Corporate Compliance Subscription for Federal and Ontario Corporations

One annual plan for the filings a corporation must make every year: the annual return, notice of change filings, minute book maintenance and a written compliance calendar. A CPA confirms every deadline from the registry record before you pay anything. Open Corporation for $35 is a department of Gondaliya CPA.

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What a Corporate Compliance Subscription Covers

Every corporation has four recurring obligations to stay on the register in good standing: the annual return, notice of change filings when directors, officers or the registered office change, an up-to-date minute book, and the dates that tie them together. The plan handles all four for a federal corporation, an Ontario corporation, or one of each. Open Corporation for $35 is a department of Gondaliya CPA.

Good standing is what a bank, a lender or a buyer checks first. The plan suits any corporation that would rather not track filing dates itself. A corporation that is about to be wound up does not need it.

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Dates From the Record

Anniversary and year end confirmed from the registry, not from memory.

Filings and Minute Book

Annual returns, notices of change, resolutions and registers.

Written Reminders

Two reminders before every deadline, by email.

Federal and Ontario

One federal corporation, one Ontario corporation, or one of each on the same plan.

Open Evenings and Weekends

9:00 AM to 8:30 PM, Monday to Sunday, from 13 Ontario offices and online.

A CPA Once a Year

A review call each plan year on what was filed and what is next. Call 647-212-9559.

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What the Annual Plan Includes

The federal annual return filed online with Corporations Canada each plan year, with the anniversary date taken from the registry record.
The Ontario annual return filed in the Ontario Business Registry each plan year, with the deadline worked out from your fiscal year end.
Individuals with significant control information filed with the federal annual return, after a review of the register itself.
Notice of change filings for changes of director, officer and registered office address you report during the year, up to the number set in your engagement letter.
A written compliance calendar for the year: annual return date, fiscal year end, T2 filing date and the 15-day change rule.
Two written reminders before each filing deadline.
Annual resolutions of the directors and shareholders, approval of the financial statements, appointments, and dividend resolutions where a dividend is declared.
Updated registers of directors, officers, securities and individuals with significant control.
A yearly check of the public record against what you confirm is true today, with a notice of change filed where they differ.
The Ontario register of ownership interests in land kept current where the corporation owns Ontario property.
A written confirmation of every filing, and one review call with a CPA each plan year.

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The annual return, federal and Ontario

Federal: 60 days after the anniversary

Section 263 of the Canada Business Corporations Act requires an annual return. It is filed within 60 days after the anniversary of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance, at $12.00 online.

Ontario: six months after year end

An Ontario corporation files its annual return under the Corporations Information Act in the Ontario Business Registry within six months of its fiscal year end, at $0.00. The CRA stopped accepting it with the T2 on 15 May 2021.

It is not your T2

The annual return is a corporate registry filing. The T2 is a separate income tax return to the CRA. See our corporate annual return guide and the annual filing service.

Notice of change filings during the year

Within 15 days

A change of director, officer or registered office address is reported within 15 days, federally under the Canada Business Corporations Act and in Ontario under the Corporations Information Act. Online, the government fee is $0.00 in both.

What goes wrong when it goes stale

Registry notices go to an old address, a departed director still appears on the record, and a bank or buyer finds a mismatch. See our corporate changes service.

Minute book maintenance

The records the statute requires

Section 20 of the Canada Business Corporations Act requires the articles, by-laws, shareholder minutes and resolutions, director notices and a securities register to be kept, and accounting records for six years after the end of the financial year. See what belongs in a minute book.

Annual resolutions

Section 133 requires an annual meeting within 18 months of incorporation, then within 15 months of the last one and no later than six months after the financial year end. Section 155 requires financial statements to be placed before the shareholders. Most private corporations do this by written resolution, which we prepare.

Significant control registers

Section 21.1 requires the federal register of individuals with significant control, filed with Corporations Canada with the annual return and within 15 days of a change. Ontario private corporations have kept their own register since 1 January 2023; it is not public but must be produced on request.

Ontario land register

Since 10 December 2016 an Ontario corporation keeps a register of its ownership interests in Ontario land.

The plan year

Onboarding

We review the registry record, the minute book and the fiscal year end, then issue the written calendar.

The filing months

The federal and Ontario returns usually fall on different dates, because one runs from the anniversary and the other from the year end.

The year-end review

Before renewal we confirm what was filed and whether anything in the structure has changed.

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Case Studies: Corporate Compliance

Toronto Consultant – Two Dates Confused

The problem: An owner assumed the federal annual return was due at year end and missed the 60-day window two years running.

What we did: We filed the outstanding returns, put both dates on a written calendar and set reminders ahead of each.

The result:

Corporation back in good standing
Both deadlines on one calendar
No further default notices

Mississauga Holding Structure – Two Corporations

The problem: An operating company and a holding company had registers that no longer matched who owned the shares.

What we did: We reconciled the securities registers to the share certificates, updated the significant control registers and put both corporations on one plan.

The result:

Registers reconciled
ISC information filed
One calendar for both

Vaughan Property Owner – Land Register Missing

The problem: An Ontario corporation that owned two rental units had never kept the register of Ontario land interests.

What we did: We prepared the register from the property details the owner gave us and added it to the annual review.

The result:

Land register in place
Minute book complete
Ready for lender review

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Simple Process

How the Plan Year Works

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Every date is set at the start of the year, in writing, so nothing depends on memory.

Step 1

Record Review

We pull the registry record and read the minute book and year end.

Step 2

Calendar

A written compliance calendar for the year ahead.

Step 3

Filings

Annual returns, notices of change and resolutions, each confirmed in writing.

Step 4

Year-End Review

A CPA call before renewal on what was filed and what is next.

Why Choose Open Corporation for $35 for Your Annual Compliance?

Accurate and Compliant Filing

Articles prepared under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and checked against the registry rules before they are submitted.

Affordable, Fixed Pricing

Our fee quoted in writing first, and government fees at cost on their own lines. A 60-day fee-matching policy backs it.

Planned Around Your Tax

Every deadline confirmed from the registry record, in writing.

Support After Filing

The parent firm keeps the books, files HST and payroll, and prepares the T2 and annual return when you need it.

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Transparent Pricing – No Hidden Fees

Our annual fee is quoted to you in writing before the plan starts, and is separate from our $35.00 incorporation product. Government fees are passed through at cost on their own lines. See every fee, ours and the government’s, on one page.

Item	Amount	HST	Total	Who charges it
Corporate compliance subscription, our annual fee	Quoted on request	Included in the quote	Quoted on request	Open Corporation for $35
Federal annual return, online	$12.00	Not applicable	$12.00	Corporations Canada
Ontario annual return	$0.00	Not applicable	$0.00	Ontario Business Registry
Ontario notice of change: directors, officers or registered office	$0.00	Not applicable	$0.00	Ontario Business Registry
Federal change of directors or registered office address, online	$0.00	Not applicable	$0.00	Corporations Canada
Ontario certificate of status, only when a bank or lender asks	$26.00	Not applicable	$26.00	Ontario Business Registry
Federal certificate of compliance, online, only when asked	$10.00	Not applicable	$10.00	Corporations Canada
Federal revival, only where already dissolved for default	$250.00	Not applicable	$250.00	Corporations Canada

Our fee includes HST. For one federal and one Ontario corporation in an ordinary year, the government fees come to $12.00. See every 2026 government registry fee.

What Is Not Included

The T2 corporation income tax return, a separate CRA engagement.
Bookkeeping, financial statements or a compilation report. The plan approves statements; it does not prepare them.
HST returns, payroll remittances, T4 or T5 slips.
Annual filings in provinces other than Ontario, and extra-provincial registrations.
The government fees themselves.
Catch-up filings for years before the plan, and revival, quoted separately.
Articles of amendment, amalgamation, continuance, reorganizations or dissolution.
Legal advice. We are a CPA firm, not a law firm.
Any guarantee that a registry accepts a filing for a corporation already in default or dissolved.

How Long Each Stage Takes

Stage	Who	Time
Onboarding review of record, minute book and year end	Us	3 business days
Written compliance calendar issued	Us	1 business day after onboarding
Federal annual return and ISC information prepared	Us	1 business day
Ontario annual return prepared	Us	1 business day
Annual resolutions and register updates	Us	3 business days
Notice of change prepared after you report it	Us	1 business day
Federal annual return or change, filed online	Corporations Canada	1 day (registry stated)
Ontario annual return or notice of change, online	Ontario Business Registry	Immediate
Federal revival, where already dissolved	Corporations Canada	10 business days (registry stated)

More Than a Filing Service

What a CPA Checks That a Filing Service Does Not

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A compliance plan keeps a corporation alive. The decisions that make it easy or expensive to keep alive are checked every year.

Check 1

Two different dates

The federal return runs from the anniversary, the Ontario return and the T2 from the year end. Owners who think they are the same are the ones we revive.

Check 2

The share register

We compare the securities register with who actually owns the shares before the annual resolutions are signed.

Check 3

Family shareholdings

Dividends to family members are tested under section 120.4 before they go in the minute book.

Check 4

Associated corporations

A holding company or a second corporation can share the $500,000 small business deduction and doubles the filings.

Check 5

HST and payroll

HST registration at $30,000 and its return frequency, and a payroll account if salary is paid, go on the calendar.

Check 6

Section 85 records

Where a proprietorship was rolled in, the election and its schedule stay in the records permanently.

One Missed Return Starts the Clock

A federal corporation one year in default can be dissolved, and revival costs $250.00 plus the outstanding returns.

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Corporate Compliance Across Ontario and Canada

Every filing is made online, so you never need to visit. When you want to meet, our offices are open 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM, Monday to Sunday, on 647-212-9559.

Toronto (ON)

55 Queen St E Ste 1205, Toronto, ON M5C 1R6

Mississauga (ON)

2100 Camilla Rd #716, Mississauga, ON L5A 2J8

Brampton (ON)

4 Starhill Crescent, Brampton, ON L6R 2P9

Scarborough (ON)

24 Clementine Square, Scarborough, ON M1G 2V7

Vaughan (ON)

19 Cabinet Crescent, Woodbridge, ON L4L 6H9

Oshawa (ON)

210 Durham St, Oshawa, ON L1J 5R3

Ottawa (ON)

2090 Neepawa Ave a314, Ottawa, ON K2A 3L6

Etobicoke (ON)

60 Stevenson Rd #1601, Etobicoke, ON M9V 2B4

Hamilton (ON)

70 Starling Dr, Hamilton, ON L9A 0C5

Guelph (ON)

1155 Gordon St, Guelph, ON N1L 1S8

Windsor (ON)

4387 Guppy Ct, Windsor, ON N9G 2N8

North York (ON)

150 Graydon Hall Dr #912, North York, ON M3A 3B2

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Corporate Compliance FAQs

What does a corporate compliance subscription cover?

The four things a corporation must do each year to stay in good standing: the annual return, notice of change filings, minute book maintenance and a written compliance calendar. The federal annual return is required by section 263 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, and the Ontario one by the Corporations Information Act. The T2 income tax return is a separate CRA engagement.

How much is the compliance subscription?

Our annual fee is quoted on request before the plan starts. Government fees are separate, at cost: the federal annual return is $12.00 online and the Ontario annual return is $0.00. Our $35.00 price is for incorporation, not for the subscription.

Is the subscription billed annually?

Yes, for a plan year of 12 months that starts when the first compliance calendar is issued. Government fees are billed as they arise, at cost, on their own lines.

When is my federal annual return filed?

Within the 60 days after the anniversary of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance, at $12.00 online. Corporations Canada takes the anniversary from its own record, and publishes a processing time of one day online.

When is my Ontario annual return filed?

Within six months of the corporation’s fiscal year end, in the Ontario Business Registry, at $0.00. The CRA stopped accepting it with the T2 on 15 May 2021, so it must be filed directly in the registry. It usually falls on a different date from the federal return.

How quickly must I report a change of director or address?

Within 15 days, both federally and in Ontario. The government fee is $0.00 online in both. The plan covers the changes you report to us, up to the number set in your engagement letter.

What happens if the annual return is not filed?

Under section 212 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, Corporations Canada can dissolve a federal corporation that is one year in default, after giving 120 days’ notice. In Ontario, failing to file can lead to cancellation under section 241 of the Business Corporations Act. Filing on time costs $12.00 federally and $0.00 in Ontario.

Do I still need a minute book?

Yes. Section 20 of the Canada Business Corporations Act requires the articles, by-laws, shareholder minutes and resolutions, director notices and a securities register to be kept, and accounting records for six years. Ontario corporations keep the same core records, plus a register of Ontario land interests since 10 December 2016.

Is the significant control register filed?

Federally, yes: section 21.1 of the Canada Business Corporations Act requires the register, and its information is filed with Corporations Canada with the annual return and within 15 days of a change. Ontario private corporations have kept their own register since 1 January 2023; it is not public but must be produced on request.

Does the plan include the annual meeting of shareholders?

It includes the written resolutions and financial statement approval an annual meeting produces. Section 133 of the Canada Business Corporations Act requires the first meeting within 18 months of incorporation, then within 15 months of the last and no later than six months after the financial year end. We prepare the documents; we do not chair the meeting or give legal advice on it.

Can I join the plan if my corporation is already behind?

Yes, but catch-up filings are quoted separately, and the plan covers the year ahead. If a federal corporation has already been dissolved for default, revival costs $250.00 at Corporations Canada, with a published processing time of 10 business days, and the outstanding returns follow.

What if my corporation is not federal or Ontario?

Other provinces are quoted separately, because the filing and fee differ. For example, a Quebec corporation files an annual updating declaration with an annual fee of $106.00. Tell us the jurisdiction on the intake form and we confirm the filing, deadline and fee first.

Meet Your Corporate Compliance Team

A Chartered Professional Accountant checks every date from the registry record before anything is filed.

Sharad Gondaliya, CPA

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Vandana Goel, CPA

Accounting Specialist

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Insights for Corporation Owners

The corporate annual return

Federal and Ontario deadlines.

What belongs in a minute book

The records you must keep.

Significant control registers

Federal and Ontario rules.

Choosing a fiscal year end

The date that drives your calendar.

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10 Smart Compliance Tips That Save You Money

Know both dates

Anniversary and year end are different.

File federally within 60 days

$12.00 online.

File Ontario within six months

$0.00, in the registry.

Report changes in 15 days

Free online when on time.

Keep the ISC register current

Federal updates within 15 days.

Sign annual resolutions

Approve the statements every year.

Match the register to reality

Before a bank or buyer looks.

Keep accounting records six years

Section 20 requires it.

Track Ontario land

A separate register since 2016.

Fix defaults early

Revival costs more than filing.

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Gondaliya CPA Professional Corporation is a firm of Chartered Professional Accountants licensed by CPA Ontario, firm registration number 61330051. It is not a law firm. We prepare and file corporate documents and we provide accounting and tax advice. Nothing on this page is legal advice, and reading it creates no solicitor and client relationship. For legal advice, including advice on a shareholder agreement before you sign it, consult a lawyer licensed in the province where your corporation carries on business.

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