Setting up a sole proprietorship is as easy as going to a business kiosk and filling out some forms.
I think in BC you don't even need to register if you use your own name, so it's completely free (money/bureaucracy).
I think in BC you don't even need to register if you use your own name, so it's completely free (money/bureaucracy).
The more general term is "register", which applies to the three forms of business: sole-proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations.
What you're thinking of is a business name registration. If you do business as your exact name, you don't need to register a name. If you make more than, $30k (I think), then you do need to register for a GST number.