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Services Offered by Corporations Canada

One of Corporations Canada’s primary goals is to provide our clients with high-quality, innovative services that are delivered within timeframes that live up to our service standards.  Although we strive to process all requests as quickly as possible, our commitment is to review and respond to 90% of requests within the stated timeframes. Note, however, that timeframes may vary during peak periods and around major holidays.

Service Standards for Business Corporations (CBCA): by Delivery Method

 

OnlineFiling Centre

Paper (all applications not sent through the Online Filing Centre)   

Certificate of Existence

Auto-returned or processed within 24hrs.

Processed within 5 business days.

Certificate of Compliance

Name Decision

Received by 1:00 pm on a business day, processed by 5:00 pm the same day.

Received after 1:00 pm, processed by 5:00 pm the following business day.

Processed within 5 business days.

Incorporation

Amendment

Continuance

Restated Articles

N/A

Change Registered Office

Auto-returned

Change Additional Address

Change Directors

Annual Return

Intent to Dissolve

Revocation of Intent to Dissolve

Dissolution

Amalgamation

N/A

Revival

N/A

Reorganization

N/A

Letter of Satisfaction

N/A

Discontinuance

N/A

Exemption

N/A

Response within 15 business days

Arrangement

N/A

Response within 5 business days



Service Standards for Not-For-Profit Corporations (CCA Part ll) – All applications processed within 20 business days of receipt.

For Further Information

For further information, contact our Call Centre at 1-866-333-5556 during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST), or email us at corporationscanada@ic.gc.ca.

Note:  Please do not call about the status of your request before the processing period has ended.

Service Standards for Information Services

Service

Service Standard

Corporations Canada Call Centre:
                 1-866-333-5556

80% of all calls answered within 30 seconds.

Email : corporationscanada@ic.gc.ca

Fax : 613-941-4803

The response time for any request for information is one business day. If the information cannot be provided within the established timeframe, you will receive a notice informing you of the expected wait time.