Pathfinder ™ Your single point of contact for setting up in Canada

www.pwc.com/ca/pathfinder
Pathfinder ™
Your single point of contact for setting up in Canada
Why Canada?
Canada has a dynamic and competitive economy
open for global business. Its corporate income
tax rates are competitive and on the decline.
Canada has a highly-skilled labour market,
a sophisticated technology infrastructure,
generous research and development tax
incentives and a low-cost business environment.
Canada’s proximity to the United States and its
participation in the North American Free Trade
Agreement gives companies access to the world’s
most prosperous market.
Forging ahead with your
Pathfinder team
You want to set up business in Canada but
aren’t sure how to proceed. PwC’s Pathfinder
service gives you a convenient, efficient single
point of contact to get your business up and
running smoothly.
Your Pathfinder professional will:
•
work with you to help determine your
expansion needs; and
•
coordinate a capable team to deal with the
financial, tax, legal, human resource,
regulatory and logistical aspects of doing
business in Canada.
PwC’s Pathfinder team—made up of our
partners, staff and others from carefully selected
organizations with special expertise—can
help you manage the many issues that a
non-Canadian business encounters.
Pathfinder solutions
The PwC Pathfinder process is tailored to meet your needs. To help you expand into Canada, the Pathfinder team offers a broad
range of strategic solutions, set-up solutions and continuing solutions.
Strategic solutions
Set-up solutions
Continuing solutions
At the outset, the Pathfinder team can:
When the business is ready to be set up,
the Pathfinder team can:
Once your business is up and running
in Canada, the Pathfinder team can
help you:
• determine the appropriate structure
(e.g., corporation, branch, joint
venture, partnership);
• resolve international funding issues,
such as profit repatriation and
transfer pricing;
• review customs and duties issues and
potential sales tax problems;
• advise on human resource issues,
including international assignment
policies and benefits planning; and
• identify economic incentives.
• provide legal services (e.g., for
incorporation and industry-specific
regulatory issues);
• register for income tax, GST/HST
and PST, as well as payroll-related
taxes;
• assist with the opening of corporate
bank accounts;
• establish treasury activities and local
cash management procedures;
• comply with local reporting
requirements for income tax,
sales tax, salaries, withholding taxes
and benefits;
• monitor employee issues,
including tax equalizations; and
• satisfy statutory audit requirements
for the parent and subsidiary.
• put payroll services in place,
including payroll withholding
and related reporting;
• resolve employee issues
(e.g., employee benefits,
work visas and immigration);
• supply real estate services
(e.g., locating and securing
office premises);
• advise on data protection and
privacy issues; and
• organize back-office functions
(e.g., bookkeeping, cash management
and payroll).
Contact us
If you need a team that can help you expand into Canada, we can help.
Toronto
Todd Thornton
905 815 6407
[email protected]
Montreal
Daniel Fortin
514 205 5073
[email protected]
Calgary
Jason Durkin
403 509 7598
[email protected]
Vancouver
Bruce McGregor
604 806 7079
[email protected]
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