{"id":172,"date":"2022-10-27T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/?p=172"},"modified":"2025-08-06T17:21:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T21:21:03","slug":"searching-the-history-of-an-ontario-corporation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/searching-the-history-of-an-ontario-corporation\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching The History Of An Ontario Corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Originally Published: Aug 26, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you wish to obtain the full history of an Ontario corporation, here are the steps to take to complete the history of the corporation from the Articles of Incorporation to today&#8217;s date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obtain a copy of <strong>the MICROFICHE<\/strong> for the corporation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The microfiche holds the following documents if applicable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Articles of Incorporation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Articles of Amendment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Articles of Dissolution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Articles of Revival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any Form 1&#8217;s prior to 1995 (this provides the list of directors, directors addresses, office address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/forms\/corporate-search.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/corporate-search.jpg\" alt=\"Professional man using laptop to search Ontario business information and corporation history records online\" class=\"wp-image-5407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/corporate-search.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/corporate-search-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/corporate-search-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/corporate-search-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obtain the <strong>CORPORATE<\/strong> <strong>PROFILE REPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The profile report lists <strong>the most recent<\/strong> information for the corporation including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Current name of corporation with any previous names of businesses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current corporate and mailing address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current directors names and addresses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current officers names and addresses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the corporation is active<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the corporation has any current tradenames (doing business as names) under corporation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the corporation has been registered from an amalgamation of 2 or more businesses (additional searches may be required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:1280px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_sj-31UTfdEo\"><div id=\"lyte_sj-31UTfdEo\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/sj-31UTfdEo\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sj-31UTfdEo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/sj-31UTfdEo\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:1280px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>REVIEW CORPORATE PROFILE REPORT FOR POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO ORDER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 3 (potential order)<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the<strong> last page<\/strong> of the<strong> CORPORATE PROFILE REPORT<\/strong> (noted above) there will be a listed that shows if there were any previous Form 1c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">filings where there may have been an address change or director\/officer changes for the corporation. If this is applicable, you can order <strong>POINT IN TIME REPORT.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This document for each date that is displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Last Document Recorded<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Form<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CIA &nbsp; Annual Return&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2010<\/td><td>1c<\/td><td>2010\/11\/22 (this is the most recent document and is provided in the CORPORATE PROFILE REPORT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CIA &nbsp; Annual Return&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2008<\/td><td>1c<\/td><td>2008\/01\/12 (previous filing order the <strong>POINT IN TIME REPORT<\/strong> as of the previous day to date displayed)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CIA &nbsp; Annual Return&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2006<\/td><td>1c<\/td><td>2006\/04\/30 (previous filing order the <strong>POINT IN TIME REPORT<\/strong> as of the previous day to date displayed)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If there is only the one document displayed, a POINT IN TIME REPORT will not be necessary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are available to assist you through the process of ordering the documents necessary to complete the historical data of any corporation through out Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"ctabig-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/forms\/corporate-search.php\">Order Your Copy Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">**OUR INFORMATION IS SIMPLY A GUIDE TO ASSIST YOU. 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