Cost and time required to register, change or search for a business name, corporation or not-for-profit
How much it costs and how long it takes to file documents and order search products online, email or by mail.
Overview
To make sure our records are up-to-date and people can find what they need, businesses, not-for-profit corporations and people looking to register a business name must submit documents to us when they:
- incorporate in Ontario
- create or register types of businesses other than corporations
- change information relating to their business or not-for-profit
- incorporate in another jurisdiction but want to operate in Ontario
Depending on which documents you’re filing or search products you’re ordering, there are different service delivery options, processing times (which are subject to change) and fees you must pay.
Accepted methods of payment
Online
You can pay online by Debit, Visa or Mastercard.
By mail
You can only pay with a cheque or personal cheque made out to the Minister of Finance. Personal cheques must be pre-printed with a name and address by the bank.
We will charge you an extra $35.00 if your cheque is returned due to insufficient funds.
- You can submit your completed documents by mail:
- Business and Personal Property Branch
- 393 University Avenue
- Suite 200
- Toronto, Ontario
- M5G 2M2
By email
Payment by email is only available for Cooperative corporations and, you can only pay by credit card. For your security and protection, credit card information cannot be provided by email. You must provide a daytime contact phone number as part of your cover letter. After your email is received, we will contact you by telephone at the number set out in the cover letter to collect credit card information (e.g. cardholder name, number, CVV, expiry date, etc.) and payment will be processed at that time.
Our service standards and fees
These charts only display the government fees. Please contact the service providers directly for information about their charges for the online service they provide.
Business Corporations Act: service times and fees
Dissolutions, Revivals and Authorization to Continue in Another Jurisdiction require consent from the Ministry of Finance (MOF). MOF will provide its consent electronically to us within 30 business days of receipt from the Ontario Business Registry system. We will process filings upon receipt from customers or from MOF (if applicable) within the service standards set out below.
| Service | Online with the Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
| Incorporation | Immediate - $300 | 15 business days - $300 |
| Amalgamation | Immediate - $330 | 15 business days - $330 |
| Amendment | Immediate - $150 | 15 business days - $150 |
| Restated Articles | Immediate - $150 | 15 business days - $150 |
| Dissolution | 2 business days - $25 | 15 business days - $25 |
| Winding-Up (first filing) (if voluntary) | Immediate - $25 | 15 business days - $25 |
| Winding-Up (second) (if voluntary) | Immediate - $25 | 15 business days - $25 |
| Winding-up (court ordered) (first filing) | 2 business days - $25 | 15 business days - $25 |
| Winding-up (court ordered) (second filing) | 2 business days - $25 | 15 business days - $25 |
| Continuation in Ontario | 2 business days - $330 | 15 business days - $330 |
| Authorization to continue in another jurisdiction | 2 business days - $330 | 15 business days - $330 |
| Revival | 2 business days - $330 | 15 business days - $330 |
| Reorganization | 2 business days - $150 | 15 business days - $150 |
| Arrangement | 2 business days - $330 | 15 business days - $330 |
| Corrected Certificate | 2 – 3 weeks - $500 | 4-6 weeks - $500 |
Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010: service times and fees
| Service | Online with the Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
| Incorporation | 5 business days - $155 | 15 business days - $155 |
| Amalgamation | 5 business days - $155 | 15 business days - $155 |
| Amendment | 5 business days - $130 | 15 business days - $130 |
| Restated Articles | 5 business days - $130 | 15 business days - $130 |
| Dissolution | 5 business days - $0 | 15 business days - $0 |
| Winding-Up (first filing) (if voluntary) | 5 business days - $25 | 15 business days - $25 |
| Winding-Up (second filing) (if voluntary) | 5 business days - $25 | 15 business days - $25 |
| Winding-up (court ordered) (first filing) | 5 business days - $25 | 15 business days - $25 |
| Winding-up (court ordered) (second filing) | 5 business days - $25 | 15 business days - $25 |
| Continuation in Ontario | 5 business days - $155 | 15 business days - $155 |
| Authorization to continue out | 5 business days - $155 | 15 business days - $155 |
| Revival | 5 business days - $100 | 15 business days - $100 |
| Reorganization | 5 business days - $130 | 15 business days - $130 |
| Arrangement | 5 business days - $155 | 15 business days - $155 |
| Corrected Certificate | 2 – 3 weeks - $500 | 4-6 weeks - $500 |
Co-operative Corporations Act: service times and fees
| Service | Online with the Ministry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Incorporation with share | not available | 35 business days - $335 | 35 business days - $335 |
| Incorporation without share | not available | 35 business days - $155 | 35 business days - $155 |
| Incorporation without share (if not-for-profit organization) | not available | 35 business days - $155 | 35 business days - $155 |
| Amalgamation | not available | 35 business days - $0 | 35 business days - $0 |
| Amendment | not available | 35 business days - $100 | 35 business days - $100 |
| Amendment (converting) to a Not-for-Profit Corporations Act 2010 | not available | 35 business days - $100 | 35 business days - $100 |
| Amendment to convert to a Business Corporations Act corporation | not available | 35 business days - $200 | 35 business days - $200 |
| Restated Articles with or without share | not available | 35 business days - $100 | 35 business days - $100 |
| Dissolution | not available | 35 business days - $0 | 35 business days - $0 |
| Continuation from another jurisdiction | not available | 35 business days - $200 | 35 business days - $200 |
| Transfer out of Ontario | not available | 35 business days - $200 | 35 business days - $200 |
| Revival | not available | 35 business days - $200 | 35 business days - $200 |
Corporations Act: service times and fees
| Service | Online with the Ministry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Incorporation of a company | not available | 35 business days - $315 | 35 business days - $315 |
| Letters Patent of Amalgamation | not available | 35 business days - $155 | 35 business days - $155 |
| Supplementary Letters Patent | not available | 35 business days - $130 | 35 business days - $130 |
| Surrender of Charter | not available | 35 business days – $0 | 35 business days – $0 |
| Revival of Letters Patent | not available | 15 business days - $315 | 7 business days - $315 |
| Corrected Letters Patent or Corrected Supplementary Letters Patent | not available | 4-6 weeks - $315 | 4-6 weeks - $315 |
Extra-Provincial Corporations Act: foreign corporation service times and fees
| Service | Online with the Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
| Extra-Provincial Licence | 5 business days - $330 | 10 business days - $330 |
| Amended Extra-Provincial Licence | 5 business days - $150 | 10 business days - $150 |
| Termination of Extra-Provincial Licence | Immediate - $0 | 10 business days - $0 |
| Corrected Extra-Provincial Licence | 2 – 3 weeks - $330 | 4-6 weeks - $330 |
Corporations Information Act: service times and fees
| Service | Online with the Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
Initial Return/Notice of Change (Ontario Corporation)
| Immediate - $0 | 15 business days - $0 |
| Initial Return/Notice of Change (Extra-Provincial Corporation) | 2 business days - $0 | 15 business days - $0 |
| CIA Annual Return (Ontario Corporation) | Immediate - $0 | 15 business days - $0 |
| CIA Annual Return (Extra-Provincial Foreign Corporation) | Immediate - $0 | 15 business days - $0 |
Business Names Act: registration and filing service times and fees
Sole Proprietorship, General Partnership and Business Name for Corporations or Partnership: registration and filing service times and fees
| Service | Online with the Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
| New Registration | Immediate - $60 | 15 business days -$60 |
| Renewal | Immediate - $60 | 15 business days - $60 |
| Amendment or Cancellation | Immediate - $0 | 15 business days - $0 |
Partnership/Limited Liability Partnership, Extra-Provincial Limited Liability Partnership/Limited Liability Company: registration and filing service times and fees
| Service | Online with Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
| New Registration | Immediate - $60 | 15 business days -$60 |
| Renewal | Immediate - $60 | 15 business days - $60 |
| Amendment or Cancellation | Immediate - $0 | 15 business days - $0 |
Limited Partnerships Act: registration and filing service times and fees
Declaration
Service
| Online with the Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
| New filing or renewal | Immediate - $210 | 15 business days - $210 |
| Late renewal | Immediate - $360 | 15 business days - $360 |
| Change | Immediate - $0 | 15 business days - $0 |
| Dissolution | Immediate - $0 | 15 business days - $0 |
| Withdrawal | Immediate - $0 | 15 business days - $0 |
| Corrected Declaration | 2-3 weeks - $500 | 4-6 weeks - $500 |
Corporate Search: products and service times and fees
As of November 1, 2018, ServiceOntario no longer provides microfiche. All documents on the requested microfiche will be provided to customers in a PDF document via email.
| Service | Online with the Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile Report | Immediate - $8 | 5 business days - $8 |
| Certificate of Status | Immediate - $26 | 5 business days - $26 |
| Certificate of Status (Co-op) | Immediate - $25 | 5 business days - $25 |
| Certificate of No Match | Immediate - $26 | 5 business days - $26 |
| Document copy | Immediate (if document filed on or after October 19, 2021 or if “Archived Document Package” is available) - $3 per document
| 5 business days - $3 per document |
| TC/RC paper files (old files not kept on site) | Not available | 4 – 6 weeks - $25 |
Business Name, Limited Partnership (BNLP): search products service times and fees
| Service | Online with the Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile Report | Immediate - $8 | 5 business days - $8 |
| Document Copy | Immediate - $3 per document | 5 business days - $3 per document |
| Certificate of No Match | Immediate - $26 | 5 business days - $26 |
Applicable acts and regulations
The requirements for different types of businesses, including business corporations, not-for-profit corporations and unincorporated businesses operating under business names, are set out in the following acts:
- Business Corporations Act
- Business Names Act
- Corporations Act
- Co-operative Corporations Act
- Corporations Information Act
- Extra-Provincial Corporations Act
- Limited Partnerships Act
- Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010
Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact the ServiceOntario Contact Centre, from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at: