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Corporation Search / Profile or Entity Report Across Canada

We offer the ability to search existing corporations and businesses across Canada for Corporate Searches or Certificates of Status/Compliance/Good Standing, and Articles of Incorporation. We also offer due diligence searches such as bankruptcy, PPSA, bankact and litigation services.

For more information about these options, see the section at the bottom of the page.

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ONTARIO UPDATES FOR CORPORATE SEARCHES

Ontario Updates For Corporate Searches

The new Entity Profile Report will replace the current:

Corporation Profile Report
Corporation Point in Time Report
Corporation Document List
List of Expired business Names Registered by a Corporation
Business Name Report
Limited Partnertships Report
BNLP Document List
Partnership Business Names Report

The new Statement of No Match will replace the current:

Certificate of Non-filing
Statement of No record
Certificate of No Record
Statement of No Match Found
Certificate of Non-registration

The new Request Document Copy will replace the current:

Document Replica
Microfiche Order
Master Business Licence Reprint

Corporate Search Order Form

*Business Name

CORPORATE SEARCHES ACROSS CANADA

Entity Profile Report

Provides head office address, individual(s) listed for businesses, addresses; may provide business activity.

Province

Gov Fee

Our Fee

Certificate of Status / Compliance / Good Standing

Certificate confirming if a corporation is active.

Province

Gov Fee

Our Fee

SEARCHES FOR ONTARIO CORPORATIONS AND REGISTERED BUSINESSES ONLY

Original Documents For Company Example - Articles of Incorporation

Choose what document you need below

Copy of Articles of Incorporation (microfiche) ?

Certified Copy of Articles of Incorporation (microfiche) ?

Business Name Registration (for businesses registered after Oct 19.2021) ?

Gov Fee

Our Fee

Ontario Point in Time Reports Profile

ONLY AVAILABLE FOR CORPORATIONS. Same as profile report above but for specific date other than present.

Gov Fee

Our Fee

*Date:

Certificate of No Match

Gov Fee

Our Fee

BN NUMBER LOOKUP FOR YOUR CORPORATION

BN Number Lookup

DUE DILIGENCE SEARCHES ACROSS CANADA

PPSA Search

The PPSA Search provides details of any current motor vehicles, equipment, inventory or consumer goods debt held by the corporation.

Search Same Corporation As Listed Above

Province

Gov Fee

Our Fee

PPSA Searches For Individuals

First Individual Search

Gov Fee

Our Fee

*First Name:

Middle Name:

*Last Name:

*Date of Birth:

Search For Another Individual

Second Individual Search

Gov Fee

Our Fee

*First Name:

Middle Name:

*Last Name:

*Date of Birth:

Search For Another Individual

Third Individual Search

Gov Fee

Our Fee

*First Name:

Middle Name:

*Last Name:

*Date of Birth:

Search For Another Individual

Fourth Individual Search

Gov Fee

Our Fee

*First Name:

Middle Name:

*Last Name:

*Date of Birth:

Bank Act Certificate (section 427)

This provides a certificate to confirm if a financial institution has first priority on any debt including goods and equipment.

Province

Gov Fee

Our Fee

Official Receiver Search (OR Search)

A federal databank search to obtain a certificate of whether a bankruptcy has or has not been filed against a corporation. We highly recommend if the corporation is in Ontario that a bankruptcy search be included.

Gov Fee

Our Fee

Bankruptcy Search

A manual search is conducted at the courthouse within the jurisdiction of the corporation to view if a bankruptcy filing has taken place within Ontario.

Our Fee

Litigation Searches

Superior Court $25k+ cases (Toronto only)

Our Fee

Court of Appeal for Ontario

Our Fee

Small Claims Court - (Toronto only) $0-25K cases ?

Our Fee

Handling

Sub-Total

13% Tax

TOTAL

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Terms and Conditions

Customer' refers to any person, firm or other entity who receives any and all services provided directly or indirectly from Ontario Business Central Inc. pursuant to this written agreement with Ontario Business Central Inc.

"OBC" shall at all times refer to Ontario Business Central Inc.

There are no representations or warranties, expressed or implied, oral or written, in fact or by operation of law and otherwise, except as herein expressly stated. In no event shall OBC be liable for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages for any reason whatsoever including any arising out of customer's access to or use of services, data, or reports provided by OBC, including the responsibility or liability resulting from the inaccuracy and/or omissions of Nuans data bank pre-searches, Nuans reports, registration of small business and/ or the incorporation processing including any and all services available through OBC.
OBC's liability for direct damages resulting from OBC's negligence or breach of contract in the execution of services provided shall be limited to the total charge for the services provided by OBC and the fees provided by the client without exception.
The customer agrees to indemnify OBC and to hold it harmless from any loss or liability to the customer, or any third parties for any injuries or damages caused by OBC's negligence which result from the customers access to services provided by OBC.
The customer acknowledges that OBC is subject to retrieval of information from third party databanks for retrieval of information requested or required by the customer. Under no circumstances will OBC be held liable and/or responsible for any inaccuracies and/or omissions by these third parties under any circumstances.
The customer acknowledges that from the date of services provided by receipt the customer has 30 days to provide in all cases satisfactory evidence to any negligence or breach of contract in the execution of services provided by OBC to the maximum of the fees provided by the client to OBC for services rendered.

Fees and Minimum Service Charges

Once your order has been submitted to Ontario Business Central Inc. it is understood by you, the client, that the fees provided are considered non-refundable. Ontario Business Central Inc,. at its sole, discretion may choose to refund partial payment of the fees paid by the client if the submission has not yet been completed. A minimum fee of $20.00 will apply in all circumstances. The Province of Ontario does not provide refunds for any reason once a filing has been submitted. If a cancellation of an order was provided and acknowledge by Ontario Business Central Inc. prior to the government fee being disbursed, the client is entitled to a refund in the amount collected for the government fee.
The Province of Ontario does not provide a refund under any circumstance once payment has been received for filing.

Corporate Search / Corporation Search / Profile / Entity Profile

Above are the different wording to reflect the same search request. If you wish to know the current information of a registered or incorporated business, this request will provide the most up to date information regarding:

Current legal name of business
Current address for corporation or registered business/mailing address
Directors/owners of business with addresses
How long the business has been active
If the business is active|cancelled|dissolved

This is requested for a variety of reasons including:

Searching the legitimacy of a business
Obtaining and or ensuring the current directors are listed accurately
Searching to see if an existing business is within the same/similar industry
Service of legal documents
Searching a new business that may be in conflict with your existing business name

Certificate of Status / Status Certificate / Certificate of Compliance / Certificate of Good Standing

The certificate of Status or Compliance is typically a one page certificate that verifies if a corporation is active or inactive on the date of request. This certificate is only available for incorporated companies.

This is requested for a variety of reasons including:

Out of Province filing of an existing Provincial/federal corporation into a new jurisdiction
Professional corporations maintaining compliance with their governing bodies
Purchase or sale of corporation to ensure it is active
When we receive your order we are able to provide the information requested by email the same day

Original Documents for Company

Document Replica (Copy of Master Business Licence)
Microfiche Order (Copy of Original Articles of Incorporation
Master Business Licence Reprint (reprint of original Master Business Licence)

Microfiche Order

The Articles of Incorporation are the original corporate documents when the original incorporation was completed. The Microfiche will also display any changes to the corporation providing Articles of Amendment where the corporation may have changed it’s corporate name, structure or overall directors parameters such as a minimum of one and maximum of ten directors.

Each corporation within Ontario has its own microfiche record of the Articles of Incorporation. The microfiche for any Ontario incorporation can be retrieved from the Provincial databank within 8 to 15 business days of request. The corporate microfiche not only maintains the Articles of Incorporation but any other article filings for the corporation such as Articles of Amendment, Articles of Revival, and Articles of Dissolution. The microfiche also maintains any notices of change filed on behalf of the corporation with updates to addresses, directors, officers of the corporation prior to 1995. The Articles of Incorporation are requested mostly when the owners of the business have misplaced their original copy of the documents.

Master Business Licence Reprint

If a registrant has lost a copy of their Master Business Licence from when it was originally filed, this provides a duplicate of that original registration.

Point in Time Report

The new Entity Profile Report replaces this. The Point in Time report provides the details of the corporation including the head office address, directors and officers names and addresses at a specific timeframe or specific date. Often this report is requested when an individual wants to see historically who owned and operated a corporation.

Document List

The new Profile Entity replaces the need to order this report on its own. From June 1992, a document List provided a listing of the corporate records overall filed on behalf of the corporation. This entity profile report now includes a listing of documents filed including all articles, any Notices of Change updating the address, directors or officers of the corporation and any notices of default provided by either the federal or Provincial governments.

Business Names List

The new Entity Profile Report replaces this. The Business Names List provides the name and BIN number of any current Master Business License (operating names) currently held by a corporation.

Document Replica

The Document Replica is requested to obtain a replacement copy of a current Master Business Licence in Ontario whether the registration is a Sole Proprietorship, General Partnership or Tradename.

BNLP Document list

The new Entity Profile Report replaces this.The BNLP Document List provided all filings attached to a specific Master Business Licence including the registration, any changes, renewals or cancellations.

Business Names Report

The new Entity Profile Report replaces this.The Business Names Report provided details of a current Master Business Licence including business address, owners, owners address, the date of registration and business activity.

Due Diligence

The Due Diligence provides additional information on the corporation or individual director. Whether the business has debts and obligations, if a bank holds any liens for a corporation and if bankruptcy has occurred.

PPSA Search

The PPSA (Personal Property Securities Act) search allows you to search an individual or corporation for any current loans under motor vehicles, equipment, inventory or consumer goods.

Bank Act Certificate (Section 427)

The Bank Act Certificate provides if any financial institution in Canada has first priority on any debt owing including goods and equipment.

Official Receiver (OR Search)

The Official Receiver is a databank held by the Registrar General of Canada and maintains a databank of bankruptcy filings of either an individual or a corporation. The certificate will either provide details or the bankruptcy or confirm there are no bankruptcies listed.

Bankruptcy Search (Ontario)

The Bankruptcy Search is a manual search conducted at the local courthouse to the individual or corporation being searched. This will indicate if an individual or corporation has been petitioned into bankruptcy within Ontario.

Litigation Searches

The Litigation Searches are available to search within the local courthouse for either an individual or corporation to see if there are litigation files listed. Often the litigation searches are ordered to see if an individual or corporation has had issues with previous lenders and creditors. This will provide details whether they are a plaintiff or defendant in any action.

If you have questions about the products to order, please give us a call at 1-877-306-9458 or 416-599-9009.

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