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September 8, 2021 | Notice | Businesses and not-for-profits
New! Corporate filing notices

June 4, 2021
Scam alert: Impero Solutions Limited uses Corporations Canada letterhead without authorization

Notices

2024

January 22, 2024 | Businesses and Changes to online services
New filing requirement in effect: CBCA businesses must begin to file individuals with significant control information

January 10, 2024 | Businesses and Changes to online services
Important reminders for January 22, 2024 

January 8, 2024 | Notice
Online access management tools now available for registered intermediaries

2023

December 18, 2023 | Businesses and Changes to online services
Information on individuals with significant control will be made available to the public

October 12, 2023 | Businesses and Changes to online services
CBCA businesses must soon start to file individuals with significant control information

September 22, 2023 | Notice
Corporations Canada has posted a new Request for Proposal for service suppliers

September 20, 2023 | Notice | Businesses, not-for-profits and Changes to online services
Changes to the corporate name proposal process are now in effect

July 14, 2023 | Notice | Businesses, not-for-profits and Changes to online services
Important changes to the corporate name proposal process

July 14, 2023 | Notice | Businesses
Corporations Canada has amended the Policy on reviving a business corporation and instructions to complete the revival form

June 28, 2023 | Notice | Businesses
Corporation key will be required for CBCA annual return filing

June 28, 2023 | Notice | Businesses, not-for-profits and Changes to online services
Identity verification is now mandatory to use Online Filing Centre services

June 15, 2023 | Notice
Corporations Canada has posted a new Request for Information for service suppliers

June 14, 2023 | Notice | Not-for-profits
Administrative dissolution program of not-for-profit corporations will be launched in July

May 18, 2023 | Notice | Businesses, not-for-profits and Changes to online services
Introducing Quick links, online access management tools for your corporation

May 10, 2023 | Notice | Businesses
Now available: 2022 Diversity Report

May 10, 2023 | Notice | Businesses
Register of individuals with significant control clarified

March 22, 2023 | Notice | Businesses
New legislation is tabled to create a beneficial ownership registry

March 6, 2023 | Notice | Businesses
The Canadian Securities Administrators CSA exempts Canada Business Corporations Act CBCA-incorporated reporting issuers from the director election form of proxy requirement

February 23, 2023 | Notice | Changes to online services
Verify your identity through your ISED Account

2022

October 31, 2022 | Notice | Businesses and Changes to online services
Proposed regulations amending the Canada Business Corporations Regulations, 2001 – Register of individuals with significant control

September 26, 2022 | Notice | Changes to online services
Debit will no longer be accepted as a method of payment for the Online Filing Centre

August 31, 2022 | Notice | Businesses, not-for-profits and cooperatives
Regulations related to Bill C-25 come into force

April 29, 2022 | Notice | Businesses
Corporations Canada resumes administrative dissolutions of corporations that are in default of filing their annual returns

April 6, 2022 | Notice | Businesses
Now available: 2021 Annual Report on Diversity of Boards of Directors and Senior Management of Federal Distributing Corporations

March 17, 2022 | Notice | Businesses, not-for-profits and cooperatives
Regulations related to Bill C-25 coming into force this summer

March 2, 2022 | Notice | Changes to online services
Director information now available on API store

February 7, 2022 | Notice | Businesses
Enhancements to the diversity disclosure guidelines for federal distributing corporations

January 20, 2022 | Notice | Businesses and not-for-profits
Changes to the Online Filing Centre are now in effect

January 10, 2022 | Notice | Businesses and not-for-profits
Important notice regarding upcoming changes to the Online Filing Centre

2021

October 12, 2021| Notice
Corporations Canada's first annual statistics report is now available

July 12, 2021 | Notice
CRA's Canada Recovery Hiring Program conducting question & answer sessions

June 18, 2021 | Consultation | Not-for-profits
Consultation on the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act

April 7, 2021 | Notice | Businesses
Corporations Canada's first annual report on Diversity of Boards of Directors and Senior Management of Federal Distributing Corporations is now available

April 1, 2021 | Notice | Businesses, not-for-profits and cooperatives
Corporations Canada adopts new refund policy

March 31, 2021 | Notice | Businesses
Corporations Canada launches new feature to federal incorporation

February 3, 2021 | Notice | Businesses
Diversity disclosure guidelines

January 29, 2021 | Consultation | Businesses
Public consultations concerning executive compensation and the well-being of employees, retirees and pensioners

January 18, 2021 | Notice | Businesses, not-for-profits and cooperatives
New format for federal reports – Nuans

2020

December 30, 2020 | Notice | Businesses, not-for-profits and cooperatives
Annual meetings of federal businesses, not-for-profits and cooperatives during COVID-19 in 2021

November 4, 2020 | Notice | Businesses, not-for-profits and cooperatives
Diversity within Canadian businesses: 50 – 30 Challenge

July 29, 2020 | Notice | Businesses and not-for-profits
Corporations Canada launches streamlined naming service for businesses and not-for-profits

February 27, 2020 | Notice | Businesses
Filing diversity information with Corporations Canada

January 6, 2020 | Notice | Not-for-profits
Upcoming changes to not-for-profit corporation services

January 6, 2020 | Notice | Businesses
Upcoming changes to business corporation services

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