Do you work outside British Columbia?

Yes. We work with owners in every province and territory. We are based in Vancouver and meet owners in person and online by video call, as well as by phone, text and email.

Does the value-creation method change by province?

The eight value drivers and the planning method are the same everywhere. What changes is local context: sales tax, the registries and boards your records involve, seasonal cash patterns and, for some industries, provincial programs that affect demand.

Do you give province-specific legal or tax advice?

No. Provincial legal and tax questions belong with a lawyer and CPA who practise in your province. We link the relevant public bodies on each regional page so you know where to look.

Value-Creation Consulting Across Canada, by Region

ValueCreation.ca works with owners of established companies in all ten provinces and all three territories. The value-creation method does not change from one region to the next: we score the same eight value drivers, write the same kind of multi-year plan and track the same monthly numbers. What does change is the local context, and it matters more than many owners expect.

Four regional differences come up in almost every engagement: the sales tax your prices carry, the public registries and boards that hold records about your company, the seasonal pattern of your cash, and, for home-service and trades companies especially, how much revenue depends on provincial or utility programs that can change. The regional pages below summarize each of these for your province or territory, with links to the official sources. They are context for planning, not legal or tax advice.

West Coast

British Columbia is home to our base in Vancouver. Our fees for BC companies carry 5% GST, plus provincial sales tax only where it applies to the service, and the province has its own private-sector privacy law, as the federal Privacy Commissioner notes, which matters if customer data is part of what makes your company valuable. Climate within BC varies sharply between the coast and the Interior, so seasonal cash planning differs by location even inside one province.

Value creation in British Columbia

The Prairies

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba share long, cold winters and, for many service businesses, strongly seasonal revenue. GST is 5% in all three; in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, ask your accountant whether provincial sales tax touches what you sell. Alberta, like BC and Quebec, has a private-sector privacy law of its own. On the program side, the three provinces differ: Manitoba signed the first federal Greener Homes Affordability agreement in September 2025, SaskEnergy says its equipment rebate can change without notice, and our October 2026 check of official Alberta sources found no province-wide home heating rebate.

Central Canada

Ontario and Quebec hold most of the country's population and many of its owner-led companies. Ontario charges 13% HST. Quebec charges 5% GST plus 9.975% QST, has its own enterprise register and workplace commission, and, under rules summarized by the OQLF, expects French to dominate commercial advertising and to be available on websites aimed at Quebec customers, a compliance point that affects value. Both provinces regulate many trades through licences that sit with individuals or companies, and a licence held only by the owner is a classic dependency.

Atlantic Canada

New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island charge 15% HST, and Nova Scotia charges 14%. The four provinces have smaller markets, which often means higher customer concentration, a driver worth tracking closely. New Brunswick is officially bilingual for government services. Several Atlantic heat pump and retrofit programs have closed or changed recently, for example in Nova Scotia, a reminder that program-tied revenue is a form of concentration.

The North

Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut charge 5% GST. Markets are small and distances long, so owner dependence and key-person risk tend to be higher, and management depth is harder to build. Nunavut's language law, overseen by the Languages Commissioner, gives Inuktut a required place in business signs, advertising and customer service, and the Northwest Territories' new Technical Safety Act, assented in March 2026, will be phased in over several years.

Value creation in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut

Sales tax at a glance

Prices on this site are in Canadian dollars, plus GST/HST based on your province (GST and QST in Quebec), at CRA rates as of October 2026:

Region	Rate
AB, BC, MB, SK, YT, NT, NU	5% GST
ON	13% HST
NS	14% HST
NB, NL, PE	15% HST
QC	5% GST + 9.975% QST

Provincial sales tax in BC, Manitoba and Saskatchewan is added only where it applies to the service.

How we work with owners far from Vancouver

Most of an engagement works well by video call: interviews, working sessions, monthly check-ins and quarterly re-scores. We also meet owners in person. Between meetings, phone, text and email keep things moving. A short text to (604) 632-4959 is an easy way to start, wherever you are. See our services, pricing or contact page for next steps.

Where we work: every province and territory