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Corporations Information Act

R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 182

Amended to O. Reg. 575/99

GENERAL

Historical version for the period January 1, 2000 to May 31, 2005.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

1. (1) An initial return, a notice of change and a return or notice required under section 7 of the Act shall be in a form provided or approved by the Minister. O. Reg. 59/95, s. 1.

(2) The information required to be set out in a return or notice mentioned in subsection (1) shall be typewritten or printed legibly in capital letters in dark ink. O. Reg. 59/95, s. 1.

1a. (1) An initial return under subsection 2 (1) of the Act shall set out the following information in respect of a corporation:

1. The name of the corporation.

2. The Ontario corporation number of the corporation.

3. The date of its incorporation or amalgamation, whichever is the most recent.

4. The names and addresses for service of the corporation’s directors, including municipality, street and number, if any, and postal code.

5. The date on which each director became a director and, where applicable, the date on which a director ceased to be a director.

6. If the corporation is a corporation with share capital, a statement as to whether each director is or is not a resident Canadian.

7. The names and addresses for service, including municipality, street and number, if any, and postal code, of the corporation’s five most senior officers.

8. The date on which each person referred to in paragraph 7 became a senior officer, and, where applicable, the date on which a person ceased to be a senior officer.

9. The address of the corporation’s head or registered office, including municipality, street and number, if any, and postal code.

10. Revoked: O. Reg. 564/98, s. 1 (2).

11. Revoked: O. Reg. 59/95, s. 2 (3).

12. Whether the language of preference for communication with the corporation is English or French. O. Reg. 12/91, s. 1; O. Reg. 255/92, s. 1; O. Reg. 178/94, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 59/95, s. 2 (1-3); O. Reg. 564/98, s. 1 (1, 2).

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection (1), the date of incorporation of a corporation that has been continued in Ontario from another jurisdiction is the date of its incorporation in its original jurisdiction. O. Reg. 178/94, s. 1 (2).

(3) An initial return under subsection 2 (1) of the Act may set out a mailing address of the corporation, if different from its head or registered office. O. Reg. 564/98, s. 1 (3).

2. An initial notice under subsection 3 (1) of the Act shall set out the following information in respect of an extra-provincial corporation:

1. The name of the corporation.

2. The Ontario corporation number of the corporation.

3. The date of its incorporation or amalgamation, whichever is the most recent.

4. The name of the jurisdiction in which the corporation was incorporated, continued or amalgamated, whichever is the most recent.

5. The address of the corporation’s head or registered office, including municipality, street and number, if any, and postal code.

6. The date on which the corporation commenced activities in Ontario, and, where applicable, the date on which it ceased activities in Ontario.

7. The name and office address of the corporation’s chief officer or manager in Ontario, if any, including municipality, street and number, if any, and postal code, the date on which the person assumed this position, and, where applicable, the date on which the person ceased to hold this position.

8. The address of the corporation’s principal office in Ontario, if any, including municipality, street and number, if any, and postal code.

9. If the corporation is required by law to have an agent for service in Ontario, the name and address of its agent, including municipality, street and number, if any, and postal code, and the Ontario corporation number of the agent, if the agent is a corporation.

10. The activities classification code applicable to the corporation, in the form provided or approved by the Minister.

11. Revoked: O. Reg. 59/95, s. 3 (1).

12. Whether the language of preference for communication with the corporation is English or French.

13. Revoked: O. Reg. 59/95, s. 3 (1).

14. The immediate former name of the corporation.

15. Revoked: O. Reg. 59/95, s. 3 (3).

O. Reg. 12/91, s. 2; O. Reg. 255/92, s. 2; O. Reg. 178/94, s. 2; O. Reg. 59/95, s. 3; O. Reg. 193/99, s. 1.

2.1 An annual return under section 3.1 of the Act shall set out the following information in respect of a corporation:

1. The name of the corporation.

2. The Ontario corporation number of the corporation.

3. All changes in the information set out in the notice or return that the corporation most recently filed under the Act, if applicable.

4. An indication that there has been no change in the information set out in the notice or return that the corporation most recently filed under the Act, if applicable. O. Reg. 575/99, s. 1.

3. (1) A notice or return to be filed with the Minister under the Act may be submitted in electronic format if,

(a) the person submitting the notice or return satisfies the technical requirements established by the Minister;

(b) the Minister has approved the electronic format of the notice or return; and

(c) the person submitting the notice or return to the Minister submits it during business hours approved by the Minister. O. Reg. 564/98, s. 2.

(2) A filing made under subsection (1) is effective on the date assigned by the computer system that the Ministry has established for filings. O. Reg. 564/98, s. 2.

(3) A corporation may deliver a return to the Minister under subsection 3.1 (2) of the Act if the return is submitted in electronic format in accordance with subsection (1). O. Reg. 575/99, s. 2.

(4) A corporation may deliver a return mentioned in subsection 3.1 (3) of the Act to the Minister in paper form or in electronic format in accordance with subsection (1). O. Reg. 575/99, s. 2.

4. Revoked: O. Reg. 123/91, s. 1.

5. Revoked: O. Reg. 123/91, s. 1.

6. (1) The following classes of corporation are exempt from filing under sections 2 and 3 of the Act:

1. Corporations subject to the Bank Act (Canada).

2. Corporations that operate railways or telegraph lines or carry on the business of a railway express company or the business of leasing or hiring railway sleeping, parlour or dining cars in Ontario.

3. Corporations subject to the Telephone Act.

4. Revoked: O. Reg. 12/91, s. 4.

5. Revoked: O. Reg. 12/91, s. 4.

6. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development approved by the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act (Canada).

7. Municipalities within the meaning of the Municipal Affairs Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 182, s. 6; O. Reg. 12/91, s. 4; O. Reg. 59/95, s. 4; O. Reg. 575/99, s. 3 (1).

(2) All corporations are exempt from filing under section 3.1 of the Act except for the following classes:

1. Corporations subject to the Business Corporations Act.

2. Corporations subject to the Corporations Act.

3. Foreign corporations which have a licence endorsed under the Extra-Provincial Corporations Act. O. Reg. 575/99, s. 3 (2).

7. The director, deputy director, manager of examination and notice section, controller of records and registrar of partnerships of the Companies Branch of the Ministry may sign any certificate for the purposes of section 20 of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 182, s. 7.

8. Revoked: O. Reg. 193/99, s. 2.

9. (1) The Notice for the Special Filing required under section 6 of the Act shall be in a form provided or approved by the Minister. O. Reg. 255/92, s. 3; O. Reg. 311/96, s. 2.

(2) The Notice may, at any time, be sent by prepaid mail or otherwise. O. Reg. 255/92, s. 3; O. Reg. 311/96, s. 2.

(3) The corporation to which the Notice is sent shall make the Special Filing within thirty days after the day the Notice is sent by the Minister. O. Reg. 255/92, s. 3; O. Reg. 311/96, s. 2.

SCHEDULE Revoked: O. Reg. 193/99, s. 3.

FORM 1 Revoked: O. Reg. 12/91, s. 5.

FORM 2 Revoked: O. Reg. 12/91, s. 5.