How to file NPCA articles of dissolution — and autofill 5278 with my-id.ca
Dissolve your not-for-profit without retyping director details
Directors of Ontario not-for-profit corporations dissolving under the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 repeat legal name, registered office address, director names, and contact information on every Articles of Dissolution 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 Dissolution - Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 — 5278
What this form is about
Form 5278 is Articles of Dissolution under the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 — confirm filing requirements on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Corporation legal name and Ontario corporation number.
- Registered office address and director names and addresses.
- Dissolution resolutions and member approvals if required.
- 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
- How does 5278 differ from form 5268?
- Form 5268 is for business corporations under the BCA; 5278 is for not-for-profits under the NPCA.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills corporation name, address, and director contact details.
- What member approvals are required?
- Confirm member and director resolution requirements 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.