Register your extra-provincial LLC name without retyping company details

Extra-provincial limited liability companies registering a name in Ontario repeat company legal name, home jurisdiction, Ontario principal place of business, and authorized contact information on every Business Names Act registration. 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): Register an Extra-Provincial Limited Liability Company Name - Business Names Act — 5296

What this form is about

Form 5296 registers an extra-provincial limited liability company's name under the Business Names Act — confirm filing on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Company legal name and home jurisdiction.
• Proposed registered name and Ontario principal place of business.
• Authorized contact name, phone, and email.
• Name search or consent — 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.