How to renew an Ontario business name registration (Master Business Licence) — and autofill your details with my-id.ca
Renew your business name registration without retyping your personal details
Renewing an Ontario business name registration repeats the same owner name and address you entered at initial registration. This guide is an example of storing those owner fields in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official Ontario Business Registry and always use the current version — terminology and requirements can change:
- Service page: Ontario Business Registry — ontario.ca
What this renewal is about
Business name registrations under the Business Names Act are valid for 5 years. The renewal re-registers the business name to the owner for another 5-year period through the Ontario Business Registry.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your name and address as the registered owner.
- Your business name and its current registration number.
- Your Ontario Business Account login.
Confirm current fees and renewal options on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Store your owner details once. Save your name and address in my-id.ca — the same details from initial registration.
- Autofill the owner fields at renewal. 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.
- Confirm business-specific details — name and activity — yourself.
- Submit and pay through the Ontario Business Registry.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Owner identity details stay the same across registration, renewal, and amendments. Stored once in my-id.ca — in Canada, with self-hosted AI — each business registry transaction starts mostly filled.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a Master Business Licence in Ontario?
- It was the document issued when you registered a business name under the Business Names Act. Business name registrations are now managed through the Ontario Business Registry and the document is called a Business Name Registration. Confirm current terminology and requirements on ontario.ca.
- How often do I need to renew?
- Business name registrations are valid for 5 years and must be renewed before expiry to continue operating under that name. Confirm current renewal requirements on ontario.ca.
- Does my-id.ca renew my business registration for me?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your personal owner details; you complete the renewal 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.