An all-in-one place to file an Annual Return, change a corporate address, add, cease or modify directors, and update an individual address.
Choose the option that best matches the type of corporate update or filing you need.
Complete your corporation's first required information filing with the Ontario Business Registry.
Update your Ontario corporation's information whenever changes occur between Annual Return filings.
Complete your mandatory annual corporate filing and confirm your corporation's information.
Update your federal corporation's registered office address or director information when changes occur.
When you change corporate details on an existing corporation, you must update the corporate record to reflect the change or changes with the Ontario Business Registry.
The Initial Notice must generally be filed within 60 days of incorporation. Filing requirements may also apply following an amalgamation, continuance or revival. A Company Key is required. If you don't have yours, Ontario Business Central can assist with retrieving it as part of your order.
File an Initial NoticeA mandatory filing any time the corporation changes any listed addresses, directors or officers in between Annual Return filings. In Ontario, the corporate record must be updated within 15 days of the change.
File a Notice of ChangeIntroduced in October 2021, the Ontario Annual Return is now filed with the Province of Ontario rather than with your CRA corporate tax filing. It is due each year on the anniversary date of the corporation. Once the first filing has been completed, we will send you an email reminder each year.
File Ontario Annual ReturnAny change to your corporate address, director addresses or directors must be updated with Corporations Canada. If a federal corporation resides in Ontario, you must also file a Form 2 Notice of Change, because federal information is not shared with Ontario or any other jurisdiction. Name or structure changes are filed through the Federal Articles of Amendment.
File a Federal ChangeEvery federal corporation must file an Annual Return within 60 days of its anniversary date, whether there is a change or not. You can find your anniversary date on your Articles of Incorporation. If a corporation lapses in filing for 2 years, the federal government automatically cancels the corporation with only one emailed notification for default.
File Federal Annual ReturnQuick answers to the most common questions about Ontario and Federal incorporation changes and filings.
Both the Ontario and Federal governments have online access to make changes. To file electronically, you need either an account or a key with the government to implement the changes.
The historic address or details of the corporation remains accessible by searching historical or archived information on the corporation. By completing a change, the previous information doesn't disappear.
The processing time is usually the same business day with an email confirmation once the file has been updated.
Yes. You can use the form with your financial institution, the CRA and any other third party.
The Articles of Incorporation, whether Ontario or Federal, remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the corporation. Each change you submit is a secondary filing to the original Articles of Incorporation.
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