Structures get built in stages
The PREC came first, for the registrant income. The holding company came later, for a reason that made sense at the time. Each step was advised on its own, and each was probably right on its own.
Nobody re-reads the first document
What rarely happens is someone going back to the original articles and reading them against the structure that now exists around them. The articles were drafted for the corporation as it stood on day one, not for the arrangement it ended up inside.
Start with what is written down
Before anyone advises on the structure, it helps to know what the founding document actually says. That is what the free check is for.
How to check yours
The PREC Articles Health Check is free. You upload or paste your articles of incorporation and it reads them against both regimes that govern a PREC: the RECO PREC conditions in Ontario Regulation 536/20, and the Income Tax Act rules, administered by the Canada Revenue Agency, that decide how the corporation is taxed.
You get a Red, Yellow or Green rating for each regime, with every requirement named and what was actually found in your text. There are no forms to fill in.
The check runs in your browser and does not upload your document. Your articles are saved only if you choose to: as an encrypted copy kept for 90 days, if you ask for that when your report is emailed, or with your answers if you sign in to amend them.
What it is, and what it is not
The Health Check produces a drafting-quality hint from the article text you provide. It is a starting point to bring to a qualified lawyer and CPA, not a legal finding that your corporation qualifies as a PREC, and not tax advice. Always have a professional review before you rely on or file anything.
It does not replace your lawyer or your accountant, and it is not meant to. It is meant to make the conversation with them shorter and sharper: you arrive knowing where your articles stand and which protections need attention, instead of paying for that discovery from scratch.
Capital Toolkit is an automated service. It provides general information, not legal, tax or accounting advice, and it does not replace your own lawyer or accountant. Have a qualified professional review any document before you rely on it, sign it or file it.
If you want the full analysis
The rating and the list of which protections are present or missing cost nothing. What is paid for is the PREC Deep Dive at $100 CAD: the full clause-by-clause written analysis of what is wrong, why it matters, and what to raise with your lawyer. HST is added at checkout.