Register your business name without retyping your personal details

Registering a business name in Ontario through the Ontario Business Registry asks for your personal identity details alongside business-specific information. This guide is an example of storing the repeating owner fields in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official Ontario Business Registry and always use the current version — requirements and fees can change:

• Service page: Ontario Business Registry — ontario.ca

What this registration is about

Under the Business Names Act, sole proprietors, partnerships, and corporations operating under a name other than their legal name must register that name. The Ontario Business Registry (OBR) handles registration online.

Before you start: what to gather

• Your full name and address (personal or business).
• The proposed business name and business activity.
• Partners' names and addresses if registering a partnership.
• An Ontario.ca Login and Ontario Business Account (you will be prompted to create these during registration).

Confirm current fees and processing time on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Store your personal details once. Save your name and address in hivi.
2. Autofill the owner identity fields. Use the hivi Chrome extension on the Ontario Business Registry portal, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
3. Enter business-specific details yourself — business name, activity, and partner information.
4. Submit and pay through the Ontario Business Registry.

Why do it in hivi

Owner identity details recur across business registrations, annual renewals, and government correspondence. Stored once in hivi — in Canada, with no third-party AI — each business form starts mostly filled.