Instructions for Form 4002 - Initial Registered Office Address and First Board of Directors

Form 4002 - Initial Registered Office Address and First Board of Directors (PDF Version, 763 KB)

You are providing information required by the NFP Act. Note that both the NFP Act and the Privacy Act allow this information to be disclosed to the public. It will be stored in personal information bank number IC/PPU-049.

In accordance with sections 20 and 128 of the NFP Act, this form must be filed with articles of incorporation, continuance (transition), amalgamation, or continuance (import).

If the space available in item 3 is insufficient, attach a schedule.

Item 1: Corporate Name

Provide the name of your corporation as indicated in the articles of the corporation.

Item 2: Complete address of the registered office

The registered office address is the legal address of the corporation. All official documents that are sent by registered mail to, or that are served on, a corporation at the registered office address are deemed to be received by the corporation.

Indicate the street name and number, city, province/ territory and postal code of the registered office.

Note: The registered office address cannot be a post-office box and the address must be within the province or territory as indicated in the articles of the corporation.

Item 3: Directors of the corporation

Indicate the first and last name as well as the residential address or other address for service of each member of the board of directors.

Note:

The address cannot be a post-office box
The number of directors must correspond with the minimum and maximum or fixed number of directors indicated in the articles of the corporation.

Item 4: Declaration

In the case of an incorporation, this form must be signed by an incorporator. If an incorporator is a company or other incorporated body, the articles must be signed by an individual authorized by that body. In the case of a continuance (transition), amalgamation or continuance (import), this form must be signed by a director or an officer of the corporation continuing into or amalgamating under the NFP Act.

Reporting Obligations

For information on a corporation's ongoing reporting obligations, consult: Your Reporting Obligations under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act

More Information

For more information, consult: www.corporationscanada.ic.gc.ca or call toll-free (within Canada) 1-866-333-5556 or (from outside Canada) 613-941-9042.