People sometimes want to register in other jurisdictions for reasons such as:

• (1) minimum director requirements;
• (2) favorable corporate taxes;
• (3) employer or corporate incentives for hiring locally, among others.

The article Canada: Doing Business in British Columbia 2013 provides an extensive guide on both incorporating a business in the province of British Columbia, as well as the laws governing business regulation in general. Part "C" of this article provides a useful guide to businesses establishing in any jurisdiction, and this article also provides a survey of most of the topics of regulation that most businesses will need to consider.

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