{"id":680,"date":"2024-03-04T12:51:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/?p=680"},"modified":"2026-10-07T15:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:08:46","slug":"bring-existing-corporation-another-provinceterritory-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/bring-existing-corporation-another-provinceterritory-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Bring Your Existing Corporation From Another Province Into Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Originally Posted: Oct 5, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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If you have an existing corporation in any Province or Territory or a Federal incorporation in Canada and you wish to <\/span>register your corporation in Ontario<\/span><\/a>, the process is very simple and inexpensive.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only time you are required to file a provincial registration for your corporation other than your home jurisdiction is when you are setting up a physical address for the business within a secondary Province where you plan to operate. People often ask if they are required to set up their businesses in another Province or Territory when they have clients in that jurisdiction. As an incorporated business, you can have clients anywhere in the world. The only time you need to set up your corporation in another Province or Territory is when your business has a physical location in a different Province or Territory. So, if you have set up a location and are operating in Ontario, you will want to complete the extra-provincial registration to obtain your Ontario Corporate Number, or OCN.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Required For an Ontario Extra-Provincial Registration?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Completing the extra provincial business registration can be done quickly and easily, and lets you begin doing business in Ontario. There are a few pieces of information required to file the registration, as noted below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n