If you wish to change the name of your existing corporation, the structure, or the parameters for the minimum and maximum number of directors, the process is very simple to complete. Articles of Amendment provide the ability to make changes to an existing corporation including amending a corporate name, structure or parameters of director numbers for either a profit or not for profit corporation.
Ontario Business Central assists you to facilitate preparing and submitting the Articles of Amendment in an easy to use online platform for both Ontario and Federal incorporations.
Having an incorporated business, allows you the ability to make any change you wish for your existing corporation.
To file Ontario Articles of Amendment, a manual filing with the Province is required with an original signature from a director. Most recently, the Province has provided the accessibility for the signatures to be in digital format for submission to their office.
We make this process very simple. When using our online submission the ordering process takes 3-5 minutes. You will provide the specifics to what is being amending from the original Articles of Incorporation. We will prepare the manual Articles of Amendment and send them to you for review and approval. When you have confirmed by email and approved the Articles of Amendment, you simply sign/scan and email/mail/courier the Articles of Amendment to our office for same day filing. We are conveniently located next door to the Ministry of Government Services.
If you are changing the corporate name, a Nuans report is mandatory and available as an option within your ordering process.
After filing the Articles on a same day basis, we will scan and email the filed Articles of Amendment and mail the originals to you.
When confirming details, we would also like a scanned/faxed copy of the original letters patent sent by email to our office.
Our fees are $99.99 with additional fees depending on what change you require. The ordering page provides a full breakdown of options and fees depending on your specific circumstance.
The government filing fee is $150.00
The Articles of Amendment are filed manually. When your order is received, we prepare the documents and email them to you for approval according to the details you have provided. The documents are required to be signed by a director of the corporation and mailed/couriered back to us with original signatures on the documents. The documents are then filed with the Province of Ontario on a same day basis and completed.
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Supplementary Letters Patent are documents specific to making changes to an existing Not for Profit/Charitable Corporation in Ontario. These are the reasons why individuals file Supplementary Letters Patent:
To make any of the listed changes to your existing Ontario Not For Profit or Charitable organization, a manual filing called the Form 3 is required. The documents are to be completed in duplicate and original signatures are required by 2 current directors of the Corporation.
When confirming details, we would also like a scanned/faxed copy of the original letters patent by email for our office.
Our fees are $99.99 with additional fees, depending on what changes you require. The ordering page provides a full breakdown of options and fees, depending on your specific circumstance.
The government filing fee is $130.00
The government fee is an additional $150.00 when you are switching from a Not For Profit to Charitable organization.
When the Supplementary Letters Patent has been submitted to the Province for review, the minimum amount of time is 35 business days. If you are changing to a Charitable Organization, there is an additional 4 weeks time delay.
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When the Supplementary Letters Patent have been approved and accepted by the Province, you will receive back one copy of the completed documents and the Province will maintain the other copy of the documentation and add this to your corporate record. You will want to provide a copy to the organization’s financial institution, Revenue Canada, and any other governing body you may be affiliated with.
To file Articles of Amendment in Canada (Federally), an electronic filing is available with the Federal Government.
This allows for the amendment to take place without requiring original signatures from the directors of the corporation.
The process has never been easier. By going through our online ordering process (2-5 minutes), you will provide the specifics to what you are amending. We will prepare the documents and send them to you by email for your review and approval. No original signature is required, simply confirmation that we can proceed. We submit on your behalf and the completed documents are usually available within 1 business day.
If you are changing the corporate name, a Nuans report is mandatory and available as an option within your ordering process.
Our fees are $99.99 with additional fees depending on what change you require. The ordering page provides a full breakdown of options and fees depending on your specific circumstance.
The government filing fee is $200.00
The time frame for completion once your order has been submitted is 2 business days.
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Ontario Business Central has helped thousands of clients to easily make the necessary changes to their existing corporations. Overtime, as your business grows and evolves, the original Incorporation documents may require changes to reflect the current model for the Incorporation. We recommend, when the changes have been made to provide the Articles of Amendment or Supplementary Letters Patent to your financial institution, professional team and, when a name change is required, to Revenue Canada as well.
We celebrate entrepreneurs and work diligently to provide you with simple and easy tools to complete your request. We are not happy unless you, our client is.
Once the Articles of Amendment have been completed, if you have changed the name of the corporation, it is recommended for you to notify your bank, Revenue Canada and obtain new cheques/signage/business cards etc.
We accept payment by either Visa,MasterCard, AMEX, Visa Debit or MasterCard Debit.