You can order certified or uncertified copies of corporate documents. The difference between the two documents is that the certified copy comes with a letter indicating that the document is an exact copy of a document kept in Corporations Canada’s books. Copies are often needed by financial institutions to open a bank account, for example.

Examples of corporate documents:

  • charter documents, such as certificates of incorporation
  • amendments to articles
  • changes regarding directors
  • change of the registered office address
  • by-laws of not-for-profit corporations