Dissolving or Reviving your Corporation

When a corporation is no longer active, the corporation may choose to voluntarily dissolve. In some cases, the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services may cancel a corporation (involuntary dissolution).

The Business Corporations Act allows for administrative revival of a business corporation , which has been involuntarily dissolved for failure to comply with: Corporations Tax Act , Employer Health Tax Act , Fuel Tax Act , Gasoline Tax Act , Land Transfer Tax Act , Retail Sales Tax Act , Tobacco Tax Act , or the Ontario Securities Act, a filing requirement under the Corporations Information Act or for failure to pay a required fee under the Business Corporations Act.

The Extra-Provincial Corporations Act does not contain any provision for "revival" of a cancelled licence. Once a licence has been cancelled for cause, a foreign corporation must apply for a new licence if it wishes to resume carrying on business in Ontario.

Information Sheets

Involuntary Dissolution (Business Corporations) - Updated: Nov. 30, 2007

Voluntary Dissolution (Business Corporations) - Updated: Jan. 1, 2009

   

Offices that endorse articles submitted under the Business Corporations Act - Updated: Nov. 30, 2007

Revival (Business Corporations) - Updated: Jan. 1, 2009

   

Revival (Not-for-Profit Corporations) - Updated: Nov. 30, 2007

Forms

Articles of Dissolution (Form 10 under the BCA)

Articles of Dissolution (Form 11 under the BCA)

Articles of Revival (Form 15 under the BCA)

Application for Termination of Extra-Provincial Licence (Form 4 under the EPCA)

Applicable Legislation

Business Corporations Act (BCA)

Corporations Act (CA)

Extra-Provincial Corporations Act (EPCA)

Companies Service Standards and Fees - Information on the length of time it will take to process your application and how much it will cost.

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