Professional Corporations Registration

Professional corporations can provide benefits to professionals however, they also come with corresponding responsibilities. CCOA cannot provide advice to chiropractors related to their business operations. CCOA highly recommends seeking assistance from an accountant or lawyer to determine if creating a professional corporation will benefit you.

This page includes instructions on how to register, amend or deregister/deactivate a professional corporation.

Registration

Registering a professional corporation

  1. First, consult your lawyer or accountant, in concert with endorsement of the articles of incorporation by the CCOA.
  2. To create and register for a professional corporation, please download the procedure package, and follow the instructions.

Amending a professional corporation

To amend a current professional corporation, download the Amendment or Amalgamation procedure package  and follow the instructions.

Deregistering a professional corporation

To deregister a professional corporation, you can submit the professional corporation deregistration application form and the CCOA will deactivate your professional corporation. Please be sure of this step before submitting the application.

Inactive/unused professional corporations

If you no longer use or require a professional corporation, you can submit the professional corporation deregistration application form and the CCOA will deactivate your professional corporation. Please be sure of this step before submitting the application.

Please Note: The role of CCOA regarding professional corporations is to ensure that the professional corporation is duly organized and meets the requirements of the Health Professions Act (Act) and CCOA Bylaws to be established as a professional corporation. The information that CCOA follows is from the Act or the Bylaws. Consult your supporting professionals (Auditor/Lawyer) in reviewing the legislation in the Act or Bylaws. CCOA can only advise you on the process of registering, amending or deregistering a professional corporation from the CCOA Professional Corporation Registry.

 

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