Renew your Business Names Act registration without retyping owner details

Sole proprietors, partnerships, and corporations renewing a business name registration repeat registrant legal name, business address, registration reference, and contact information on every Business Names Act renewal. 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): Renew a Registration - Business Names Act — 5290

What this form is about

Form 5290 renews a registration under the Business Names Act — confirm renewal periods on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Registered business name and registration number if applicable.
• Registrant legal name and principal place of business.
• Authorized contact name, phone, and email.
• Prior registration expiry date — confirm on ontario.ca.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your registrant name, business 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.