Register your sole proprietorship without retyping owner details

Sole proprietors registering a business name repeat owner legal name, proposed business name, principal place of business, and 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 a Sole Proprietorship - Business Names Act — 5288

What this form is about

Form 5288 registers a sole proprietorship under the Business Names Act — confirm name search and filing on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Owner legal name and home address.
• Proposed business name and principal place of business.
• Contact 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 owner 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.