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Business Corporations Act – Amending Reg. 62 of R.R.O. 1990 (GENERAL)
Business Corporations Act – Names and Filing Requirements
Business Names Act – (GENERAL)
Business Names Act – Revoking O. Reg. 18/07
Corporations Act – Amending Reg. 181 of R.R.O. 1990 (GENERAL)
Corporations Act – Filings
Corporations Information Act – (GENERAL)
Extra-Provincial Corporations Act – (GENERAL)
Limited Partnerships Act – Form For Power of Attorney
Limited Partnerships Act – (GENERAL)
Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 – Names and Filings

Regulation - Other

Business Law Statutes

O. Reg. 393/21, O. Reg. 394/21, O. Reg. 398/21, O. Reg. 399/21, O. Reg. 400/21, O. Reg. 401/21, O. Reg. 402/21 were made April 15, 2021, filed and published on e-laws on June 3, 2021, and printed in the Gazette June 19, 2021.

O. Reg. 406/21 was made April 12, 2021, filed on June 3, 2021, published on e-laws on June 4, 2021, and printed in the Gazette June 19, 2021.

O. Reg. 397/21, O. Reg. 403/21 and O. Reg. 404/21 were made May 6, 2021, filed and published on e-laws on June 3, 2021, and printed in the Gazette June 19, 2021.

There are no new administrative costs anticipated.

  Proposed Regulations (English)    (Download Adobe Reader)
Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017
  Notice - BCA Incorporating a Business Corporation DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Filing Articles of Amendment DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Filing Articles of Dissolution DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Filing Articles of Amalgamation DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Articles of Continuance DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Filing Restated Articles of Incorporation DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Filing Notice Concerning Winding Up DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Applying For Authorization to Continue Out DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Articles of Continuance DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Filing Restated Articles of Incorporation DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Filing Notice Concerning Winding Up DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Applying For Authorization to Continue Out DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Filing Articles of Reorganization DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Filing Articles of Revival DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BCA Filing (Plan) of Arrangement and Notice to the Director DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - ONCA Incorporating a Not-For-Profit Corporation DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - ONCA Filing Articles of Amandement DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - ONCA Filing Articles of Dissolution DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - ONCA Filing Articles of Amalgamation DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - ONCA Filing Articles of Continuance DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - ONCA Filing Restated Articles of Incorporation DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - ONCA Filing Notice Concerning Winding Up DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - ONCA Applying for Authorization to Continue Out DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - ONCA Filing Articles of Reorganization DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - ONCA Filing Restated Articles of Revival DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - ONCA Filing Articles (Plan) of Arrangement and Notice to the Director DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - CIA Filing Initial Return and Notice of Change (Ontario Corporations) DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - CIA Filing Initial Return and Notice of Change (Extra-provincial corporations) DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - CIA Annual Return DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - EPCA Extra-Provincial Corporation Licence and Filings DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - CCA - Filings by Co-operative Corporations DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - CA Filings by Insurers and Social Companies DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - BNA Registering a Business Name DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - LPA Filings by Limited Partnerships DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - Corrected Certificates and Other Documents DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - Filing Methods and Requirements DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - Searching the Public Record DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - Approved Forms DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)
  Notice - Company Key DRAFT    (Download Adobe Reader)

20-MGCS010

June 5, 2020

There are 11 regulations as part of consultation package under the following Acts:
• Business Corporations Act
• Business Names Act
• Corporations Act
• Corporations Information Act
• Extra-provincial Corporations Act
• Limited Partnerships Act
• Not-For-Profit Corporations Act, 2010

Generally, the proposed regulations will provide the following:
rules governing names, including prohibited, restricted and permitted words or expressions, and punctuation and other marks, as well as rules respecting the form and language of a name;

rules respecting the content, form, and filing (both paper and electronic) of articles, applications, and other documents;

a listing of supporting documents required to accompany articles and applications filed under the Acts;

removing references to requirements for manual signatures, and making consequential amendments, including revoking regulations where appropriate to align with legislative authorities; and

other technical amendments to accommodate electronic filing.

The ministry has also posted a related proposal, ''Proposed regulations to support proclamation of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010."

Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
ServiceOntario
Company and Personal Property Policy and Regulatory Services Unit
393 University Avenue, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M5G 2M2
Attn: Andrew Bonisteel

October 19, 2021

Approved