Corporate Registry Service
- How to Find a Registry Agent to do Your Service
- Basic Services
- Level 1 Services
- Level 2 Services
- Level 3 Services
The majority of Corporate Registry services are performed by authorized service providers. These are private sector firms that have been authorized by the government to offer some or most Corporate Registry services. An authorized service provider can be from a registry agent office, law firm, accounting firm, or search house.
Corporate Registry services have been categorized into four service levels; basic, level 1, level 2, and level 3. Authorized service providers can provide some or all of these services, based on their level of accreditation. Prior to obtaining any Corporate Registry service, you should discuss fees, payment options and filing requirements with your chosen authorized service provider. It is advisable to shop around for the best value for your money since fees are not regulated by the government and may vary from office to office..
For your convenience, a list of qualified registry agents and their office locations is available on line for each of the four service levels. The Government fees for services provided through the registry agent network can be found in the Registry Agent's Product Catalogue. Service providers are authorized to charge a service fee in addition to the government fee for the examination of your documents and the entry of these documents into the Corporate Registry database. For the location of other service providers, please consult your local yellow pages directory.
How to Find a Registry Agent to do Your Service
Since not all registry agents provide all Corporate Registry services, be sure to locate the service that you require from the list below. The link provided for each of these levels will take you to the list of registry agent office locations who are authorized to perform that service. Level 3 service providers provide basic, level 1, 2, and 3 services. Level 2 service providers provide basic, level 1 and 2 services. Level 1 service providers provide basic and level 1 services.
Basic Services
The following list of "basic" Corporate Registry services are provided by all authorized service providers:
- Searches for:
- Current corporations
- Partnerships
- Trade names
- Non-profit organizations
- Historical searches for:
- Corporations
- Non-profit organizations
- Trade names and partnerships
- Current and historical certificate of status for:
- Corporations
- Non-profit organizations
- Order photocopies of documents for:
- Corporations
- Non-profit organizations
- Trade names
- Partnerships/limited partnerships
Click here to obtain a list of Registry Agent office locations that provide basic services. For the location of other service providers, please consult your local yellow pages directory.
Level 1 Services
The following list of "level 1" Corporate Registry services are provided by some registry agents and other authorized service providers:
- Corporation Annual Returns
- Limited Liability Partnership Annual Returns
- Change of:
- Shareholders
- Directors
- Corporation addresses
- Attorney
- Alternate attorney
- Addresses
- Standard partnership and trade name:
- Registrations
- Amendments
- Dissolutions
Most level 1 service providers will accept Annual Returns by mail. Contact your chosen service provider to discuss fees, filing requirements and other possible filing options.
Click here to obtain a list of registry agent office locations providing level 1 services. For the location of other service providers, please consult your local yellow pages directory.
Level 2 Services
The following list of "level 2" Corporate Registry services are provided by some registry agents and other authorized service providers:
- Alberta incorporation/extra-provincial corporation registration
- Continuance into Alberta
- Alberta corporation revival (this is a level 3 service if this is the first transaction after CORES implementation requiring additional research from the microfilm library)
- Extra-Provincial Corporation Reinstatement
- Alberta corporation dissolution/cancellation of extra-provincial registration
- Continuance to another Canadian jurisdiction
- Register liquidation of Alberta corporation
- Revoke intended dissolution of Alberta corporation
- Corporation name change, French and assumed name registration and cancellation
- Appoint/discharge receiver
- File interim/final receivership statement
- File bankruptcy notification
- Extra-provincial amendment/jurisdiction change
- Alberta and extra-provincial limited partnership - limited liability partnership registration, amendment, dissolution
Click here to obtain a list of registry agent office locations providing level 2 services. For the location of other service providers, please consult your local yellow pages directory.
Level 3 Services
Following is a list of "level 3" Corporate Registry services. These services are provided by some registry agents and other authorized service providers:
- Alberta amalgamation/extra-provincial amalgamation
- Alberta corporation structure amendment
- Alberta corporation arrangement
- Alberta corporation reorganization
- Alberta corporation restated articles
- Alberta corporation revival (if this is the first transaction after CORES implementation)
Click here to obtain a list of registry agent office locations providing level 3 services. For the location of other service providers, please consult your local yellow pages directory.
All other corporate and non-profit registration services are processed by the Corporate Registry office.
