, will you accept the exact 2727 plan and agreement proposed? If not, what evidence is required?
11. Which PAN, SIN, BN, NEQ and foreign-tax-residence fields apply to each person or entity?
12. What source-of-funds, source-of-wealth and expected-activity evidence is required?
13. Can document review begin before travel, and what remains for the branch?
14. What are the activation, initial-funding, card, token and online-banking steps?
15. Which facts would require escalation, additional review or a different business-banking team?

Record the answer against each numbered question. "Bring your documents and we will see" is not enough to justify an address purchase or trip.

Common failure modes

Applying under the wrong entity

The founder submits the Indian parent's PAN and records while the proposed account holder is the Canadian subsidiary. The reviewer cannot establish the applicant's own authority and identifiers.

Stopping ownership at the Indian shareholder

The chart says "100% India Parent Pvt Ltd" and never reaches the people behind it. FINTRAC's beneficial-ownership work reaches individuals and may require confirmation of the full structure.

Using one address everywhere

The Montreal mailing address is entered as founder residence, principal business, operating location and records office even though those facts are in India. The contradiction damages credibility and can create registry or tax errors.

Treating Passport Seva's list as the bank's list

A utility bill accepted for an Indian passport process is assumed to satisfy a Canadian bank. The institutions, legal purpose, recency and verification methods differ.

Treating PAN as a Canadian number

PAN is placed in a SIN or BN field, or an Indian parent PAN is attached to the subsidiary. The mismatch delays identity and tax-residence review.

Moving money before classifying it

The founder sends an "investment" without resolving whether it is share capital, a loan, an Indian-company ODI transaction or another remittance. Bank, corporate, tax and FEMA records then describe different events.

Apostilling the wrong document

Money and time are spent apostilling a printout when the bank wanted a certified registry copy, or translating an English record the bank would already accept.

Assuming a remote channel eliminates a branch

A phone or online start is treated as full remote completion. The file later requires original inspection, a signer, a branch or enhanced review after travel dates have passed.

Inventing Canadian operations

The business describes staff, customers or management in Montreal solely because it rents an address. Banks compare the narrative with transactions and ownership; tax authorities examine actual facts.

Tax, treaty and permanent-establishment caveats

Incorporation, management, tax residence, CCPC status, carrying on business, permanent establishment and bank-account ownership are related but distinct.

CRA says common-law corporate residence considers where central management and control is actually exercised. It lists places of business, records, bank accounts and director residence as potentially useful but not conclusive factors. A Montreal bank account or address does not determine residence by itself. [26]

CRA's general CCPC summary says a corporation must not be controlled directly or indirectly by one or more non-resident persons or public corporations. An India-resident controlling owner can therefore be material to CCPC analysis; this page does not decide status or tax incentives for a particular share structure. [27]

The enacted Canada-India tax treaty defines a permanent establishment through a fixed-place concept, contains additional service and agency rules, and says ownership of one company by another does not by itself make either a permanent establishment of the other. Its business-profits article then allocates taxing rights when the relevant conditions are met. The treaty also has a mutual-agreement rule for a non-individual considered resident in both states. [28]

Obtain coordinated Canadian and Indian advice on residence, place of effective management, T2 and treaty disclosures, CCPC status, permanent establishment, GST/HST and QST, payroll, withholding, transfer pricing, foreign assets, ODI reporting and the effect of actual board, staff, contract, records and workspace practices.

No address provider, bank employee or incorporation certificate can decide all of these questions.

Final application checklist

Entity

• Account holder stated by full legal name, jurisdiction and entity type
• Current certificate, articles and registry profile
• BN, NEQ and applicable program accounts assigned to the correct entity
• Directors, officers, signers and account operators documented
• Board or shareholder authority for account and funding

Founder and other people

• Current passport and bank-confirmed secondary ID
• True Indian residential address and accepted dated evidence
• Full legal-name reconciliation across passport, PAN and corporate records
• Citizenship, tax residence, occupation and relationship recorded
• Travel availability and authorization handled separately

Indian parent or corporate shareholder

• Certificate, constitutional documents and current MCA master data
• Directors/signatories and current filing evidence
• Membership/share and beneficial-interest records
• PAN and other registrations assigned to the parent, not the subsidiary
• Parent authorization for investment, loan and account arrangement

Ownership and control

• Chart runs from applicant through every layer to natural persons
• Direct and indirect percentages shown
• Voting, economic and special control rights explained
• Canadian ISC/Quebec filings reconciled with bank KYC
• Supporting document listed beside each ownership link

Addresses

• Founder residence remains the true Indian residence
• Indian registered office matches MCA
• Canadian registered office and service obligations confirmed
• Mailing and operating locations kept separate
• CRA physical address follows actual day-to-day activity
• Bank confirms the exact 2727 document for the exact field

Funds and operation

• Business-purpose narrative matches contracts and expected transactions
• Source of funds and source of wealth documented where requested
• Equity, loan, revenue and intercompany payments separated
• Indian AD-bank/FEMA route confirmed before transfer
• Expected countries, currencies, volumes and counterparties disclosed

Bank and documents

• Named bank team has reviewed a structure summary
• Required people, originals and address evidence confirmed
• Certification, apostille and translation instructions obtained in writing
• Remote and branch steps separately listed
• Activation, funding, cards, token and follow-up plan confirmed

What 2727 can and cannot document

2727 can issue the agreement and service records included in the selected plan for the Montreal commercial address, mail handling and workspace actually provided. Before subscribing, send the bank the exact proposed document title and ask which named field it can support.

2727 cannot:

• certify an Indian home address;
• issue or replace a PAN, SIN, BN, NEQ, CIN or DIN;
• create an Indian or Canadian company;
• manufacture operations, employees or management in Montreal;
• establish source of funds, tax residence, CCPC status or permanent establishment;
• provide immigration authorization;
• classify an Indian remittance under FEMA;
• guarantee remote completion, branch completion, entry to Canada or account approval; or
• promise that any bank will accept a coworking, mailbox or service agreement.

If the bank needs a utility bill, residential record, operating-site evidence or another document that 2727 does not issue, use the document that truthfully satisfies that requirement.

Research method and date

This guide was researched and verified on 20 August 2026. Discovery began with RankStudio's Exa search and landed claims were checked against official pages from Passport Seva and India's Ministry of External Affairs, Income Tax Department, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Reserve Bank of India; Canadian sources include FINTRAC, CRA, Corporations Canada, Quebec, IRCC, the enacted Canada-India treaty and the six institutions' own public pages.

Public guidance does not expose every risk rule, branch practice or document variant. RBI, tax, immigration, registry and bank requirements can change. Recheck the official sources and obtain case-specific answers immediately before filing, paying for authentication, remitting funds or travelling.

Frequently asked questions

Can an Indian citizen own a Canadian company and automatically get its bank account?

Ownership and banking are separate. The founder may be able to own the chosen entity, but the bank still reviews identity, entity, ownership, business purpose, countries, transactions and risk. No certificate or nationality creates a right to an account.

Is an Indian passport enough to open the account?

No universal rule says so. A current Indian passport may fit a permitted foreign-government photo-ID method, but the bank decides its process and may require secondary identity, Indian residential evidence, corporate authority and in-person or authenticated remote steps.

Does the founder need a Canadian SIN?

Do not assume either answer. CRA provides a non-resident business-registration route that includes an applicant without a SIN, but a bank may have separate fields and eligibility rules. Never put PAN in a SIN field. Ask why the number is requested and which holder it concerns.

Is PAN the same as a Canadian BN?

No. PAN is an Indian taxpayer identifier assigned to its holder. A BN is CRA's nine-digit business identifier. An Indian parent and Canadian subsidiary can each have their own identifiers in different systems.

Should the founder use an Indian company or create a Canadian subsidiary?

That is a legal, tax, operational, funding and banking decision. A subsidiary creates a separate Canadian person; registering the Indian company in Quebec does not. Model ownership, contracts, staff, tax, FEMA reporting and bank eligibility before choosing.

Can an Indian company directly own the Canadian corporation?

It may be structurally possible, but the bank will still need the Indian parent's records and the chain to natural persons. Indian overseas-investment, corporate authorization, valuation, reporting and tax questions require current professional and AD-bank review.

Can the 2727 address be the founder's residential address?

No. 2727 does not provide housing. Use the founder's true Indian residence and the personal document the bank accepts.

Can 2727 be the Canadian registered office?

Only if the selected service, governing corporate law and actual records/service arrangements support that role. A bank's acceptance is separate. Confirm the corporate obligation and the exact bank field before subscribing.

Does an apostille make an Indian corporate document acceptable?

Not automatically. An apostille addresses authentication of a covered public document. The bank may instead want an original, certified registry copy, notarized private document, translation or its own verification.

Can everything be completed remotely from India?

Possibly for some files or stages, but no reviewed source guarantees it. Ask the chosen bank which steps apply to the exact entity, owners and signers and what remains for a branch.

Should the founder travel before applying?

Start with a documented pre-screen. Travel only after a named team confirms the appointment, required attendees, originals and expected completion steps, and after independently satisfying current IRCC requirements.

Does opening the account create Canadian tax residence or a permanent establishment?

Not by itself. Corporate residence, carrying on business and permanent establishment depend on broader facts and applicable law and treaty provisions. Obtain coordinated Canada-India tax advice.

Does LRS always cover the first deposit?

No. The answer depends on the remitter and transaction. RBI says LRS is a resident-individual scheme and is not available to corporates and other listed entities. Confirm whether LRS, overseas-investment rules or another route applies before transferring.

What is the best first message to a bank?

Send a concise structure summary naming the applicant, jurisdiction, owners, signers, founder residence, business, expected transactions and proposed address roles. Ask for written answers to the fifteen questions above before sending sensitive documents.

Next step

If the bank has identified a specific Montreal registered, mailing or workspace field, review the 2727 business-address service and request a document sample for that exact plan. Subscribe only after the bank confirms what the field means and whether the proposed evidence is acceptable for your structure.

References

1. FINTRAC - Methods to verify the identity of persons and entities
2. Passport Seva - List of acceptable proof-of-address documents
3. Income Tax Department of India - PAN forms and frequently asked questions
4. Canada Revenue Agency - Register as a non-resident doing business in Canada
5. Canada Revenue Agency - Business number and CRA program accounts
6. Ministry of Corporate Affairs of India - Master company information
7. Ministry of Corporate Affairs of India - Public-document categories
8. Ministry of Corporate Affairs of India - SPICe+ and linked filings
9. Government of Quebec - Register a legal person not constituted in Quebec
10. Corporations Canada - Registered office and first directors
11. Corporations Canada - Individuals with significant control
12. FINTRAC - Beneficial ownership requirements
13. Canada Revenue Agency - Entities holding accounts with Canadian financial institutions
14. FINTRAC - Business relationship requirements
15. Reserve Bank of India - Overseas investment directions
16. Reserve Bank of India - Liberalised Remittance Scheme FAQ
17. Ministry of External Affairs of India - Attestation and apostille
18. Global Affairs Canada - Canada joins the Apostille Convention
19. RBC - Business onboarding checklist
20. TD - Business Digital Account and opening documents
21. BMO - How to open a business bank account
22. Scotiabank - How to open a business bank account
23. CIBC - How to open your first business bank account
24. Desjardins - Open a business bank account
25. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada - Business visitors
26. Canada Revenue Agency - Residency of a corporation
27. Canada Revenue Agency - Non-resident control and CCPC status
28. Justice Laws Website - Canada-India Income Tax Agreement
29. Canada Revenue Agency - Change a business address
30. Government of Quebec - Quebec enterprise number