How to file an extra-provincial foreign share corporation return — and autofill 5285 with my-id.ca
Register an extra-provincial foreign share corporation without retyping officer details
Clerks of extra-provincial foreign corporations with share capital repeat corporation name, Ontario registered office address, chief officer names, and contact information on every Corporations Information Act return. 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): Initial Return/Notice of Change/Annual Return for an EP Foreign with Share - Corporations Information Act — 5285
What this form is about
Form 5285 is the initial return, notice of change, or annual return for an extra-provincial foreign corporation with share capital under the Corporations Information Act — confirm filing on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Corporation legal name and home jurisdiction.
- Ontario registered office address and mailing address.
- Chief officer and director names and addresses.
- Authorized contact for the filing account.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your corporation name, registered office, and officer addresses 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
- Who must file form 5285?
- Extra-provincial foreign corporations licensed in Ontario with share capital — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills corporation name, registered office, and officer addresses.
- How does 5285 relate to form 5286?
- Form 5286 is for non-share EP corporations; 5285 is for foreign corporations with shares.
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.