On January 15, 2020, Corporations Canada will introduce new service fees and standards for federal not-for-profit and business corporations.
At the same time, Corporations Canada will also launch a new express service for the following not-for-profit corporation services:
- online incorporations and amendments
- amalgamations, continuances, letters of satisfaction and revivals by email or mail.
Fee changes
The following table shows only those fees that are changing under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (NFP Act) on January 15.
Fees for services not listed in the table remain the same.
Service | Delivery method | Current fee | New fee (as of January 15, 2020) |
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Annual return | Online | $20 | $12 |
Amendment to minimum and maximum number of directors only | Online | $200 | Free |
Amendment to province of registered office address only | Online | $200 | Free |
Amalgamation Amendment Continuance (import) Letter of satisfaction Revival | Email or mail | $200 | $250 |
Arrangement | Online, email or mail | $200 | $500 |
Certificate of compliance or existence | Email or mail | $10 | $20 |
Cancelled certificate | Email or mail | Free | $250 |
Corrected certificate | Email or mail | $200 | $250 |
Copies of documents (uncertified) | Online | $1 per page | Free |
Email or mail | $5 per document | ||
Copies of documents (certified) | Email or mail | $35 per document | $40 per document |
Exemptions for annual meetings and gross annual revenues | Online, email or mail | Free | $250 |
Restated articles | Email or mail | $50 | $100 |
Revocation of intent to dissolve | Email or mail | $50 | $100 |
New service standards
Some service standards are also changing. The following table shows what service standards are changing under the NFP Act on January 15.
Service | Delivery method | Current standard (business days) | New standard (business days) |
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Annual return Amalgamation Amendment Continuance (import) Incorporation Letter of satisfaction Revival Revocation of intent to dissolve | Email or mail | 5 days | 10 days |
Certificate of compliance or existence | Email or mail | 1 day | 10 days |
Cancelled certificate Corrected certificate | Email or mail | 20 days | 10 days |
Copies of documents (uncertified) | Online | 1 day for active corporations / 6 days for inactive corporations | 1 day |
Email or mail | 10 days | ||
Copies of documents (certified) | Email or mail | 1 day for active corporations / 6 days for inactive corporations | 10 days |
Restated articles | Email or mail | 5 days | 10 days |
All other services | Email or mail | Varies | 10 days |
Express service
For not-for-profit corporations, a new express service will be available for two online transactions (incorporations and amendments) and four services by email or mail (amalgamations, continuances, letters of satisfaction and revivals).
Express costs $100 plus the regular service fee, and the service standard is 4 business hours (online) and 1 business day (by email or mail). Online requests submitted before 4:00 p.m. (ET) will be returned the same day.