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What Coal Harbour Bookkeeping is.
- Name
- Coal Harbour Bookkeeping
- What we do
- Boutique bookkeeping and financial operations: monthly bookkeeping, payroll, GST and PST filing, year-end preparation, and fractional controller engagements.
- Where we work
- Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. Primary cities: Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, Coquitlam. Remote and cloud-native for clients elsewhere in BC.
- Who we serve
- Owner-operators: professional services firms, real estate investors, boutique hospitality, incorporated medical professionals, construction and real estate operators, mortgage brokers, e-commerce brands, and single-shareholder holding companies.
- Software
- QuickBooks Online and Xero as the ledger. Dext for receipts, Plooto for payments, Wagepoint or Payworks for payroll where needed.
- Pricing model
- Monthly retainer in Canadian dollars. Three starting tiers, quoted after a 20-minute discovery call. See pricing.
- Languages
- English.
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00 PT
What we offer.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Cloud-native monthly close, reconciliations, and reporting.
Payroll Management
CRA-compliant payroll with T4, T4A, and ROE handling.
GST and PST Filing
Quarterly and annual filings for BC businesses.
Year-End Preparation
Audit-ready books for your CPA and corporate tax filing.
Catch-Up and Clean-Up
Bringing behind-schedule books current without drama.
Fractional Controller
Senior financial oversight without a full-time hire.
Who we work with.
Professional Services
Law firms, design studios, consultancies, boutique agencies.
Real Estate
Investors and operators with multi-property portfolios.
Hospitality
Restaurants, cafes, and boutique hospitality operators.
Medical Professionals
Physicians, dentists, and incorporated medical practices.
Construction and Real Estate
General contractors, trades, developers, and brokerages.
Mortgage Brokers
Brokerages and individual mortgage brokers.
E-Commerce
Shopify, Amazon, and direct-to-consumer brands.
Owner-Operator Holdings
Single-shareholder HoldCo and OpCo structures.
Three starting points, one conversation.
Every engagement is a monthly retainer in Canadian dollars, quoted after a 20-minute call. Final pricing depends on transaction volume, the number of accounts reconciled, payroll complexity, and whether catch-up work is needed at the start.
Steady
$500 to $750 CAD / month
Single-entity businesses with straightforward transaction volume (0 to 50 monthly transactions).
Considered
$800 to $1,200 CAD / month
Businesses with more moving parts — multi-account, payroll, or higher volume (50 to 150 monthly transactions).
Bespoke
$1,250 to $2,000 CAD / month
Holding companies, multi-entity structures, and fractional controller engagements (150 or more monthly transactions).
Full pricing detail, inclusions by tier, and frequently asked questions are on the pricing page.
Start with a 20-minute call.
- Phone
- (778) 549-0041
- Contact page
- Book a 20-minute call
- Location
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Where our work ends.
Coal Harbour Bookkeeping is a bookkeeping and financial operations firm, not a CPA practice. The following are outside our scope — they stay with your CPA, and we coordinate directly with them.
- Corporate tax filing (T2)
- Personal tax filing (T1)
- Audit and assurance engagements
- Tax planning and tax advisory
- Legal, immigration, or investment advice
If a client does not yet have a CPA, we refer to a short list of Vancouver firms we have worked alongside for years.
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Or ring us directly: (778) 549-0041