How to register a limited partnership business name — and autofill 5298 with my-id.ca
Register a limited partnership business name without retyping partner details
General partners registering a business name for a limited partnership repeat partnership particulars, partner names and addresses, principal place of business, and contact information on every Business Names Act registration. 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): Register a Business Name for a General Partnership for a Limited Partnership - Business Names Act — 5298
What this form is about
Form 5298 registers a business name for a general partnership within a limited partnership under the Business Names Act — confirm filing on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Limited partnership name and declaration reference if applicable.
- Each general partner's full name and address.
- Proposed business name and principal place of business.
- Authorized contact details — confirm on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your partner names, addresses, 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
- Who files form 5298?
- The general partner typically files — confirm roles on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills partner names, addresses, and contact details.
- How does 5298 relate to form 5299?
- Form 5298 registers a new business name; 5299 amends an existing registration.
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.