Module 5: Extra-Provincial Registration Flashcards
The term ‘home jurisdiction’ means:
(a) Where a corporation from another province registers to do business
(b) Where a corporation is born
(c) Where a corporation is incorporated
(d) Both b and c
(d) Both b and c
The term ‘in good standing’ means:
(a) A corporation is up to date with their filings in the new province
(b) A corporation is up to date with their filings in their home province
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above
(b) A corporation is up to date with their filings in their home province
Which corporations need to extra-provincially register if they do business in Alberta:
(a) Federal corporations
(b) Corporations from another province
(c) U.S. corporations
(d) All of the above
(d) All of the above
A ‘Certificate of Status’ signifies a corporation:
(a) Is well respected
(b) Makes a lot of money
(c) Is up to date with its filings in its home province
(d) All of the above
(c) Is up to date with its filings in its home province
If you are ‘carrying on business’ in Alberta, you must register here within:
30 days
The term ‘carrying on business’ in Alberta means:
(a) Delivering notices about your business to Calgary households
(b) Putting your company name on an Alberta advertisement
(c) Having a company warehouse in Cochrane
(d) All of the above
(d) All of the above
A ‘Notice of Assumed Name’ form must always be filed when submitting extra-provincial registration forms for an Ontario corporation:
False
The following person(s) may certify Charter documents of an extra-provincial company Notary Public:
(a) The Registrar of the province from which the company is moving from
(b) A Director of the corporation
(c) An officer of the corporation
(d) All of the above
(d) All of the above
An Alberta corporation starts doing business in Vancouver, they must register as an extra-provincial corporation in which time frame:
(a) 30 days
(b) 2 months
(c) 45 days
(d) 15 days
(b) 2 months
Charter documents are also required by provinces who are under the NWPTA:
False
The NWPTA applies to BC, Sask, and Alberta:
(a) Corporations
(b) Cooperatives
(c) LLPs
(d) Only Corporations
(e) a, b, and c
(e) a, b, and c
To register Alberta corporation Golden Garden Florists Inc. in BC, we file:
(a) 2 forms
(b) 3 forms
(c) 1 form
(d) No forms required
(c) 1 form
What forms are required to Extra-Provincially Register a corporation, not under the NWPTA?
1) Statement of Extra-Provincial Registration
2) Notice of Attorney for Service
3) Notice of Assumed Name (if applicable)
What is the difference between Extra-Provincial Registration and Continuance?
- Extra-Provincial Registration is when a corporation is incorporated in one province and decides to do business in another province AS WELL AS their home jurisdiction. They exist in both provinces.
- Continuance is when a corporation moves to another province and dissolves in their home jurisdiction. Only existing in the province in which they moved to, and where they continued to is their new ‘home jurisdiction.’
The 8 things the ABCA classifies as “carrying on business” in Alberta:
1) Solicits business in Alberta
2) Has an Alberta address
3) Has a vehicle that delivers goods or carries passengers
4) In phone book
5) Advertises in Alberta
6) Owns property in Alberta
7) Warehouse or office in Alberta
8) Has an agent
The first two digits of the Corporate Access Number of a corporation and an Extra-Provincially Registered corporation:
20 & 21
What are classified as Charter Documents, under Section 276(c):
1) Articles of Incorporation
2) Certificate of Incorporation
3) Any other Articles or Certificates
What does the NWPTA stand for:
New West Partnership Trade Agreement
When did the NWPTA come into effect:
July 1, 2012
What are 5 benefits to the NWPTA:
1) Financial savings from reduced Annual Return filing requirements and waived registration fees
2) Reduced time and effort
3) Fewer document filing requirements
4) Easier to understand registration process
5) Charter documents are not required but usually submitted anyway
You must always print this when sending an application registering an Alberta corporation in BC or Sask:
Proof of Application
What is the only fee when registering a corporation under the NWPTA:
For a ‘name examination/reservation.’
What are the 3 separate forms for (under the NWPTA) after initial registration?
1) For Assumed Name registration
2) When any changes in the Attorney for Service are done
3) An Assumed Name is cancelled
