Prepare Ontario CIA filings without retyping corporation details

Ontario corporations registering or updating information under the Corporations Information Act repeat legal name, Ontario corporation number, registered office, director details, and authorized contact information on initial returns and notices of change. 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): Notice – Corporations Information Act – Filing an Initial Return and Notice of Change – Ontario Corporations — on00230

What this form is about

Form on00230 is the Notice – Corporations Information Act – Filing an Initial Return and Notice of Change – Ontario Corporations — confirm filing triggers on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Corporation legal name and Ontario corporation number.
• Registered office address and authorized contact.
• Director names and addresses for the return or notice of change.
• Change particulars (office move, director change, etc.).

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your corporation name, directors, registered office, and contacts 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.