Filing a Change of  Head Office or Jurisdiction Information

The following overview provides the information you need to file changes to the home jurisdiction such as the jurisdiction, jurisdiction information or head office mailing and delivery addresses.  

For business or legal advice, you should go to a small business consultant or a lawyer.

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Background
Important Information
Getting Started
 

 Background

An extraprovincial company must complete this filing if there is a change to its identifying number in its home jurisdiction; its jurisdiction or date of incorporation, amalgamation or continuation; or its head office mailing or delivery address.

However, the identifying number in the foreign jurisdiction or the date of incorporation, amalgamation or continuation in the foreign jurisdiction cannot be changed online unless there is also a change in the jurisdiction.

If you do need to change the number or date without changing the jurisdiction, you may need to complete a Form 47 Application to Correct the Corporate Register or Form 34 Notice of Amalgamation and mail it to the Corporate Registry. 

If the head office address is changed it will not be effective until the day after the filing date.

Important Information

There are no statutory filing fees associated with this filing for extraprovincial companies with a New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA) home jurisdiction of Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba.

The Alberta fees were eliminated by the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement.  The Saskatchewan and Manitoba fees were eliminated by the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA).

All other extraprovincial companies must pay the filing fee.

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Enter Initial Information
Home Jurisdiction
Head Office Information
Submitting Party Notification
Company Email Address
Annual Report Reminders
Pay and File
Your Receipt

Enter Initial Information

The Change of Head Office or Jurisdiction Information filing allows the following to be changed:

1. • Jurisdiction,
   • Identifying number in the home jurisdiction,
   • Creation date in home jurisdiction,
   • Head office mailing address,
   • Head office delivery address.

Select the checkbox(es) of the information that you would like to display.  The identifying number and creation date in the home jurisdiction can only be changed if the jurisdiction is updated.  If you do need to change the number or date without changing the jurisdiction, you may need to complete a Form 47 Application to Correct the Corporate Register or Form 34 Notice of Amalgamation and mail it to the Corporate Registry.  

Either or both of the head office addresses can be updated.  The address changes will not be effective until the day after the filing date.

Jurisdiction Information (draft - in progress)

Based on the jurisdiction information that is on file in British Columbia Corporate Online attempts to retrieve the corresponding information from the home jurisdiction.

If successful, the jurisdiction information is displayed on the screen.  As well, if change of head office address was selected, the home jurisdiction’s registered office addresses are retrieved and displayed on the Head Office Information screen.

If not successful you may need to update your information in British Columbia.  Or if the information is correct click NEXT to continue with the filing.

The home jurisdiction identifying number and creation date cannot be updated electronically if the jurisdiction is not changed.  If you do need to change the number or date without changing the jurisdiction, you may need to complete a Form 47 Application to Correct the Corporate Register or Form 34 Notice of Amalgamation and mail it to the Corporate Registry. 

Head Office Information

An extraprovincial company must provide the Corporate Registry with any change to the mailing or delivery address of its head office, whether or not its head office is in BC.

The mailing address is where the company will receive its mail.

The delivery address must be for a location that is accessible to the public between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on business days for the delivery of records. The address must not be a post office box.

Based on the jurisdiction information that is on file in British Columbia if Corporate Online successfully retrieved the corresponding information from the home jurisdiction the corporation's registered office addresses are retrieved and displayed on the Head Office Information screen.  Either or both addresses can be accepted or updated.  Any changes made are not sent to the home jurisdiction.

Submitting Party Notification

An email address for the submitting party must be entered. A copy of the filing will be emailed to this address.

Company Email Address

The Corporate Registry is beginning to collect company email addresses to make communicating with companies easier and faster in the future.   

The email address will only be used by the Corporate Registry to communicate with our customers.

Annual Report Reminders

Your annual report reminder will only be emailed to the company's email address.  This email will remind you to file your next Annual Report.

Pay and File

Please view the complete draft of your filing by clicking "View Draft Filing" before you pay to ensure all of the information on the form is complete and correct.  You require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

See the fee schedule to review  the fee for this filing.

Your Receipt

When you are presented with the receipt, you will be able to  view a print-friendly version of the your filed document and the receipt.  You require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Getting Started

Before you begin, ensure you have the following information on hand:

While you are completing the form, you an view a draft of all the information you have entered by clicking "View Draft Filing" from the left sidebar.  To view the document, you require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

THIS INFORMATION IS INTENDED AS A GUIDE ONLY AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT AND THE REGULATION UNDER THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT