For companies formed outside Canada

Your company's official BC office

Doing business in British Columbia? We give your company everything it needs here: a BC lawyer as its attorney (your registered agent), our address as its official BC office, and a place in BC for its records.

Sign up — $399/yr* Canadian company from outside BC? BC Attorney plan →

What's included

  • BC attorney — a practicing BC lawyer, as BC law requires
  • Official BC office address for licences, registrations, banks and government mail
  • Records kept in BC and made available to regulators
  • BC registration filed — no service fee, and later changes too
  • Mail and legal documents scanned to you the same day
  • BC annual report filed every year
  • Confirmation letter for regulators and banks (often required for international companies)
International plan

$399/yr*

One flat yearly fee. Government fees at cost. Sign up online

What companies use it for

Registering in BC

The attorney and BC address your registration needs.

BCBCA s.375, s.386

Foreign worker recruiter licence

The BC location where your recruitment records are kept.

Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act s.28

Hiring temporary foreign workers

A BC place for the hiring records employers must keep here.

Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act s.28

Employment agency licence

BC accepts your attorney's office as your place of business for records.

Employment Standards Regulation s.3 policy

Payroll for BC staff

A BC location for your BC employees' payroll records.

Employment Standards Act s.28

Banks and government mail

A BC address for your bank, CRA, WorkSafeBC and PST, scanned to you daily.

Letter mail

Not for licensed premises such as Consumer Protection BC, real estate, liquor or cannabis licences. Unsure? Ask us first.

What it costs

Year oneCAD
International plan$399.00
Our fee to file your BC registrationIncluded
BC registration fee†$350.00
BC name approval fee†$31.50
Total, year one$780.50*
Each year after: plan + BC annual report fee† ($43.39)$442.39*

* Plus GST and PST.  † BC government fees, charged at cost. You'll also need a certificate of status from your home registry, dated within the last year. Already registered in BC? Skip the registration fees.

Canadian company from outside BC? You need our BC Attorney plan instead ($249/yr*).BC Attorney plan →

How it works

  1. Sign upAccept the agreement online and pay by card. About two minutes.
  2. Your BC officeYour BC address and attorney details the same business day.
  3. We register youWe reserve your name in BC, file the registration and send you the certificate.
  4. Every yearMail scanned, records kept, annual report filed.

Common questions

Is this a "registered agent"?

Yes. BC calls it an attorney (BCBCA s.386), and every company formed outside BC needs one unless its head office is in BC. The International plan also gives you an official BC office and a place in BC for your records.

Do we need to register in BC?

Yes, within two months of starting business here (s.375) — and having a BC office or address counts. We file it for you. More in our registration guide.

What do you need to register us?

Your company's legal name, home registration number, incorporation date, and a certificate of status from your home registry dated within the last year.

Can our records be kept at your office for a regulator?

Yes. Some BC laws require records at your "principal place of business in British Columbia" (e.g. the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act), and Employment Standards' published policy accepts an extraprovincial company's attorney's office for employment agency records. We hold your records, make them available on request, and give you a letter confirming it.

We're applying for a foreign worker recruiter licence. Does this cover it?

It covers the BC side: attorney, registration and the BC records location. The licence itself is issued to each individual recruiter.

Is this legal advice?

No. It's an administrative service and doesn't create a solicitor-client relationship. Legal work is available separately under a written retainer.

Set up your BC office today

Two minutes online. Your BC address follows the same business day.

Sign up — $399/yr*

* Prices in Canadian dollars, plus GST and PST.  † BC government fees, charged at cost.