Change Your Ontario Business Information

Other Changes You Can Make to Your Incorporation

You can change your :

• Corporate Name/Structure
• Min/Max number of directors
• Initial Notice Filing (listing of officers to newly incorporated Ontario corporation)
• Federal Annual Return
• Supplementary Letters Patent

For over 25 years, Ontario Business Central has helped individuals who currently have an existing business to make changes to that business easily and effectively. We have individuals everyday who come through our website and update their business records.

Anytime you have a change to an existing business, you are required to update your corporate records within 15 days of that change. Often, owners of a business do not realize that an update is required. Whether you are within the 15 day requirement or not, it is important once you realize that your records are not up to date to change them.

What Type of Business Can Use Our Service to Make a Change?

We specialize in helping individuals make changes to their existing businesses with both the Ontario and Federal governments. Whether you have a Master Business Licence in Ontario or you have incorporated a business, we can assist you to make changes.

Ontario Business

• Named or Numbered Incorporation
• Not for Profit Incorporation
• Charitable Incorporation
• Sole Proprietorship
• General Partnership
• Trade name under an existing Incorporated business

Federal Business

• Named or Numbered Incorporation
• Not For Profit Incorporation
• Charitable Incorporation

Changing a Registered Business’ Information

Making changes to a registered business couldn’t be easier. Just simply review the list of changes, you can do a single change or multiple changes at the same time within the options. If you don’t see what you would like to do, just reach out to us and we will help you.

• Update Business Address
• Update Business Mailing Address
• Update Individual(s) Address
• Update Business Activity
• Add/Remove a partner (only for General Partnerships)

If you wish to change the name of the individual who owns a Sole Proprietorship, change from a Sole Proprietorship to General Partnership or vice versa, or change the name of the business, we cannot make this change with an amendment, a new registration is required and we can assist you to do this.

If a new registration is required, here is the link to do so:

Ontario Online Registration/Renewal of a Business Licence

What You Need to Change Your Registered Business Information

It is helpful to have on hand a copy of your original Master Business Licence, whether it is a Sole Proprietorship, General Partnership or Tradename. Making a change to the existing business is similar to when you originally registered the business, in that the information required is as follows with the new information provided, whether it be an address, business activity or another element.

Any of the changes you can make to a registered business, whether it is a Sole Proprietorship, General Partnership or Trade name, are listed above.

Ontario Registered Business Change

Changing an Incorporated Business’ Information

Having an incorporated company allows you to make any change to the corporation you would like to do. Simply review the list of changes you can make below:

• Changing the Incorporation Name or Structure
• Changing the Min/Max number set
• Filing the Initial Notice (required for new Ontario Incorporations)
• Federal Incorporation – Annual Return
• Changing the Incorporation Address
• Changing the directors (address/position/add/remove)

What You Need to Change Your Incorporated Business Information

• Name or number of incorporated company
• Business Address if changed
• Mailing Address if changed
• Names and addresses of Directors if new/removed/changed

Incorporated Company Changes

The Change You Want to Make Isn’t Listed?

If you are looking to make any change in the following Provinces, please call our office, as not all services are listed on the website at this time.

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• Saskatchewan

Our team is here to help you. We would love to hear from you with any questions you have.

Our business is to help you with your business!