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- So, You're Thinking of Incorporating...
- Guide to Federal Incorporation
- Keeping your Corporation in Good Standing
- Information Kits
- Exemption Information Kits – Overview
- Exemption Kit - Application Under Subsection 2(6) of the CBCA for a Determination that a Corporation is Not a Distributing Corporation
- Exemption Kit - Application Under Subsection 82(3) of the CBCA to Exempt a Trust Indenture from Part VIII of the CBCA
- Exemption Kit – Application Under Subsection 151(1) of the CBCA to Exempt a Dissident from the Proxy Solicitation Requirements
- Exemption Kit – Application Under Subsection 151(1) of the CBCA to Exempt Management from the Proxy Solicitation Requirements
- Exemption Kit - Application Under Section 156 to Exempt a Corporation from the Prescribed Financial Disclosure Requirements
- Exemption Kit - Application Under Subsection 171(2) of the CBCA to Exempt a Distributing Corporation from Having an Audit Committee
- Amalgamation Kit
- Amendment Kit
- Continuance (Import) Kit
- Incorporation Kit
- Steps to Follow for an Export Transaction
- Steps to Follow to Dissolve a Corporation
- Steps to Follow to Revive a Corporation
- Policies, Guidelines and Procedures
- Annual Returns
- Bilingual Form and Bilingualization of Articles
- Cancellation of CBCA Certificates and Related Articles
- Criteria for complaints to be considered by Corporations Canada
- Exemption from the Filing of Certain Documents (Single Filing Exemption)
- Export Policy
- Notice of Acknowledgment for forms filed under the Canada Business Corporations Act
- Oppression Remedy Guidelines
- Policy concerning Arrangements Under Section 192 of the CBCA
- Policy Related to the Certificate of Existence and to the Certificate of Compliance
- Registered Office of the Corporation
- Requests for Correction of CBCA Certificates
- Requests for Correction of CBCA Forms 2, 3, 6 and 22
- Revival Policy
- Legislation and other documents
- Legislation
- Regulations
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Other related documents
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Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement:
Canada Business Corporations Act - Analysis of the changes to the Canada Business Corporations Act (section by section)
- Legislative summary: Bill S-11: An Act to Amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Canada Cooperatives Act and to Amend Other Acts
- Presentation: Reform of the Canada Business Corporations Act
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Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement:
- Forms
- Articles of Incorporation (PDF Version, 639 KB — 2 pages)
- Initial Registered Office Address and First Board of Directors (PDF Version, 1.5 MB — 1 page) (To be filed with Articles of Incorporation, Amalgamation and Continuance).
- Change of Registered Office Address (PDF Version, 154 KB — 1 page)
(and/or Mailing Address) - Articles of Amendment (PDF Version, 912 KB — 1 page)
- Changes Regarding Directors (PDF Version, 220 KB — 1 page)
- Restated Articles of Incorporation (PDF Version, 1 MB — 2 pages)
- Articles of Amalgamation (PDF Version, 691 KB — 2 pages)
- Articles of Continuance (PDF Version, 638 KB — 2 pages)
- Articles of Reorganization (PDF Version, 415 KB — 2 pages)
- Articles of Arrangement (PDF Version, 1 MB — 2 pages)
- Articles of Revival (PDF Version, 1 MB — 1 page)
- Articles of Dissolution (PDF Version, 1 MB — 2 pages)
- Statement of Intent to Dissolve (PDF Version, 1 MB — 2 pages)
- Statement of Revocation of Intent to Dissolve (PDF Version, 519 KB — 1 page)
- Annual Return (PDF Version, 256 KB — 1 page)
- Fees
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