How to register a business name in Ontario — and autofill your details with my-id.ca
Register your business name without retyping your personal details
Registering a business name in Ontario through the Ontario Business Registry asks for your personal identity details alongside business-specific information. This guide is an example of storing the repeating owner fields in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official Ontario Business Registry and always use the current version — requirements and fees can change:
- Service page: Ontario Business Registry — ontario.ca
What this registration is about
Under the Business Names Act, sole proprietors, partnerships, and corporations operating under a name other than their legal name must register that name. The Ontario Business Registry (OBR) handles registration online.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full name and address (personal or business).
- The proposed business name and business activity.
- Partners' names and addresses if registering a partnership.
- An Ontario.ca Login and Ontario Business Account (you will be prompted to create these during registration).
Confirm current fees and processing time on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Store your personal details once. Save your name and address in my-id.ca.
- Autofill the owner identity fields. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on the Ontario Business Registry portal, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Enter business-specific details yourself — business name, activity, and partner information.
- Submit and pay through the Ontario Business Registry.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Owner identity details recur across business registrations, annual renewals, and government correspondence. Stored once in my-id.ca — in Canada, with no third-party AI — each business form starts mostly filled.
Frequently asked questions
- What does a business name registration in Ontario ask for?
- The business name, your name and address as the owner or operator, your business activity, and contact details. my-id.ca stores your personal identity details for autofill.
- How long is a business name registration valid?
- A business name registration under the Business Names Act is valid for 5 years. Confirm current requirements and fees on ontario.ca.
- Does my-id.ca register my business for me?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your personal details; you complete the registration yourself through the Ontario Business Registry.
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.