Ontario · York Region / Greater Toronto Area
Richmond Hill is a prosperous York Region city with a diverse economy spanning professional services, retail, healthcare, and technology. CorpStart files your OBCA corporation (Articles, By-law, and Minute Book) typically within one to two business hours.
Numbered corporation
$299
+ $300 Ontario gov fee
$599 total
Richmond Hill's professional and healthcare community frequently needs Ontario corporations for tax deferral and professional practice structures. Income splitting is often mentioned in the same breath and deserves more care, because the tax on split income has applied since 2018 and taxes dividends to family members at the top marginal rate unless an exclusion is met. Health professionals in Ontario can operate through a professional corporation, a special OBCA structure that allows regulated health professionals to incorporate while complying with their College's requirements. CorpStart files standard Ontario business corporations; if you require a professional corporation with specific College-approved naming (e.g., "Dr. Jane Smith Medicine Professional Corporation"), our service covers the OBCA filing and we'll flag what your College requires for the corporate name approval.
Nearby communities (Markham, Vaughan, Toronto, Aurora, Newmarket) are all in Ontario, so one Ontario corporation covers your operations across every one of them. You do not re-incorporate city by city.
Municipal licensing is a separate question from corporate registration, and the two get confused constantly. Depending on what you do, a municipality may still require its own business licence, and the fee is set by each municipality. Carrying on business outside Ontario is different again, and needs extra-provincial registration in that province.
Richmond Hill licenses 3 of the business types we have researched. A food truck licence is called a Refreshment vehicle owner's license and refreshment vehicle driver's license under the city's own by-law, and costs $480 in the first year. That is separate from incorporating, and the city will want proof your business is registered before it issues anything.
| Business type | What the by-law calls it | First year |
|---|---|---|
| Food truck licence | Refreshment vehicle owner's license and refreshment vehicle driver's license | $480 |
| Taxi and rideshare driver licence | Cab driver's license | $136.47 |
| Salon, barber and tattoo licence | Not named in the fee schedule; a Chapter 826 catch-all may apply | Not published |
Food truck licence: Municipal Code Chapter 875, Refreshment Vehicle (updated June 2023); Tariff of Fees By-law 94-23. Checked 2026-09-15. View the source
Taxi and rideshare driver licence: Tariff of Fees By-law 94-23, Schedule E. Checked 2026-09-15. View the source
Salon, barber and tattoo licence: Tariff of Fees By-law 94-23, Schedule E, item 8d; Municipal Code Chapter 826. Checked 2026-09-15. View the source
Fee schedules commonly reset in January, so follow the source before you budget. If a figure here disagrees with Richmond Hill, the city is right and we would like to know. See how Richmond Hill compares to other municipalities, or browse every licence type we track. Last checked 2026-09-15.
Three steps: no lawyers, no registry line-ups, no guesswork.
Answer our questionnaire
Tell us your corporation name preference, share structure, directors, and Richmond Hill registered office address. Takes about 15 minutes. We flag issues before you pay.
We prepare and file
CorpStart prepares your Articles of Incorporation, By-law No. 1, and Organizational Resolutions, then files directly with the Ontario Business Registry. Most filings go out the same day.
Receive your Minute Book
Your Certificate of Incorporation, Articles, By-law, and complete digital Minute Book arrive by email. Your bank, accountant, and clients will recognise every document.
No hidden extras. The government fee is collected at cost and shown separately at checkout.
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Numbered Corporation
e.g., 1234567 Ontario Inc. Fastest option, no name search required.
$299
+ $300 Ontario gov fee = $599 total
Named corporation
Named Corporation
e.g., Acme Holdings Inc. Choose your corporate name, includes NUANS pre-search.
$299
+ $300 Ontario gov fee, NUANS search included = $599 total
Can a Richmond Hill health professional use CorpStart for a professional corporation?
CorpStart files Ontario business corporations, including those intended to be used as professional corporations by regulated health professionals. The name and Articles must comply with your College's specific requirements. We prepare the filing; your College approves the corporate name. Most Colleges provide a name approval letter before you file. Contact your College of registration for the specific steps, then return to CorpStart to file.
I run an IT consulting firm in Richmond Hill. Should I incorporate?
Incorporation makes strong sense for IT consultants: it limits personal liability, allows you to retain income in the corporation at a lower tax rate, and many enterprise clients require a corporate counterparty. CorpStart can have your Ontario corporation filed the same day, and our questionnaire is built for this type of professional services structure.
What is the registered office requirement for a Richmond Hill corporation?
Your corporation's registered office must be a physical address within Ontario, with no P.O. boxes. It can be your home address, your place of business, or a third-party registered agent address. It does not need to be a commercial address. The registered office is where the Ontario government and courts send official notices.
Do I need a Richmond Hill business licence as well as incorporating?
They are two different things and incorporating does not replace the licence. Incorporating is a provincial filing that creates the company. A municipal licence is Richmond Hill's permission to carry on a specific activity inside the city, and it is issued under the city's own by-law. Of the business types we have researched, Richmond Hill licenses food truck licence, taxi and rideshare driver licence and salon, barber and tattoo licence. The city will normally want proof the business is registered before it issues a licence, so the order runs registration first and licence second.
What does a food truck licence cost in Richmond Hill?
$480 in the first year. Richmond Hill calls it a Refreshment vehicle owner's license and refreshment vehicle driver's license under Municipal Code Chapter 875, Refreshment Vehicle (updated June 2023); Tariff of Fees By-law 94-23, which is worth knowing because searching the city website for the common name often returns nothing. That figure comes from the schedule effective 2024-01-01, which predates our check, so treat it as the latest published rather than a confirmed 2026 price. We last checked this on 2026-09-15, and Ontario fee schedules commonly reset in January, so confirm against the city before you budget.
What does a taxi and rideshare driver licence cost in Richmond Hill?
$136.47 in the first year. Richmond Hill calls it a Cab driver's license under Tariff of Fees By-law 94-23, Schedule E, which is worth knowing because searching the city website for the common name often returns nothing. That figure comes from the schedule effective 2024-01-01, which predates our check, so treat it as the latest published rather than a confirmed 2026 price. We last checked this on 2026-09-15, and Ontario fee schedules commonly reset in January, so confirm against the city before you budget.
What does a salon, barber and tattoo licence cost in Richmond Hill?
Richmond Hill does not publish the fee where an applicant can find it, so we do not publish a number either. It calls the licence a Not named in the fee schedule; a Chapter 826 catch-all may apply. We last checked on 2026-09-15. Contact the city's licensing office for a current figure rather than relying on an estimate.
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