Register an extra-provincial foreign share corporation without retyping officer details

Clerks of extra-provincial foreign corporations with share capital repeat corporation name, Ontario registered office address, chief officer names, and contact information on every Corporations Information Act return. 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): Initial Return/Notice of Change/Annual Return for an EP Foreign with Share - Corporations Information Act — 5285

What this form is about

Form 5285 is the initial return, notice of change, or annual return for an extra-provincial foreign corporation with share capital under the Corporations Information Act — confirm filing on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Corporation legal name and home jurisdiction.
• Ontario registered office address and mailing address.
• Chief officer and director names and addresses.
• Authorized contact for the filing account.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your corporation name, registered office, and officer addresses 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.