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Instruction Sheets
If you don't know exactly what forms you need, but know what you want to do, please click here for the instructions sheets on common filings.
Forms
- Business Name Forms (unincorporated businesses)
- Corporate Forms for
- Name Notation Forms (non-profit groups that are not incorporated)
Click on the link for the form required. Once the form is open, if instructions are available a red "instructions" button will be located at the top of the form. Click on this button to obtain a pdf containing instructions.
Where a form is not listed, please contact the Companies Office to obtain the particular form.
Instruction Sheets
Unincorporated Businesses and Organizations:
- Register an unincorporated business
- Change the name of an unincorporated business
- Change the owners of an unincorporated business
- Dissolve an unincorporated business
- Register a Limited Liability Partnership
- Make a change in a Limited Liability Partnership
- Cancel the registration of a Limited Liability Partnership
- Note the name of a non-profit group that is not incorporated
Corporations:
- Incorporate a Manitoba corporation (share or non-share)
- Amend the Articles of a Manitoba corporation
- Amalgamate two or more Manitoba corporations
- Dissolve a Manitoba corporation
- Revive a Manitoba corporation that has been dissolved
- Register a non-Manitoba corporation to do business in Manitoba
- Update the registration of a non-Manitoba corporation to reflect an amalgamation, continuance, change of name, or to correct an error
- Restore the registration of a non-Manitoba corporation whose registration has been cancelled
- Continue a corporation from another jurisdiction into Manitoba
- Apply for permission to continue a Manitoba corporation into another jurisdiction
- Filing the Annual Return of Information
Business Name Forms
WHAT FORM WOULD YOU LIKE?
(Click on the Form - you can fill in most of these forms on-screen before printing them, except those marked **):
Forms |
Description |
Filing Fee |
A Name Reservation is required, in most cases, before a name can be registered. |
$40.00 | |
| Business Name Registration | Register an unincorporated business (sole proprietorship or partnership) | $45.00 |
| Registration of a Limited Partnership |
Register a Limited Partnership. | $300.00 |
| Registration of a Limited Liability Partnership |
Register a Manitoba Limited Liability Partnership or an Extra-Provincial Limited Liability Partnership. | $300.00 |
| Business Name Renewal |
Renew the registration of an unincorporated business, Limited Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership for another three years. | $45.00 |
| Change of Address | Change the business address, mailing address or registrants' address of an unincorporated business or Limited Partnership. | No Fee |
| Change of Business Name |
Change the name of an unincorporated business or Limited Partnership. | $45.00 |
| Change of Registrants |
Change the owners of an unincorporated business (in certain situations - please refer to the instruction sheet for information). | $45.00 |
| Change in a Limited Partnership | Change the General Partner(s), Limited Partner(s) or the capital contributed by a Limited Partner in a Limited Partnership. | $45.00 |
| Change in a Limited Liability Partnership | Change the:
|
No Fee |
| Dissolution of a Business Name | Dissolve the registration of an unincorporated business, Limited Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership. | $45.00 |
| Cancellation of Registration of a Limited Liability Partnership | Cancel the registration of a Limited Liability Partnership. | No Fee |
| Power of Attorney | Appoint a Power of Attorney (required when no registrants of an unincorporated business reside in Manitoba). | $30.00 |
| Payment Options ** | Pay for filings using Visa or Mastercard | _ |
Corporate Forms - Manitoba Corporations
WHAT FORM WOULD YOU LIKE?
(Click on the Form - you can fill in most of these forms on-screen before printing them, except those marked **):
| Forms | Description | Filing Fee |
| A Name Reservation is required, in most cases, before a name can be incorporated. | $40.00 | |
| Request for Service |
A Request for Service is submitted when filing most corporate documents or requesting services (i.e. Certificates of Status or Certified Copies). | No fee when submitted with documents. If requesting service, see fee schedule. |
| Articles of Incorporation (Share Capital) |
Incorporate a new "business" corporation in Manitoba. | $300.00 |
| Articles of Incorporation (Without Share Capital) |
Incorporate a new "non profit" corporation in Manitoba. | $100.00 |
| Annual Return |
Annual Returns are required to be filed for every corporation incorporated in Manitoba. The form must be completed providing information for the corporation as of the last day of its anniversary month in the year for which the form is filed. | $40.00 (share) $20.00 (without share) $20.00 (amended) |
| Articles of Revival |
Revive a dissolved Manitoba corporation. | $100.00 (share) $50.00 (without share) |
| Articles of Amendment |
Amend the Articles of a Manitoba corporation (i.e. change a corporate name, change the share structure, etc.) | $150.00 (share) $50.00 (without share) $300.00 (converting a corporation) |
| Articles of Continuance (share capital) |
Turn an existing share capital corporation incorporated in another jurisdiction into a Manitoba corporation. | $300.00 |
| Articles of Continuance (Without Share Capital) |
Turn an existing without share capital corporation incorporated in another jurisdiction into a Manitoba corporation. | $300.00 |
| Articles of Dissolution | Dissolve a Manitoba corporation. | $50.00 |
| Articles of Amalgamation (share capital) | Amalgamate two or more Manitoba corporations to form a corporation with share capital. | $300.00 |
| Articles of Amalgamation (Without Share Capital) | Amalgamate two or more Manitoba corporations to form a corporation without share capital. | $300.00 |
| Consent to Act as First Director | Consent to be a director of a new Manitoba corporation when you are not an incorporator (filed with Articles of Incorporation only). | No Fee |
| Notice of Appointment or Discharge of a Receiver or Receiver Manager ** | Provide notice of an Appointment or Discharge of a Receiver or Receiver Manager. | No Fee |
| Notice of Change of Directors |
Provide notice that a change in the Directors of a Manitoba corporation has occurred. | No Fee |
| Notice of Change of Registered Office Address |
Provide notice that a change in the Registered Office Address of a Manitoba corporation has occurred. | No Fee |
| Notice of Execution or Termination of Unanimous Shareholder Agreement ** | Provide notice of Execution or Termination of a Unanimous Shareholders Agreement. | No Fee |
| Power of Attorney |
Appoint a Power of Attorney (required when no directors or officers of a Manitoba corporation reside in the province) | $30.00 |
| Restated Articles of Incorporation (Share Capital) ** | Restate the Articles of Incorporation of a share capital corporation. | $150.00 (No Fee when filed with Articles of Amendment) |
| Restated Articles of Incorporation (Without Share Capital) ** | Restate the Articles of Incorporation of a without share capital corporation. | $150.00 (No Fee when filed with Articles of Amendment) |
| Statement of Intent to Dissolve or Revocation of Intent to Dissolve | File a Statement of Intent to Dissolve a Manitoba corporation or revoke a previously filed Statement of Intent to Dissolve (refer to instruction sheet). | $50.00 |
| Application for Approval to Continue in Another Jurisdiction | Apply for permission to continue a Manitoba corporation into another jurisdiction. | $300.00 |
| Articles of Arrangement ** | File Articles of Arrangement after a court order of arrangement has been made. | $300.00 |
| Articles of Reorganization ** | File Articles of Reorganization after a court order of reorganization has been made. | $300.00 |
| Certification of Counterparts | Lawyer's certificate of comparison when filing documents in counterpart. | No Fee |
| Payment Options ** | Pay for filings using Visa or Mastercard | _ |
Corporate Forms - Extra Provincial/Federal Corporations
WHAT FORM WOULD YOU LIKE?
(Click on the Form - you can fill in most of these forms on-screen before printing them, except those marked **):
Forms |
Description | Filing Fee |
| Click here to reserve a corporate name over the Internet. | A Name Reservation is required, in most cases, before a name can be registered. | $40.00 |
| Request for Service |
A Request for Service is submitted when filing most corporate documents or requesting services (i.e. Certificates of Status or Certified Copies). | No fee when submitted with documents. If requesting service see fee schedule. |
| Application for Registration |
Register an extra-provincial or federal corporation to carry on business in Manitoba. | $300.00 (share) $100.00 (without share) |
| Application for Supplementary Certificate of Registration |
Update the registration of an extra-provincial or federal corporation to reflect an amalgamation, continuance, change of name or to correct an error in a previous application. | $150.00 |
| Power of Attorney |
Appoint a Power of Attorney in Manitoba. | $30.00 |
| Annual Return |
Annual Returns are required to be filed for every corporation registered in Manitoba. The form must be completed providing information for the corporation as of the last day of its anniversary month in the year for which the form is filed. | $40.00 (share) $20.00 (without share) $20.00 (amended) |
| Application for Restoration of Registration |
Restore the registration of a non-Manitoba corporation whose registration has been cancelled. | $100.00 (share) $50.00 (without share) |
| Application for Cancellation of Registration | Cancel the registration of a non-Manitoba corporation | $50.00 |
| Articles of Continuance (Share Capital) |
Turn an existing share capital corporation incorporated in another jurisdiction into a Manitoba corporation. | $300.00 |
| Articles of Continuance (Without Share Capital) |
Turn an existing without share capital corporation incorporated in another jurisdiction into a Manitoba corporation. | $300.00 |
| Notice of Change of Directors |
Provide notice that a change in the Directors of a non-Manitoba corporation has occurred. | No Fee |
| Notice of Change of Registered Office Address |
Provide notice that a change in the Registered Office Address of a non-Manitoba corporation has occurred. | No Fee |
| Certification of Counterparts | Lawyer's certificate of comparison when filing documents in counterpart. | No Fee |
| Payment Options** | Pay for filings using Visa or Mastercard | _ |
Name Notations
WHAT FORM WOULD YOU LIKE?
(Click on the Form - you can fill in most of these forms on-screen before printing them, except those marked **):
| Forms | Description | Filing Fee |
Click here to reserve the name of a non-profit name over the Internet. |
A Name Reservation is required, in most cases, before a name can be noted. | $40.00 |
| Request for Name Notation ** | Note the name of a non-profit group, which is not incorporated, on the Companies Office records. | $45.00 |
| Renewal of Name Notation ** | Renew a Name Notation for another three years. | $45.00 |
| Change of Name Notation ** | Change the name of a non-profit group whose name is noted on the Companies Office records. | No Fee |
| Dissolution of Name Notation ** | Dissolve a Name Notation. | No Fee |
| Payment Options** | Pay for filings using Visa or Mastercard | _ |
