Canada, you can have nominee director, and nominee/anonymous corporation shareholder, you are not asked to provide the UBO.
People laugh, but it is a good strategy, although I'd prefer to use someone where there is some continuity, like an small accounting firm or small law firm. That way if the person dies you're not but out.
Yes they have a public register so it's a no go. What I can see Seychelles, Belize, Bahrain and a few more don't, but how to get any banking or EMI for it.
You are always asked to provide UBO details before registering the company, unless you are working with a very weird registered agent / corporate service provider who doesn't give a F about the rules
No, it is a European thing. USA and Canada have not yet adopted UBO disclosures. Although the tax terrorist are trying to force it.
Yeah, it seems that they are not really pushing for that to happen, we have already discussed this last year and there is nothing new about them speculating on making UBO visible in the corporate register.
the Division of Corporations (USA) or Registraire of Entreprises (Canada) do not have a register of UBOs (yet) however a serious agent will ask for this details as this is part of the due diligence
I can't speak for what an agent would or could do, I've never used one to register a company, but I have created companies in those jurisdictions and was not asked by the government workers for UBO, nor do I recall any such question on the forms stating that it has to be disclosed.
Correct me if I am wrong but did the house democrats not pass a bill forcing UBO disclosure in the current session (2018-2020) that got blocked by Republican Senate?
Again, the problem is not if a company in Canada, USA or Vanuatu is private and don't discloses UBO's. The problem is that when you signup in an EMI or for a Bank account, you'll have to disclose that details on UBO and they are who, in fact, will report you to your country
