Government fees 2026
Canonical fee reference for opencorporationfor35.ca, a department of Gondaliya CPA.
All amounts are Canadian dollars. Government fees are the amounts payable to the registry only.
1. Master fee table
| Jurisdiction | Statute | Registry | Government incorporation fee | Name search requirement | Name search cost | Our fee including HST | Total | Official processing time | Annual filing | Annual filing fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-44 | Corporations Canada | 200.00 | The name check runs inside the incorporation application. A named corporation still needs a NUANS report, which we pass through at cost. A numbered corporation needs none. | 38.00 named. 0.00 numbered | 35.00 | 273.00 named. 235.00 numbered | 1 business day online. 4 business hours with express service at an extra 100.00 | CBCA Annual Return, due within 60 days following the anniversary date of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance | 12.00 |
| Ontario | Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16 | Ontario Business Registry | 300.00 | Ontario-biased or weighted NUANS report required for a named corporation. Not required for a numbered corporation. A Canada-biased report is not accepted. | 25.00 named. 0.00 numbered | 35.00 | 360.00 named. 335.00 numbered | Immediate online. 15 business days by mail | Annual Return under the Corporations Information Act, due within 6 months after fiscal year end | 0.00 |
| Alberta | Business Corporations Act, RSA 2000, c. B-9 | Alberta Corporate Registry, filed through an authorized registry agent | not confirmed | Alberta NUANS report required for a named corporation, less than 91 days old at filing. Not required for a numbered corporation. | not confirmed | 35.00 | not confirmed | not confirmed | Annual return, due in the anniversary month of incorporation | not confirmed |
| British Columbia | Business Corporations Act, SBC 2002, c. 57 | BC Registries and Online Services, Corporate Registry | 350.00 | Name Request approval required for a named company. We show the priority request only. Not required for a numbered company. No NUANS report is used. | 130.00 named, being the 30.00 name request plus the 100.00 priority fee. 0.00 numbered | 35.00 | 515.00 named. 385.00 numbered | Priority name request generally 1 to 2 business days. Incorporation Application processed on submission | Annual report, due within 2 months after each anniversary of the date of incorporation | 43.39 |
| Quebec | Business Corporations Act, CQLR c. S-31.1 | Registraire des entreprises du Quebec | 397.00 | No name search is required. Name reservation is optional at 27.00. A designating number costs nothing. | 0.00 | 35.00 | 432.00 | not confirmed | Annual updating declaration, which includes the annual registration duties | 106.00 |
| Manitoba | The Corporations Act, C.C.S.M. c. C225 | Manitoba Companies Office | 350.00 | Request for Name Reservation required for a named corporation. The Companies Office runs the search itself. Not required for a numbered corporation. | 45.00 | 35.00 | 430.00 | Online filings completed immediately in most cases. Expedited service target 5 business days | Annual Return of Information, filed each year in the anniversary month | 65.00 |
| Saskatchewan | The Business Corporations Act, 2021, SS 2021, c. 6 | Saskatchewan Corporate Registry, operated by Information Services Corporation | 255.00 | Name reservation through the ISC Corporate Registry required for a named corporation. Not required for a numbered corporation. No NUANS report is required. | 50.00 | 35.00 | 340.00 | not confirmed. Priority service is 1 business day at 500.00 plus applicable fees | Annual return, due one month after the anniversary of incorporation | 60.00 filed by the due date. 110.00 filed late |
| Nova Scotia | Companies Act, RSNS 1989, c. 81 | Registry of Joint Stock Companies | 200.00 | Name reservation required for a named company. The Registry runs the search. Supplying your own NUANS report reduces the fee to 15.12. Not required for a numbered company. | 60.52 | 35.00 | 295.52 | 3 days for the Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Registration and Business Number | Annual renewal under the Corporations Registration Act, due in the anniversary month | 118.35 |
| New Brunswick | Business Corporations Act, RSNB 1973, c. B-9.1 | Corporate Registry, Service New Brunswick | 262.00 e-filed, which includes the mandatory 12.00 Royal Gazette publication fee | New Brunswick NUANS report required, completed within the last 90 days, purchased from a private search house. | not confirmed | 35.00 | not confirmed | 2 business days online. 10 business days on paper, or 2 business days with the expedited paper fee | Annual Return for a provincial business corporation. Deadline not confirmed | 60.00 e-filed. 80.00 on paper |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Corporations Act, RSNL 1990, c. C-36 | Registry of Companies, filed through Companies and Deeds Online | 270.00 electronic. 300.00 paper | Name approval before incorporation for a named corporation. Not required for a numbered corporation. No NUANS report is required. | 10.00 per name per request | 35.00 | 315.00 | not confirmed | Annual return, due before the end of the anniversary month | 90.00 electronic. 100.00 paper |
| Prince Edward Island | Business Corporations Act, RSPEI 1988, Cap. B-6.01 | Corporate Registry, Online Corporate and Business Registry | not confirmed | Name approval search through the OCBR required for a named corporation. Not required for a numbered corporation. No NUANS report is required. | 40.00 for a Level 1 Atlantic Canada search. 50.00 for a Level 2 Canada-wide search | 35.00 | not confirmed | Name approval 5 business days. Incorporation filing not confirmed | Annual return. Deadline not confirmed | 30.00 prescribed by regulation. Live OCBR charge not confirmed |
Notes to the master table
- The Total column is the government incorporation fee, plus the name search cost where a name search is mandatory, plus our fee of 35.00 including HST.
- Alberta, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island show a Total of “not confirmed” because a component figure is unconfirmed. New Brunswick is blocked only by the privately set NUANS price, not by the government fee.
- Ontario numbered corporation, where no NUANS report is required: 300.00 plus 35.00 equals 335.00. Ontario named: 300.00 plus 25.00 plus 35.00 equals 360.00.
- Federal numbered corporation: 200.00 plus 35.00 equals 235.00. Federal named: 200.00 plus 38.00 plus 35.00 equals 273.00.
- A federal corporation operating in Ontario registers extra-provincially at no charge. There is no registry fee and no fee from us.
- A federal corporation operating in British Columbia must register extra-provincially at 350.00, so a federal corporation based in BC comes to 585.00 including our 35.00, named or numbered. A separate BC Name Request is not required simply because a federal corporation is registering in BC.
- No GST or HST is added to registry fees in the federal jurisdiction, Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, or New Brunswick. Tax treatment is not confirmed for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island.
- Alberta is the only jurisdiction with no direct government filing channel. Every Alberta filing carries a government fee set by the province plus a service fee set by the private registry agent, and the two must always be shown as separate line items.
- The 200.00 federal fee is set by regulation and is not channel-dependent. Filing Articles of Incorporation by email or mail is also 200.00, at about 10 business days.
- British Columbia unlimited liability company incorporation is 1,000.00, not 350.00. The 350.00 figure is for a BC limited company.
- Manitoba expedited incorporation of 550.00 results from the 200.00 cap on the expedited surcharge, not from doubling the 350.00 base fee.
2. Add-on and urgent fees
| Item | Charged by | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal express service | Corporations Canada | 100.00 | Government express standard of about 4 business hours after submission |
| Our urgent processing | Gondaliya CPA, HST included | 200.00 | We prioritize and submit the federal application within 1 business day of receiving all required information. We may take up to 1 further business day to complete our internal processing and send the documents |
| Urgent federal incorporation, total extra | Corporations Canada and Gondaliya CPA | 300.00 | Keep an overall expected timeframe of about 1 to 72 hours. Actual turnaround depends on when complete information is received, our submission timing, government business hours, weekends and holidays, and government processing |
| BC extraprovincial registration after a federal filing | BC Registries and Online Services | 350.00 | Required for a federal corporation operating in British Columbia. No separate BC Name Request is required for this step |
| Extra-provincial registration in Ontario after a federal filing | No charge from the registry and none from us | 0.00 | A federal corporation operating in Ontario registers at no cost |
3. Governance requirements
| Jurisdiction | Director residency requirement | Minimum directors | Registered office requirement | Minute book requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | 25 percent of directors must be resident Canadians. Where there are fewer than 4 directors, at least 1 must be a resident Canadian. CBCA s. 105(3) | 1. A distributing corporation requires 3, of whom at least 2 are not officers or employees of the corporation or its affiliates. CBCA s. 102 | Registered office at all times in the province specified in the articles. Change reported within 15 days | Required at the registered office or another place in Canada chosen by the directors. CBCA s. 20. Accounting records retained 6 years. Register of individuals with significant control required under s. 21.1 |
| Ontario | None. The 25 percent resident Canadian requirement was repealed effective 5 July 2021 | 1 for a non-offering corporation. 3 for an offering corporation | Physical address in Ontario. A post office box alone is not accepted | Required at the registered office or another place in Ontario designated by the directors. Register of ownership interests in Ontario land required since 10 December 2016. Transparency register of individuals with significant control required since 1 January 2023 |
| Alberta | None. The 25 percent resident Canadian requirement has been abolished. An agent for service located in Alberta is a standing requirement tied to the registered office and service of documents | 1 | Physical location in Alberta. A post office box alone is not sufficient. A records address physically located in Alberta is also required | Required at the records office in Alberta or another place in Alberta designated by the directors. Alberta does not require a register of individuals with significant control |
| British Columbia | None. No Canadian-resident quota and no BC-resident quota | 1 for a private company. 3 for a public company. BCBCA s. 120 | Registered office and records office both in British Columbia. Physical delivery address accessible on business days. A post office box is not accepted | Required at the records office. BCBCA s. 42. Transparency register of significant individuals required for private companies, updated within 30 days of receiving new information |
| Quebec | None. No Canadian-resident quota | 1. A reporting issuer requires 3, of whom 2 must not be officers or employees of the corporation or an affiliate | Head office permanently located in Quebec. A physical Quebec address is required | Required at the head office. Accounting records retained 6 years. Declaration of ultimate beneficiaries required since 31 March 2023, plus declaration of the 3 largest shareholders |
| Manitoba | At least 25 percent of directors must be resident Canadians | 1 | Registered office at all times in Manitoba at the place specified in the articles. Full civic address with postal code. A post office box alone is not sufficient. Change filed within 15 days at no charge | Required at the registered office or another place in Manitoba designated by the directors. The Corporations Act s. 20. Register of individuals with significant control required under s. 21.1 |
| Saskatchewan | None. The former 25 percent resident Canadian requirement was removed by The Business Corporations Act, 2021. A director or officer with a Saskatchewan physical address is required, failing which a Saskatchewan power of attorney must be appointed | not confirmed | Physical address in Saskatchewan. A post office box alone is not acceptable. A separate mailing address may be recorded. Changes filed within 15 days | Required. Records may be kept electronically if reproducible in written form within a reasonable time. Register of individuals with significant control required and kept by the corporation, not filed with ISC |
| Nova Scotia | None. Some or all directors may live outside Canada | 1. Companies Act s. 93 | Registered office in Nova Scotia to which all notices may be addressed. A recognized agent resident in Nova Scotia must also be appointed | Required. Memorandum and Articles of Association, register of members, register of debenture holders, register of directors and officers, and minutes kept at the registered office unless the directors designate another permitted location. Register of individuals with significant control required under ss. 46A to 46H |
| New Brunswick | None. Business Corporations Act s. 60 contains no residency test | 1. Business Corporations Act s. 60(2). A reporting issuer under the Securities Act requires 3 under s. 60(4) | Registered office at all times within New Brunswick. s. 17(1). A post office box cannot be used. s. 17(1.1). Changes reported within 15 days | Required. Business Corporations Act s. 18. Records kept at the registered office or another place the directors think fit. Securities register under s. 48. Register of individuals with significant control required since 10 June 2022 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | None. The former 25 percent resident Canadian requirement in s. 174 was repealed by 2021 c26 s4 | 1 for a share capital corporation. 3 for a corporation without share capital | Registered office in the province at the place named in the articles. s. 33. Retail mail outlets are not accepted. Change of address filed within 15 days | Required at the registered office or another place in the province designated by the directors. Corporations Act s. 36 and s. 37. Records must stay in the province. Register of individuals with significant control mandatory since 1 April 2022 |
| Prince Edward Island | not confirmed | not confirmed | Registered office in Prince Edward Island at all times. s. 26. A post office box alone is not sufficient. Change reported within 15 days | Required at the registered office or another place in PEI designated by the directors. s. 27. Accounting records retained 6 years. Register of individuals with significant control required under s. 28.1 |
4. Update cadence
This page is reviewed quarterly. Each review re-checks every government fee against the official registry page and clears or re-states every figure recorded as not confirmed.
Known fee-change events to watch: Saskatchewan implemented a Corporate Registry fee increase on 15 April 2026, so any Saskatchewan figure sourced before that date is stale. Quebec reissues its fee schedule each January. Ontario stamped its fee schedule 1 April 2026. British Columbia updated its forms and fees page on 22 July 2026. Manitoba’s schedule has been unchanged since 1 October 2018.
Last verified: 7 September 2026
Next scheduled review: 7 December 2026.
