Canada Certificate of Good Standing

A Canada Certificate of Good Standing known as a Certificate of Compliance confirms a Canada company has a status of Good Standing with the Ministry of Government Services under the Canadian Business Corporation Act.

The document is accepted by authorities and institutions as proof of continuing good standing of a Canadian company. The certificate will differ in appearance depending on the province of registration.The Certificate of Good Standing is an official registry document which confirms that all administrative requirements pertaining to the company’s continued registration have been complied with.

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The Certificate includes the following:

• The company is on the Register of Companies
• There are no overdue annual or other fees due
• The company is up to date with its filing requirements
• The date the company was incorporated
• The company has not filed articles of merger or consolidation which are pending
• The company has not filed articles of arrangement that have not yet become effective
• The company is not in voluntary liquidation
• Proceedings have not been instituted to strike the name of the company off the Registrar
• Registered Company Name
• Company Registration Number
• Date of Incorporation
• Company Type
• Canada province the Company is Incorporated, Amalgamated or continued under
• The company is in Good Standing and has a legal corporate existence as far as the records of this office show as of the date issued
• The company has not filed articles of dissolution, certificate of cancellation or similar documents
• The company has not filed articles of merger or consolidation which are pending
• The Certificate is validation that filing and reporting requirements have been satisfied
• Certificate of Good Standing/ Certificate of Status is electronically signed and dated by the director of the Ministry of Government Services in the Canada Province

Canada Certificate of Good Standing example

Company Not in Good Standing

If the Canada Company is not in Good Standing the Corporate Registry will issue instead an extract confirming the current company status. If a company does not comply with the obligatory accounting and reporting requirements, not only will fines and penalties be incurred, and the Certificate of Good Standing will not be issued.

Canada Company Search Report

We can also provide a Canada company search report from the Companies Registry with the latest filed information on the target company. For further information regarding our Canada company search report please visit Canada Company Search

Order a Canada Certificate of Good Standing

The Canada Certificate of Good Standing is issued by the Ministry of Government Services in the province where the company is registered.When you place an order, we check the company’s status with the registry. Once the certificate is prepared, we will email you a scanned copy as a PDF.

Please complete the form below to begin the process.