Business information must be maintained and if changes are made, they must be filed with the Corporate Registry within 15 days.
Maintenance
Annual Return
Every limited liability must, each year, file an annual return with the Corporate Registry.
The annual return will be available via email or a form via mail. These will be sent to the corporation at the email address associated with the entity or mailing address of its registered office at least one month before the due date.
- The Corporate Registry will not send an advance notice or final notice when an entity has already submitted their annual return.
- Annual returns that are returned for corrections must be resubmitted within 30 days from the date on the returned submission correspondence. If the annual return is not resubmitted within this timeframe, the annual return submission will expire.
- Strike off from the registry will now occur 30 days from the date of the final notice or 60 days from the annual return due date, depending on the status of returned submissions.
- All entities will receive a final notice prior to becoming eligible for strike off. The final notice is sent either two weeks after the entity’s annual return due date or immediately after the expiration of an annual return that was not resubmitted within 30 days of having been returned.
- If an annual return is not received within 30 days from the final notice, the entity will be struck from the registry.
Filing your Annual Return:
- Login to the Corporate Registry application.
- Enter your entity number or name in the ‘file annual return or renewal' field.
- Click on your entity name that displays.
- Select the option ‘annual return’.
- Review each section contained on the registry to confirm the information remains correct and accurate. If there are changes, each section has an option on the lower right hand side of the page to enable these changes.
- Complete the application and submit.
- The summary screen within the application will provide an overview of your annual return.
Change your Business Information
You must also notify the Corporate Registry within 15 days of any change to the business address, mailing address or the address of the proprietor or partners.
Filing a Change of Address/Change of Name
- Login to the Corporate Registry application.
- Enter your entity number or name in the ‘update entity’ field.
- Click on your entity name that displays.
- Select the option ‘change of business address’ or ‘change of name’.
- Complete the application and submit.
- The summary screen within the application will provide an overview of your address or name changes.
A new name reservation may be required if there is a substantial change to the name. The new name will be treated as a new business and a new registration number will be issued.
Filing an Alteration in Partnership
If you are adding, deleting or changing a partner, still remaining a partnership.
- Login to the Corporate Registry application.
- Enter your entity number or name in the ‘update entity’ field.
- Click on your entity name that displays.
- Select the option ‘alteration in partnership’.
- Complete the application and submit.
- The summary screen within the application will provide an overview of your partnership alteration.