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Filing changes to an existing Ontario corporation

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Initial Return / Notice of Change $55	File an Initial Return (due within 60 days of incorporation) or Notice of Change (due within 15 days of a change to the address or officer/director information of a corporation) under the Corporations Information Act. Initial Return/Notice of Change (Form 1) filings apply only to Ontario corporations. Extra-provincial corporations must file a Form 2 which is only available from the Ministry of Government Services.

Annual Return $55	File an Annual Return (due within 6 months after the end of each tax year) under the Corporations Information Act. View more info on Annual Return filing requirements.

Understanding Ontario Corporation Filings

Initial Return

After incorporating under the Ontario Business Corporations Act, it is mandatory under the Corporations Information Act to complete and file with the Companies and Personal Property Security Branch an Initial Return/Notice of Change within 60 days.

Change of Address

Whenever a corporation changes its office address, it is mandatory under the Corporations Information Act to complete and file with the Companies and Personal Property Security Branch an Initial Return/Notice of Change within 15 days after the change.

Change of officer and director information

Whenever there is a change of officer and/or director information, it is mandatory under the Corporations Information Act to complete and file with the Companies and Personal Property Security Branch an Initial Return/Notice of Change within 15 days after the change.

Note: Under the Ontario Business Corporations Act, if you need to change the minimum or maximum number of directors as originally set out in the Articles of Incorporation, you must complete and submit Articles of Amendment (not available online) together with the prescribed fee.

Change of corporate name

If you need to change the name of a corporation, you must obtain a NUANS® report on the new name, then complete and submit Articles of Amendment together with the NUANS® report and the prescribed fee.

Change of shares and provisions

If you need to change the share structure or provisions of a corporation, you must complete and submit Articles of Amendment together with the prescribed fee.

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Annual Return filings

An Annual Return filing is mandatory for Ontario business corporations, foreign extra-provincial corporations and corporations incorporated under the Corporations Act. The Annual Return may be filed any time during calendar year but it must be filed BEFORE the prescribed due date for that corporation type:

- Ontario business corporations and foreign extra-provincial corporations must file their Annual Return within six months after the end of their taxation year.
- Corporations incorporated under the Corporations Act must file within 60 days of the anniversary of incorporation or amalgamation.

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