British Columbia is transitioning the administration of existing BC corporations from the traditional Corporate Online environment toward the modernized BC Business Registry infrastructure. For thousands of companies, this transition creates an important corporate administration requirement: establishing how the corporation will be connected, accessed and professionally managed within the new registry environment as BC Registries continues […]

BC Business Registry Transition Service: Move Your BC Corporation from Corporate Online to the New BC Business Registry

BC Business Registry Transition: Move Your BC Company from Corporate Online to the New BC Business Registry
British Columbia is modernizing the way companies interact with the provincial Corporate Registry. For years, corporations and professional service providers have relied on Corporate Online to file annual reports, update corporate information and perform important registry transactions. BC Registries has been replacing these aging services with its modernized BC Business Registry environment, changing the way […]

BC Business Registry Access for Non-Resident Company Owners: How to Manage Your BC Corporation from Outside Canada
British Columbia has long been an attractive Canadian jurisdiction for international entrepreneurs, foreign investors and business owners who want to establish a Canadian corporation while continuing to live and operate outside the country. A British Columbia company can form part of an international business structure, operate a Canadian business, establish commercial relationships, maintain Canadian corporate […]

BC Business Registry Transition: How Companies Can Move from Corporate Online to the New BC Registry
British Columbia is undergoing an important transformation in the way companies access and manage their corporate information online. Businesses that historically relied on Corporate Online for corporate filings and registry-related activities are increasingly encountering the transition toward the new BC Business Registry environment. For many companies, particularly corporations owned or managed by individuals outside British […]
Restricted businesses and powers of a British Columbia Corporation
A British Columbia company must not (a) carry on any business or exercise any power that it is restricted by its memorandum or articles from carrying on or exercising, or (b) exercise any of its powers in a manner inconsistent with those restrictions in its memorandum or articles. No act of a company, including a […]
