How to file an extra-provincial non-share corporation return — and autofill 5286 with my-id.ca
Register an extra-provincial non-share corporation without retyping office details
Clerks of extra-provincial federal, domestic, or foreign non-share corporations repeat corporation name, Ontario registered office address, chief officer names, and contact information on every Corporations Information Act initial 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 by an EP Federal/Domestic/Foreign Non-Share Corporation - Corporations Information Act — 5286
What this form is about
Form 5286 is the initial return or notice of change for an extra-provincial federal, domestic, or foreign non-share corporation 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 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 files form 5286?
- The corporation's clerk or authorized representative — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills corporation name, registered office, and officer addresses.
- How does 5286 relate to form 5284?
- Form 5284 is for Ontario corporations; 5286 is for extra-provincial non-share corporations.
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.