How to apply for an extra-provincial corporation licence — and autofill 5280 with my-id.ca
Apply for an Ontario extra-provincial licence without retyping corporation details
Foreign corporations licensing to carry on business in Ontario repeat legal name, registered office address, agent for service particulars, and director or officer contact information on every extra-provincial licence application. 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): Application for a Licence for an Extra-Provincial Corporation - Extra-Provincial Corporations Act — 5280
What this form is about
Form 5280 is the Application for a Licence for an Extra-Provincial Corporation under the Extra-Provincial Corporations Act — confirm filing online or by mail on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Corporation legal name and home jurisdiction particulars.
- Registered office and Ontario agent for service details.
- Certificate of status and NUANS name search report.
- Supporting documents listed in the instructions — 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 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 5280 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 contact details.
- How does 5280 relate to form 5281?
- Form 5281 appoints an agent for service in Ontario — typically filed with the licence application.
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.