{"id":2594,"date":"2019-04-15T16:39:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T20:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/?p=2594"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:00:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T18:00:55","slug":"the-importance-of-corporate-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/the-importance-of-corporate-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Corporate Supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019re starting out your new corporation, you\u2019ll want to keep things organized and have all your information easily accessible. Obtaining a corporate supplies package can help you establish and maintain your organization right from the start. Ontario Business Central offers you the option of including a comprehensive corporate supplies package with your order when your incorporation is registered or ordering it separately afterwards.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ctabig-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/forms\/corporate-supplies.php\">Order a Corporate Supplies Package<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Corporate Supplies package includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Burgundy Minute Book with Slipcase<\/li>\n<li>Tabs, Inserts and Brass Plate for Minute Book<\/li>\n<li>By-Laws (general) ** Only for Ontario Corporations **<\/li>\n<li>Markmaker Seal<\/li>\n<li>20 Shares<\/li>\n<li>Letter Size Register<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As stated in the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA), a Canada corporation must keep records and important documents properly maintained, and there may be penalties that are incurred for not attending to your Minute Book.<\/p>\n<p>This can include everything from your Articles of Incorporation, shareholders agreement, minutes of meetings and any other important corporate information that should be kept on hand. Typically, these documents are held within a corporate Minute Book.<\/p>\n<p>There may be instances when Revenue Canada, accountants or other authorities may need to take a look at your minute book, so you\u2019ll need to have it readily available in these cases.<\/p>\n<h3>Minute Book<\/h3>\n<p>With your corporate supplies package, you\u2019ll receive an unorganized Minute Book, along with a Brass Plate, tabs and inserts. You can take these supplies, along with the corporate documents you already have to a corporate lawyer to organize them for you.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll have your corporate name personalized on the brass plate on the spine of your book, along with a slipcase to keep it protected. Tabs and inserts let you easily keep documents organized for quick reference when they\u2019re needed.<\/p>\n<h3>Corporate Seal<\/h3>\n<p>Although it\u2019s no longer legally required for corporations to have a corporate seal, many still choose to use a seal to emboss their legal documents. There are also some banks and other institutions that still require agreements to be officially sealed with the corporate embosser.<\/p>\n<p>With your corporate supplies package, you\u2019ll get the markmaker model of the corporate seal.<\/p>\n<h3>Share Certificates<\/h3>\n<p>Shares are issued by the board of directors of a corporation and are the legal documents that specify the ownership for a corporation. Each share certificate states the number and class of shares that individual shareholders are entitled to. Your corporate supplies package comes with 20 blank share certificates included, that you may take to a corporate lawyer to have completed.<\/p>\n<p>Keep yourself and your corporation organized from the start, by equipping yourself with the tools you\u2019ll need. The corporate supplies package includes all of the basics you\u2019ll need to get started and keep your important documents in order.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ctabig-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/forms\/corporate-supplies.php\">Order a Corporate Supplies Package<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Amending Your Corporate Name<\/h3>\n<p>There are instances when you may find the need to change your corporate name. Whether you\u2019re changing from a numbered corporation to a name, or changing your name to a new name, you may wish to order new corporate supplies to reflect that new name.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more information about amending your corporate name here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/forms\/change-business-name-or-structure-ontario-canada.php\">Ontario or Federal Corporate Amendment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along with your corporate amendment, you can choose to have new corporate supplies included right in the order, so you\u2019ll have the new corporate name on all of your supplies.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about ordering Corporate Supplies, please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/contactus.php\">contact our staff<\/a> for additional information and assistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;i&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;:&#x69;&#x6e;&#113;u&#x69;&#114;i&#x65;&#x73;&#64;o&#x6e;&#x74;&#97;r&#x69;&#111;&#98;&#x75;&#x73;&#105;n&#x65;&#x73;&#115;c&#x65;&#110;&#116;r&#x61;&#108;&#46;&#x63;&#x61;\">&#x69;&#x6e;&#113;&#117;ir&#x69;&#x65;&#x73;&#64;on&#x74;&#x61;&#x72;&#105;&#111;b&#x75;&#x73;&#x69;&#110;&#101;s&#x73;&#x63;&#x65;&#110;&#116;ra&#x6c;&#x2e;&#x63;&#97;<\/a><br \/>\nToll-Free: 1-877-306-9458<br \/>\nLocal: 1-416-599-9009<br \/>\nFax: 1-866-294-4363<br \/>\nOffice Hours: 9:00am \u2013 5:00pm<br \/>\nMonday \u2013 Friday E.S.T.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Ontario Business Central Inc. is not a law firm and cannot provide a legal opinion or advice. This information is to assist you in understanding the requirements of registration within the chosen jurisdiction. It is always recommended, when you have legal or accounting questions that you speak to a qualified professional.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019re starting out your new corporation, you\u2019ll want to keep things organized and have&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[180,163,179],"class_list":["post-2594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-startup-guides-tips","tag-business-planning","tag-minute-book","tag-new-business-owners"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies.jpg",600,444,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies.jpg",600,444,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies.jpg",600,444,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies-300x222.jpg",300,222,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies.jpg",600,444,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies.jpg",600,444,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies.jpg",600,444,false],"obc-archive-card":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies.jpg",547,405,false],"obc-archive-card-2x":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies.jpg",600,444,false],"obc-archive":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies.jpg",600,444,false],"obc-archive-2x":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies.jpg",600,444,false],"rt_custom":["https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/corporate-supplies.jpg",600,444,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Lisa Shaw","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/author\/lisa-shaw\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/category\/starting-a-business\/startup-guides-tips\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Startup Guides &amp; Tips<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"When you\u2019re starting out your new corporation, you\u2019ll want to keep things organized and have...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2594"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9851,"href":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2594\/revisions\/9851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}