INCORPORATION FORM

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: What is a registered office?
• A:The registered office of a company is the location where documents (often notice of a lawsuit) must be served on the company to be effectively served or to meet the requirements of the Business Corporations Act. The location of a registered office must be open during regular business hours Monday through Friday.
  
  Care should be taken when selecting a registered office because there are often time limits for replying to notices of lawsuits and if a company fails to respond within the required time period, then the applicant may apply for a judgment without further notice to the company.
• Q: What is a records office?
• A: The records office of a company is the location where the records of the company are held as required by the Business Corporations Act.
  
  Care should be taken when selecting a records office because if a person who is entitled to obtain a list, to inspect a record or to receive a copy of a record from the records office of a given company, makes a request and the corresponding records office fails to comply with such request, then, on notice to the company, an application may be made to the Corporate Registrar for an order. Without limiting the power of the Corporate Registrar, the court may, on application, make the order it considers appropriate and may without limitation order the company to pay to the person who requested the record damages in an amount that the court considers appropriate.
• Q: Do I need to have a registered and records office?
• A: Yes, every company must maintain a registered office and records office in the home jurisdiction of the company.
• Q: Can the registered office and records office be located at different locations?
• A: Yes, the registered office and records office may be located at different locations; however, both must be located in the home jurisdiction of the company.
• Q: Can the registered office and records office be located at the same location?
• A: Yes, the registered office and records office may be at the same location.
• Q: Can I change my company's Registered and Records offices at a later date?
• A: Yes, a company may change its registered and records offices at any time by agreement of the directors. There are filings with the Corporate Registrar that must be completed to document a change of registered and records offices of a company.
• Q: Does my Company's registered and records address need to be in the same city that the company carries on business?
• A: No, a company's registered and records address can be in any location in the province it was incorporated in.
• Q: Can anyone sign up for the Snap Incorporations' Registered and Records Address Service Package?
• A: Snap Incorporations’ office is physically located in British Columbia, as such this service package is only available for British Columbia companies or Federal companies that have their registered office in British Columbia.
• Q: What is included in the SNAP Incorporations' R&R Service Package?
• A: Snap Incorporations can only offer the Registered and Records Address Service Package to Companies incorporated in British Columbia or Federal Corporations with a Registered and Records Office Address located in British Columbia.
  
  As your company's Registered and Records address we will do the following:
  
  - Maintain corporate statutory business hours for the records office in accordance with the Business Corporations Act
  - Accept service on the Company of legal documents and forward them to the directors with a brief explanation of the legal implications of service of legal claims
  - Qualify persons requesting inspection of records
  - Supervise inspection of records in accordance with the Business Corporations Act
  - Make electronic copies of corporate documents for the Company, and send copies of corporate documents to the Company's accountant, banker or bookkeeper, as may be required.
  - Provide notarial or commissioner signatures on statutory declarations, affidavits or other similar documents to be signed by a director, officer or shareholder of the Company that are required in the normal course of business for the company.
• Q: What is the Fee for SNAP Incorporations to be the Registered and Records Office for my company?
• A: Our office charges an initial file opening fee to act as the Registered and Records Office Address for a company. Once the company file has been opened, our fee for serving as registered and records address for a given company will be invoiced yearly on or around each anniversary of the Company's incorporation date. Please refer to the Pricing page on our website for a list of our fees.
• Q: Why should I appoint Snap Incorporations and my registered and records address?
• A: Snap Incorporations offers a convenient and trusted Records and Registered Address Service for British Columbia companies or Federal companies with their registered and records office located in British Columbia. We will store your important corporate records in a safe and secure location in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Business Corporations Act. In addition, we will manage the public inspection of records and advise you of any inquiries made of those records in a timely manner. As your Company’s registered address, we provide a reliable address for receiving important legal correspondence and will forward copies of that correspondence to you electronically upon receipt. We will also provide electronic copies of your corporate records to you upon request.