Name: Ontario Registered Charity Formation
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Charity Activity
Activities Category
Example: food banks, soup kitchens, and low-cost housing units.
Example: colleges, universities, and research institutes.
Example: places of worship and missionary organizations.
This includes only those categories which the courts have decided as charitable. For example, relief to victims of natural disaster, services to old age or disabled, preserving of environment, welfare to children or victims of substance abuse, fire rescue operation, animal shelters or provide public amenities to benefit the community.
Aim, Purpose and Activities (briefly)
Example 1: Providing free transport services to adults with special needs.....................
Minimum 2, maximum 5 purposes shortly and clearly to avoid delays Sample
Upload Document (Optional)
Accepted file types: doc, docx.
Can be uploaded only in Microsoft Word (doc or docx) format

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Why activities are so important?
To qualify as a charity, an organization must have purposes that are exclusively charitable and charitable activities that support those purposes. The purposes (also called objects) describe the aim or main intent of the organization. The activities describe how your organization will accomplish its purposes.
How to describe the activities?
When describing a charitable activity, keep the following points in mind:
- what you want to achieve
- how you're doing it – detailed plans
- who the beneficiaries are and how they are selected any fees charged
- frequency and length of the activity
- involvement of employees and volunteers
- how you maintain direction and control over activities and resources
- other logistics (transportation, facilities, etc.)

Organization Name
The corporation will have:
Example: Green Institute Foundation.
Example: Institut Green Fondation.
Example: Institut Green Institute Foundation.
Example: Green Institute Foundation./Institut Green Fondation.
Write the proposed company name
Write the proposed English name
Write the proposed French name
NUANS report is REQUIRED*
- Obtain NUANS and validate the name +$50
- I obtained NUANS, validate the name +$25
This name options requires two separate NUANS*
- Obtain NUANS and validate the name +$100
- I obtained NUANS, validate the name +$50
Upload a valid Ontario NUANS report
Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx.
Upload the first NUANS report
Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx.
Upload the second NUANS report
Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx.
Note: please upload the right document to avoid delay.

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Ontario Name Rules
Name must be unique, should not be similar to other businesses. Name must, preferably, have the following components:
1. A unique or distinctive word such as made-up word or a person's name.
2. Second part of the name describes the service your business is offering.
Examples of good name ideas are: ABCXYZ Home Renovation, Sarah's Mexican Restaurant, Thunder Bay home renovations. The name must contain a distinctive element followed by a descriptive element. Example: ABCXYZ Manufacturing.
In the above name, 'ABCXYZ' is the distinctive element and 'Manufacturing'.
What is a NUANS Report?
It is a computerized name search report generated based on a proposed corporate / business name or trade-mark from Government databases listing similar and conflicting names of existing business names and trademarks. To incorporate an Ontario Corporation or a Federal Corporation an appropriate NUANS Report is required.
Are there different type of NUANS?
Yes. There are 2 different kinds of reports:
- A NUANS report for Federal and a NUANS report for each of the following provinces: Ontario, Alberta & New Brunswick.
- The rest of the Canadian provinces have their own name approval processes and doesn't require a NUANS report. Examples of such jurisdictions are: B.C., Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland & Labrador, PEI, Yukon, they each require a name search report from their respective provincial database and registry and NOT from the NUANS database.
Why do I need a NUANS & name approval ?
NUANS report is required for all named incorporations. NUANS report is a name search report which doesn't guarantee acceptance of that name by Service Ontario. We, along with the NUANS report do an analysis of the name so that it is acceptable for a corporation's name.
Ontario Registered Charity: NUANS

Incorporation Date
Proposed Incorporation Date
Select the future date
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY

Future Incorporation Date must be within 30 days from current date
The proposed incorporation date is official registration date for the corporation. It is also called the anniversary date or the date in which the following year, corporation's annual return gets due. Requested date for incorporation cannot be in past date. It must be current date or maximum 30 days in future.

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What is proposed incorporation date?
The proposed incorporation date is official registration date for the corporation. It is also called the anniversary date or the date in which the following year, corporation's annual return gets due. Requested date for incorporation cannot be in past date. It must be current date or maximum 30 days in future.
Can I propose the date on weekend or holiday?
Yes, you can. If you choose a future date, incorporation will take effect on your requested date regardless the requested date is weekday or weekend or holiday.

Corporation's Address
2.1. Do you have an Address in Ontario for the Corporation?
- Yes
- No
2.2. Corporation's Address
Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Zip Code
Registered Address and Mail Scanning Service
- Address Service for 1 Year $500
- Address Service for 2 Years $800
- I will manage by myself

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Why an Address in Ontario is required?
All Corporations in Ontario need a Physical or street address in the province, it can be rental place or home address.
Is this address changeable?
Yes, this address can be changed later. In many cases when commercial place is not rented yet, residential address is given.
What is a Registered office address & mail scanning service?
- If you are setting up a business in Ontario but you don’t have a street address in Ontario then we have an address service which you can make use of. This is primarily a document scan and mail service.
- With this address added to the package, we will receive all documents that were sent to the business by Canada Revenue Agency, Ontario Government and other Government entities and forward them to you in the form of scanned email copies.
Is Registered office address & mail scanning service renewable?
Yes, you have the choice to renew it on an annual basis. Normally, the price remains same.

Contact Person
First name
Middle name (Optional)
Last name
Phone Number
Email Address
Canadian residency status
- Citizen
- PR
- None
Complete address
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Suite/Unit City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

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Who can be a Contact person?
Usually Director is the Contact Person of the Corporation, it can also be a service provider like an accountant or a lawyer.

Incorporator(s)
4.1. Add the Incorporators
An incorporator is an individual or company who is requesting to incorporate. Generally, all the individuals who are directors are also be incorporators. If you are submitting for incorporation on behalf of your client then it should be your client's information here, not yours.
4.2. Contact Person will be an Incorporator?:
First name
Middle name (Optional)
Last name
Company Name
Complete address
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Suite/Unit City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Complete address
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Suite/Unit City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
4.3. Do you want to add more incorporator?
Second Additional Incorporator
Choose the type of incorporator
First name
Middle name (Optional)
Last name
Company Name
Complete Address
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Suite/Unit City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
4.4. Do you want to add more incorporator?
Third Additional Incorporator
Choose the type of incorporator
First name
Middle name (Optional)
Last name
Company Name
Complete address
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Suite/Unit City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
4.5. Do you want to add more incorporator?
Fourth Additional Incorporator
Choose the type of incorporator
First name
Middle name (Optional)
Last name
Company Name
Complete Address
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Suite/Unit City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
4.6. Do you want to add more incorporator?
Fifth Additional Incorporator
Choose the type of incorporator
First name
Middle name (Optional)
Last name
Company Name
Complete address
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Suite/Unit City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Note: If you want to add more than 5 Incorporators, you may need to place a customized order. For now, you can place order with these five incorporators and afterwards, give us a call to convert it into a customized order.

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Who is an incorporator?
An Incorporator can be an Individual or another Company, usually all Directors are Incorporators.

Articles of Incorporation
Articles and By-laws
Articles of Incorporation
- Standard
- Custom
Custom Clauses
Standard: Our standard articles include all standard clauses for a regular Registered Charity corporation to operate in Canada. You cannot add a personalized or custom clause.

Custom: With this option you have the flexibility to include custom clauses to be inserted in the articles for your your special needs, if any. Choose this option if you require such an option and provide a write up of your special requirements.

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Can I change the Articles of Incorporation?
Once the corporation is registered, the Articles of Incorporation is also registered with government. The articles of an incorporated business could be changed with proper filing (Articles of Amendment) and fees.
Do I need custom articles?
The requirement to customize articles varies so that we cannot suggest how to customize. As a simple guidance, organizations customize articles to accommodate special requirements like multi-tier member classes, specific duration of directors in the position, clauses on limited by guarantee, etc. In general, if you don't have a reason then no customization is required.

By-laws (Mandatory)
Why by-law is Required?Your corporation MUST have by-laws as required under the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (NFP Act). It is the corporation's responsibility to ensure that its by-laws meet its specific needs and are in compliance with the NFP Act.
Choose Your By-laws
- Do not include by-laws
- Standard by-laws
- Custom by-laws

No By-law: Not Included

❌Interpretations of Articles	❌Adding Officers & Members	❌Execution: Signature Requirements
❌Membership Termination Clause	❌Director & Officer Nomination Clause	❌Financial Statement Transparency Clause
❌Borrowing Powers	❌Membership Classes	❌Membership Transfer Rules

Standard by-laws: Standard Provision

✔Definitions and Interpretations	✔Members & Officers Information	✔Execution: signed by any two officers or directors
✔Membership termination: basic structure	✔Nominating directors: supports by 5% members	✔Financial statements: send to all members
✔Borrowing: members’ approval not required	✔Membership class: one class	✔Membership transfer: to corporation

Custom by-laws: Personalized

✔Definitions and Interpretations	✔Members & Officers Information	✔Execution: own writing
✔Membership termination: complex structure	✔Nominating directors: own criteria	✔Financial statements: send or not to all members
✔Borrowing: members’ approval required/not required	✔Membership class: one/two class	✔Membership transfer: not eligible/to corporation/to public

By-laws Skipped
As per NFP act, having the by-law is mandatory. IncorpMaster not responsible for skipping the following:
- Not appointing officers: president, secretary etc.
- Not adding any member
- Not defining members can vote or not
- Not defining borrowing powers
- Not defining membership termination
- Not defining how to pass a motion
- Not defining the term for directors
- No omissions and errors clause
- No dispute resolution clause
Click 'Previous' to add the by-law, or 'Next' to proceed without by-law.

Members
Add the Members
Number of Members
First Member
Name of First Member
Address of First Member
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
2nd Member
Name of 2nd Member
Address of 2nd Member
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
3rd Member
Name of 3rd Member
Address of 3rd Member
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
4th Member
Name of 4th Member
Address of 4th Member
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
5th Member
Name of 5th Member
Address of 5th Member
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

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Who can be a Member?
Member of a corporation can be an individual or another company. They might have voting rights and are comparable to shareholders of business corporations. There can be 1 type or 2 types of members - those with voting rights and those without voting powers

Annual Services
Annual Services
Annual Support Services*
- None
- Guidelines & Consultations
- Complete Maintenance
- Service Ontario Annual Return
Filing Annual Return*
- Not Included
- File Annual Return for me

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What is Annual Support Service?
Yes, we offer 3 types of post-incorporation and maintenance service:
- Annual Return: At the end of the year, we will file annual corporate return for you.
- Phone Support:
- Complete Maintenance: Annual Return + Phone Support + Notice of Changes Click Here for more details.
Why do I need Annual Return?
The Annual Return of Corporation must be filed for every Canadian corporation every year to keep the corporation active. This is filling to keep the corporation’s records up to date.

Processing Queue
Registration Queue
Registration & Processing Queue
- Regular Queue: Incorporated in 20 Business Days
- Priority Queue: Incorporated in 10 Business Day
- Express Queue: Incorporated in 3 Business Days
Shipping & Handling
- Xpresspost Certified: with tracking, signature required
- Expedited: with tracking, no signature required
- Regular Parcel: no tracking, no signature required
Shipping address for supplies
Same as corporation's address

Street Address Suite/Unit City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

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What is included in this Processing Queue?
The Processing Queue includes Incorporation and Emailing the Certificate, Articles and Electronic Minute Book (if Included). The Remaining Process in this Package like Business Number, CRA Programs Accounts Set Up, WSIB Registration, etc. are initiated after incorporation processes.

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Ontario Registered Charity Formation

Step 1 of 19 - Package

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Charity Activity

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Organization Name

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Corporation's Address

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Contact Person

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Director(s) - Minimum of 3 Directors is REQUIRED

Second Additional Director

Third Additional Director

Fourth Additional Director

Fifth Additional Director

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Incorporator(s)

Second Additional Incorporator

Third Additional Incorporator

Fourth Additional Incorporator

Fifth Additional Incorporator

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Articles of Incorporation

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By-laws (Mandatory)

By-laws Skipped

Officer(s)

Second Additional Officer

Third Additional Officer

Fourth Additional Officer

Fifth Additional Officer

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Members

First Member

2nd Member

3rd Member

4th Member

5th Member

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CRA Program Accounts Set Up

WSIB Account Registration

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Domain & Marketing Services

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Annual Services

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Corporate Kits and Supplies

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