How to file BCA articles of amalgamation — and autofill 5262 with my-id.ca
Amalgamate Ontario business corporations without retyping director details
Directors of amalgamating Ontario business corporations repeat each corporation's legal name, registered office address, director names, and contact information on every Articles of Amalgamation filing. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Ontario Business Registry — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Articles of Amalgamation - Business Corporations Act — 5262
What this form is about
Form 5262 is Articles of Amalgamation under the Business Corporations Act — confirm filing requirements on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Each amalgamating corporation's legal name and Ontario corporation number.
- Registered office addresses and director names and addresses.
- Amalgamation agreement and director and shareholder resolutions.
- Supporting documents — confirm on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your corporation name, address, and director contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- Can form 5262 be filed online?
- Many filings go through the Ontario Business Registry — confirm current options on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills corporation name, address, and director contact details.
- What resolutions are required?
- Director and shareholder approvals per the amalgamation agreement — confirm on ontario.ca.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.