Amend your extra-provincial LLC name without retyping company details

Extra-provincial limited liability companies amending a registered name repeat company legal name, home jurisdiction, Ontario principal place of business, and authorized contact information on every Business Names Act amendment. This guide is an example of storing them once in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page: Ontario Business Registry — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Amend an Extra-Provincial Limited Liability Company Name - Business Names Act — 5297

What this form is about

Form 5297 amends an extra-provincial limited liability company's registered name under the Business Names Act — confirm filing on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Company legal name and home jurisdiction.
• Current and proposed registered name and registration number.
• Ontario principal place of business and authorized contact details.
• Supporting documents — confirm on ontario.ca.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your company name, address, and contact details in your hivi profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to hivi Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in hivi

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in hivi — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.