Start Right: Setting Up a New Company the Right Way

A free 60-minute online session for founders who are about to incorporate, or did so in the last year. Any kind of business: service, retail, trades, consulting, tech. Most founders incorporate with a $200 online form and a search engine, then pay to undo it a year later. Your presenter: Wei Jiang, CPA 8+ years in Canadian tax Two Big Four firms: EY, then Deloitte, where he was a Tax Manager leading a team of 10-15 on public high-tech company tax in Ottawa In-house at Costco Wholesale Canada: Tax Manager (Assistant Director), responsible for income, withholding and sales tax across the Canadian entities, and the point person for CRA audits Completed the three-year CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course Today: Co-Founder & Head of Professional Practice at Levante, and founder of his own Ottawa practice What you'll leave with Shares never properly issued. No minute book. A missed HST registration. Personal expenses in the company account. A late payroll remittance. None of it is hard; it's just never explained in one place, in plain language, before you make the decisions. Wei covers it in an hour, with the current 2026 numbers: Incorporate or not? A plain answer, plus federal vs. Ontario What the law requires: the eleven things you must keep and file, and why the minute book matters Your first month, and every year after: what to set up, what to file, and the deadlines The questions every new founder asks: moving assets you already own into the company without paying tax, common first-year mistakes, what a compilation report is, and salary vs. dividends When you need an accountant, and what you can do yourself A four-page founder checklist that follows the talk, sent to every attendee Education, not a sales pitch. Written for founders with no accounting background; every term is explained the first time it comes up. Hosted by Levante, modern accounting for Canadian businesses. The Google Meet link is sent to registered guests before the session.