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Ministry of Public

and Business Service Delivery

Instructions for Completing the

NFPCA Articles of Amendment

Before You Begin

Please consider applying online at Ontario.ca/BusinessRegistry because it is better, easier and faster for you.

Benefits of applying online include: a faster response, getting immediate notice that your application is received,

ability to use a debit or credit card and being able to check the progress of your application online.

You cannot use this form to update the officer or director information, corporation address and administrative

information (e.g., corporation official email address and business activity code). To change this information, file an

Initial Return/Notice of Change/Annual Return by an Ontario Corporation - Form Number 5284 under the

Corporations Information Act (CIA).

For detailed information about this application, see the applicable Notice first.

Information You Need

Before completing this form, please make sure that you have the following information ready. Note, you require the

information for items 4 to 6 only if you are making changes to that information. If you are not changing the information

for these items, leave the fields blank.

1. Corporation name, Ontario Corporation Number (OCN) and official email address.

• The Nuans report reference number

• The proposed name searched

• The date of the search report

5. Number of directors (fixed or minimum/maximum number), if this is being changed.

6. Description of changes to Purposes and/or Provisions.

7. Consent for the use of corporate name, if required under the Act and the regulations.

8. Date when the resolution for the amendment was approved by the members.

9. Effective date of the articles of amendment. You may choose a future date, up to 30 calendar days in the future.

10. Fee of $130.00. Make the cheque payable to the Minister of Finance. There is a service charge payable for any

bounced cheques.

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Completing the Form

Corporation Information

Please enter the current corporation name, OCN, company key and official email address of the Ontario not-for-profit

corporation filing the articles of amendment.

We will need the company key to verify that you are authorized to file this amendment.

The corporation name entered must be the same as it appeared on the original articles of incorporation document or

if there has been a name change, the name as it appears on the most recent articles changing the name.

You must enter the corporation’s official email address on record with the ministry. The corporation’s official email will

be used to communicate with the corporation and must be kept current. All official documents or notices and

(CIA). For more information, see the applicable notice. You may include the CIA filing together with this form when

you mail your application.

Contact Information

Please enter the full name, telephone number and email address of the contact person. This will not be shown on

the public record. The ministry will contact this person for any questions related to this application, and documents

related to this application will be sent to the contact person’s email address.

Proposed New Corporation Name

Search

If the corporation name is being changed, you will need an Ontario Nuans report. Before you get an Ontario

Nuans report, you can search the ministry’s records at Ontario.ca/BusinessRegistry to see if your proposed new

English form only, a French form only, an English and a French form, or an English form and a French form which

are equivalent but used separately.

A Nuans name search is required for each form of the name (English, French, and English and French

combined). For an English and French form of the name, a Nuans name search is required for each form of the

name unless the English and French forms of the name are identical and the legal element is the French version

of the legal element in the English form. When the certificate of amendment is issued, a forward slash [/]

separating the English and French form will be inserted in the corporate name.

For example,

A name that is English only would be Green Institute Inc.

A name that is French only would be Institut Green Inc.

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office. Please do not send it with the form.

Legal Elements. The new corporate name may include one of the following legal elements: “Incorporated”,

“Incorporée” or “Corporation” or the corresponding abbreviations “Inc.” or “Corp.”

Number of Directors

If you are changing the number of directors, please indicate if you are setting out a fixed number of directors or a

minimum and maximum number of directors. You cannot select both options. The corporation is required to have at

least three directors under the NFPCA.

Purposes and Provisions

You must indicate if the corporation is a charity or if it intends to operate as a charity.

If Yes, Indicate if the corporation has consent from the Public Guardian and Trustee not to include an “After

to the purposes of the corporation as they were immediately before the articles become effective.”

Describe any amendments to the corporation’s purposes, if any.

Describe any amendments to the corporation’s special provisions, if any.

If No, the corporation does not intend to operate as a charity:

Describe any amendments to the corporation’s purposes, if any.

Describe any amendments to the corporation’s special provisions, if any

For more details, please refer to the applicable Notice. If you are not sure, seek legal advice.

Authorization

The contact person must confirm that the form has been signed by all the required persons.

The resolution date and the requested date of amendment must be provided.

by the ministry. You may choose a future date up to 30 calendar days later than the current date, as long as the

Nuans Report date is valid. You cannot choose a past date. The Nuans report cannot be dated more than 90 days

prior to the submission of the articles. For example, articles submitted on November 28 could be supported by a

Nuans name search report dated as early as August 30, but not dated earlier. Allow enough time for the application

to be received through the mail.

Signature

The form must bear the signatures of two directors or officers of the corporation. Please indicate the full name and

position of the individuals (e.g., director, chairman, secretary) and ensure that the form is signed by the required

persons beside their name before mailing the form.

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Submitting the Form

Returned Application

If your application is handwritten, missing the required payment, company key or email addresses, or if the wrong

form is used, it will not be processed and will be returned to you by regular mail. You may resubmit by regular mail in

this case.

However, if the form is missing any other required information or has not been properly completed, it will be returned

electronically for correction to the email address provided on the form. To resubmit the application, you will be

provided with a link to the electronic business registration system, where you must complete the transaction

electronically. When you resubmit the application, it is your responsibility to review the entire application, and to

ensure that all data is accurate and meets all requirements. You are also responsible for obtaining the required

signatures when prompted during the electronic transaction. No additional fee will be charged.