A holding company holds investments or shares in another corporation. Start with why you need one, who would own it and what it would cost.
Canadian private-company planning. Creditor rights and proposed transactions require advice on the actual facts.
No. Existing claims, guarantees, solvency, and the purpose and timing of a transfer matter. Obtain legal advice before treating a proposed transfer as protection from creditors. Read BC's Fraudulent Conveyance Act.
No. The passive-income business-limit rule considers the relevant AAII of associated corporations together. Moving investments to an associated holdco does not reset that threshold. Read CRA's associated-group rules.
Explore the holding-company question with a future business sale in view.