Open ProvincesStarting a business in Saskatchewan: register a name, GST/HST and licences
Where to register a business name in Saskatchewan, the steps in order, federal registrations and where to find grants.
Where to register
Business names and incorporations in Saskatchewan are handled by the ISC Corporate Registry. Sole proprietorships and partnerships register their business name under the Business Names Registration Act through the ISC Corporate Registry; corporations incorporate through the same registry.
Official page: register a business ↗
The steps, in order
- Choose a structure: sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation. It changes your personal liability, your taxes and your paperwork; for anything beyond a very small activity, talk to an accountant or lawyer.
- Check and register the name with the registry above, if your province requires it for your structure.
- Get a federal business number from the CRA if you will have employees, charge GST/HST, or file corporate tax. Your province's registry may obtain it for you.
- Register for GST/HST when you must: generally once your taxable revenue passes $30,000 in a single calendar quarter (then you register within 29 days of that sale) or over four consecutive calendar quarters; you can register earlier by choice. Use our sales tax calculator for the rates in your province.
- Check licences and permits: your municipality, your trade or sector, and workers' compensation if you will have employees.
- Keep your books and pay on time: self-employed people file their income tax by June 15 but still pay by April 30 (see our tax filing guide).
You will also need online accounts for the CRA and your province: see government online accounts. Looking for grants, loans and programs? Use the business programs finder.
Procedures only: fees, forms and waiting times change, so the official page is the authority. This is general information, not legal or tax advice. Quebec has its own rules: see AtlasQuébec.
Guides for this province
- Renting in Saskatchewan: rights, rent increases and average rents
- Working in Saskatchewan: minimum wage, standards and wages
- Moving to Saskatchewan: health card, driver's licence and taxes
- Cost of living in Saskatchewan: prices, rent, wages and taxes
- Buying a home in Saskatchewan: land transfer tax, rebates and first-time buyer help
- Health care in Saskatchewan: health card, drug plans and dental help
- Studying in Saskatchewan: tuition, student aid and grants
- Seniors in Saskatchewan: pensions, supplements and programs
- Taxes in Saskatchewan: income tax rates, sales tax and take-home pay (2026)
- Families in Saskatchewan: child benefits and family programs
- Documents and ID in Saskatchewan: birth certificate and change of name
- Starting a business in Saskatchewan: register a name, GST/HST and licences
- Problems and disputes in Saskatchewan: consumer complaints, small claims, workplace injury and legal aid
- Driving and vehicles in Saskatchewan: switching your licence and what is required
- Photo ID card in Saskatchewan without a driver's licence: who can apply, documents and fee
- Getting married in Saskatchewan: marriage licence, fees and documents
- Health card in Saskatchewan: who qualifies, waiting period and how to register
- When someone dies in Saskatchewan: death certificate, estate and probate
- Registering a child for school in Saskatchewan: age, documents and where to sign up
- Child care in Saskatchewan: fees, finding a space and subsidies
- Immigrating to Saskatchewan: nominee program, steps and processing times
- Accessible parking permit in Saskatchewan: how to apply
- Alcohol rules in Saskatchewan: legal age and where to buy
- Car insurance in Saskatchewan: what is compulsory and where to buy it
- Cannabis rules in Saskatchewan: legal age, where to buy and where to use
- Disability income and supports in Saskatchewan: how to apply
- Prescription drug coverage in Saskatchewan: public plans and how to enrol
- Emergency preparedness in Saskatchewan: alerts, evacuation and your 72-hour kit
- Separation, parenting and child support in Saskatchewan: free help and enforcement
- Help for family violence and victims of crime in Saskatchewan
- Fishing and hunting licences in Saskatchewan: where to buy and what you need
- Health advice line (811) in Saskatchewan: speak to a nurse any time
- Indigenous relations and services in Saskatchewan: who does what
- Marriage licence fee in Saskatchewan
- New drivers in Saskatchewan: graduated licensing stages and minimum ages
- Provincial parks and camping reservations in Saskatchewan
- Probate fees in Saskatchewan: what an estate pays
- Social assistance in Saskatchewan: how to apply for income support
- Social housing and rent help in Saskatchewan: how to apply
- Student loans and grants in Saskatchewan: where to apply
- Voting in Saskatchewan: register, check your status and find your election office
- Wills, powers of attorney and health care directives in Saskatchewan