Shelf corporation also known as aged corporation. It's a corporation that has been previously incorporated, but has never been used, as if it is "sitting on the shelf". The ownership of shelf corporation can be transferred to anyone who is a Canadian resident. For BC shelf corporation, it's allowed to sell even a non-residents as well.

An older company requires more years of maintenance. This also possesses greater credibility by virtue of its age. Therefore, shelf corporations is expensive in nature.

For an Ontario shelf corporation, the owner or one of the owners (director) must be a Canadian resident (citizen or PR). However, for a BC shelf corporation or a Quebec shelf corporation, there is no residency requirement. Please provide here the details of the director, shareholder and address.