Corporations – Filings and Changes
Alberta corporation changes are either filed with Corporate Registry, recorded in your minute book, or both, and this page tells you which. Eleven filings, each with an upfront price, reviewed by a trained person and filed the same business day for complete orders received before 3:00 pm MT.
Alberta Corporation Changes Made Simple With ACS
ACS is a private company. Our CORES-trained agents prepare your filing and submit it through a licensed Alberta registry agent. We are not a government office or a registry agent. Everything an Alberta corporation files after incorporation lives here: the annual return, notices when directors or addresses change, Articles of Amendment when the articles change, continuance into Alberta, voluntary dissolution and revival.
Not every change is a registry filing. Corporate Registry sees your shareholders through the annual return, which lists the top five voting shareholders, and officers and share transfers are otherwise tracked in your own registers and resolutions. We prepare that minute-book work too, with no government fee, so the record you hand your accountant matches the record on file.
Which filing do I need?
| Filing | When you need it | Price before GST | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual return | Every year in your anniversary month; none in the year you incorporate | From $149 + GST | Same business day |
| Director change | A director joins or leaves | From $149 + GST | Same business day |
| Director address change | A director moves | From $149 + GST | Same business day |
| Officer change | An officer is appointed or replaced | $149, no government fee | 1 business day |
| Shareholder change | Shares are issued or transferred | $149, no government fee | 1 business day |
| Corporation address change | New registered office or records address | From $149 + GST | Same business day |
| Corporation name change | A new name, named or numbered | From $230 + GST | 1–2 business days |
| Articles of Amendment | Share classes, restrictions or other articles change | From $149 + GST | 1–2 business days |
| Continuance | Moving a corporation into Alberta | From $933 + GST | 2–5 business days |
| Dissolve a business | Closing the corporation | From $498 + GST | 1–2 business days |
| Revive a corporation | Struck or dissolved within the last 10 years | From $544 + GST | 2–5 business days |
Typical time runs from a complete order to a filed document. Regulator steps for professional corporations are separate.
Keep the public record current
Annual Returns
File your annual return →For every Alberta corporation, due in the anniversary month; confirms directors, addresses and the top five shareholders. From $149 + GST.
Director Change
Change your directors →For adding or removing a director through a notice of change with Corporate Registry. From $149 + GST.
Director Address Change
Update a director's address →For a director who has moved. From $149 + GST.
Corporation Address Change
Change your corporation's address →For a new registered office or records address in Alberta. From $149 + GST.
Amend the corporation itself
Corporation Name Change
Rename your corporation →For a new name, filed as Articles of Amendment with an Alberta NUANS report where needed. From $230 + GST.
Articles of Amendment
File Articles of Amendment →For owners who need to amend an Alberta corporation's share classes, restrictions or other articles. From $149 + GST.
Continuance
Continue into Alberta →For a corporation formed elsewhere that is moving its home jurisdiction to Alberta. From $933 + GST.
Shareholder Change
Record a shareholder change →For share issuances and transfers, with resolutions, certificates and the securities register. No government fee; from $149 + GST.
Officer Change
Update your officers →For a new president, secretary or other officer, by resolution and register. No government fee; from $149 + GST.
Close, restore or look up
Dissolve a Business
Dissolve your corporation →For closing an Alberta corporation properly. From $498 + GST.
Revive a Corporation
Revive your corporation →For a corporation struck within the last 10 years; all outstanding annual returns are filed with the Articles of Revival. From $544 + GST.
Corporate Access Number
Find your corporate access number →For anyone who needs the number Corporate Registry assigned to their corporation. From $68 + GST.
Not sure which one?
- If the name is changing, you need Articles of Amendment with a NUANS report for a named name.
- If a director or an address changed, you need a notice of change.
- If shareholders or officers changed, update the registers and resolutions, then report shareholders on the annual return.
- If you are closing the corporation, file a dissolution.
- If the corporation was struck, file a revival.
- If you are moving a corporation into Alberta, file a continuance.
- Everything else, including extra-provincial and trade name filings, is on Manage Your Business.
FAQs
Which filing do I need to change my corporation's name?
Articles of Amendment, filed with Corporate Registry; Alberta has no separate notice of articles. A new named name also needs an Alberta NUANS report that is less than 91 days old when the amendment is filed, while a change to a numbered name needs no report. Our corporation name change product includes both.
Do I have to tell Corporate Registry when a shareholder changes?
Not as a separate filing. A share issuance or transfer is recorded in the corporation's securities register, with the resolutions and share certificates in the minute book, and Corporate Registry sees it on your next annual return, which reports the top five voting shareholders by name, address and percentage.
Can I file several changes at once?
Yes. Tell us everything that changed in one order, such as a new director and a new registered office, and we prepare each notice, review the package once and file it together. Changes to the articles themselves, such as the name and the share structure, are made by Articles of Amendment.
Do these filings apply to professional corporations too?
Yes. A professional corporation files the same annual return, director and address notices as any Alberta corporation, and renews its regulator permit separately each year. Changes to its articles, such as a new name, go to the regulator before Corporate Registry sees them; the CDSA, for example, charges $300 for an amendment.
Pick your filing above and see the total price before you start. Questions? Call (403) XXX-XXXX (Mon–Fri 8:00–6:00 MT).