Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) in Canada
The CBCA individuals-with-significant-control regime — a live and recently expanded obligation, not a historic one. Since 22 January 2024 a CBCA corporation must not merely keep a private ISC register but FILE the ISC information with Corporations Canada, which publishes it subject to limited exceptions. Filings are due at incorporation, amalgamation or continuance, annually at the same time as the annual return, and within 15 days of any change to the register. The filed information includes each ISC's full legal name, date of birth, citizenship, country or countries of tax residence, addresses, the dates of becoming and ceasing to be an ISC and a description of the significant control held; an individual may give an address for service instead of a residential address. Public or distributing corporations are generally exempt from maintaining an ISC register. Non-filing feeds the administrative-dissolution track.
2–7 business days
CAD
What we will need from you
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For each individual with significant control: full legal name, date of birth and citizenship
Per individual.
Country or countries of tax residence for each ISC
Addresses for each ISC
An address for service may be given instead of a residential address, as one of the limited exceptions to publication.
Description of the significant control, and the dates of becoming and ceasing to be an ISC
Share register and any shareholders' or control agreements
Used to identify who meets the significant-control test through shares, influence or joint arrangements.
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| ISC filing with Corporations CanadaThe ISC filing is made at incorporation and annually with the CAD 12 online annual return; a change filing is due within 15 days. Confirmed at quote. | Confirmed before payment |
| Comriq professional fee | Fixed fee within 1 business day |
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
ISCs Identified
Share register, agreements and control arrangements reviewed to identify every individual with significant control.
ISC Register Prepared
The register is prepared with each ISC's name, date of birth, citizenship, tax residence, addresses, control description and the relevant dates.
Filed with Corporations Canada
ISC information filed with Corporations Canada — at incorporation, annually with the annual return, and within 15 days of any change. The information is published subject to limited exceptions.
Ready to start?
This one is priced to your situation — most of what we do needs a local filing agent, so we scope it rather than guess. Tell us the specifics and we come back with a fixed quote and a confirmed timeline, within one business day.
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Verified September 2026
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Corporations Canada — individuals with significant control (ISC) register and filing and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.