Incorporate a not-for-profit without retyping founder details

Founders incorporating under the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 repeat proposed corporation name, registered office address, director names, and contact information on every Articles of Incorporation filing. 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): Articles of Incorporation - Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 — 5270

What this form is about

Form 5270 is Articles of Incorporation under the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 — confirm name availability and filing on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Proposed corporation name and name search report if required.
• Registered office address and first director names and addresses.
• Purposes and membership particulars.
• Supporting documents — confirm on ontario.ca.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your corporation name, address, and director 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.