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Service Updates Thursday January 14, 2021 **Global Affairs update - Effective Monday January 18th, 2021 - In light of the recent Provincial order the Global Affairs Authentication Service section has implemented a new pick-up and drop-off schedule.  Documents can now only be submitted and picked up on Mondays and Wednesdays. This will be in effect until the end of the stay-at-home order, but is subject to change. There are no changes to the authentication of documents in Toronto at...

Further to the notice in March the MGCS is pleased to advise that Regulation 182 under the Corporations Information Act (CIA) has been amended to prescribe new requirments for filing the Corporations Information Act Annual Return (CIA AR), effective January 1, 2009. Click to view the Notice to Clients.

The Branch has extended the old transition date for acceptance of various forms under the BCA from February 4, 2008 to April 1, 2008. Effective April 1, 2008, previous versions of the following forms will no longer be accepted: - Form 1 - Articles of Incorporation - Form 4 - Articles of Amalgamation - Form 5 - Restated Articles of Incorporation - Form 6 - Articles of Continuance - Form 11 - Articles of Dissolution - Form 15 - Articles of Revival Click to view the Notice to Clients.

Effective February 1st, 2008 previous versions of the Form 3 Declaration under the Limited Partnerships Act will no longer be accepted. Click to view the Notice to Clients.

Effective January 28, 2008, the NUANS name search report will be produced in the new format. The Branch will continue to accept the previous version of the NUANS name search report until April 26, 2008. Click to view the Notice to Clients.

Click to read the important notice regarding Corporation Information Act Annual Return integrated filing process. The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services is working with Revenue Canada to implement a CIA Annual Return filing process with that agency. Click to view the Notice to Clients.