Instructions for Form 4015 - Articles of Revival

Form 4015: Articles of Revival (PDF, 851 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.

Item 1: Corporate name

Indicate the corporate name.

Item 2: Corporation number

Indicate the corporation number.

The corporation number must be identical to that of the dissolved corporation. The number is located on the certificate of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance. You can also find it using the Corporations Canada online database.

Item 3: Interest of the applicant

Indicate the details of the applicant's interest in the dissolved corporation.

According to the NFP Act, the applicant must be an interested person. Examples of "interested applicants" are:

  • members
  • directors
  • officers
  • employees
  • creditors
  • persons with a contractual relationship with the dissolved corporation
  • trustees in bankruptcy
  • liquidators.

Item 4: Declaration of the applicant

This form must be signed by the applicant. If the applicant is a company or other incorporated body, indicate the name of the body corporate, its registered office address and the form must be signed by an individual authorized by that company or other incorporated body.

Note: A representative of a member, director, officer, etc. cannot sign the Articles of Revival as a representative. The person signing the articles must have a direct relationship with the dissolved corporation.

Also include

  • a NUANS Name Search Report dated not more than ninety (90) days prior to the receipt of the articles by Corporations Canada. A NUANS Name Search Report is not required if the corporation had a number name
  • the filing fee

More Information

For more information, consult: Reviving a Not-for-profit Corporation or call toll-free (within Canada) 1-866-333-5556 or (from outside Canada) 613-941-9042.

Send documents

By mail:
Corporations Canada
Jean Edmonds Building
South Tower, 9th floor
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON K1A 0C8

By facsimile: (613) 941-4803

By e-mail: corporationscanada@ic.gc.ca

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