Effective 19 Oct 2021, Ontario government has set out the requirements of have company key for filings under the various acts which include business corporations act, corporations act, business names act, corporations’ information act, extra-provincial corporations act, and Not-for-profit corporations act. The requirements will apply to corporations, sole-proprietorship, or other entity as applicable, which has direct implications on the entities like corporations, sole-proprietorship, Not-for-Profit organisations the way they interact with Ontario government.
Corporations registered after effective date will receive the company key as part of registration process in their given email id and or mailed to given registered address.
A company key consists of a unique series of digits and/or characters, please refer attached sample copy.
Because it is uniqueness and confidential, the entity is responsible for the care and control of the company key. It should not be shared unless requested by a trusted service provider like CPA’s, Lawyers.
In case of lost key, you can obtain a replacement company key, select “Regenerate Company Key” in your ServiceOntario online account. This will invalidate the previous company key and provide a new company key. It can be requested by completing and submitting the Company Key Request Form. For more information, contact ServiceOntario at 416-314-8880 or tollfree at 1-800-361-3223.
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