ONCA - The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act

Our Services

• Preliminary search – checking the business name you would like to use against existing businesses within the required Nuans databank.
• Nuans report – this report is required when incorporating and provides a view to the government of any similar names to your proposed name
• Preparation of the Articles – From the instructions you provide by filling in our easy to use online form, we complete the Articles of Incorporation for your review and acceptance
• Filing of Articles with the Province – our staff hand delivers the prepared Articles, and we are available for any questions with the Provincial examiners regarding your file.
• Completed Articles of Incorporation – When the Province accepts your Articles, we will email these to you so you may proceed to open a bank account and begin this business
• Charitable organizations also are provided with information to complete the charitable tax account with Revenue Canada.

Required Information is as Follows

• Name of Corporation
• Address of Corporation (a home address can be used)
• Minimum of 3 directors (legal names and addresses and signature required)
• Objects for the corporation (business activity) We list the already pre-approved object clauses from the Province for you to review. If the object clause fits your business objects, you simply click the applicable button. If not, don’t worry, you will have the full view of the pre-approved object clauses to use as a guide for your specific object clauses.

Examples of Common Not For Profit Organizations

This listing is not exclusive to the only areas available for a Not For Profit incorporation, but simply samples of commonly used ones.

• Athletic and Sports:
  Aquatics, athletic clubs, curling, fishing and hunting club, flying, golf, health club, hockey, riding, skating, snowmobiling, swimming, yachting, etc.
• Arts:
  Dance, Literacy, Music, Photography, Theatre, etc.
• Business/Professional Groups:
  Businessmen/women, employee, merchant’s association, professional association, trade association, etc.
• Community:
  Community Association, Community Centre, Community Club, Conversation, Ethnic, Fraternity/Sorority, Historical, Home and School Association, Lobbying, Research/Scientific, Residents association, service club, social club, social service organization, women’s affairs, etc.

Choosing a Non-Profit Organization’s Name for Your Non-Profit Incorporation

The name you choose for your not for profit corporation must appear from the name to be not for profit in its wording and not be confusing with a profit corporation. The name must be distinctive and descriptive in its body and a legal ending of either Corporation, Corp., Incorporated, or Inc., may be used or no legal ending is available as options.