How to file an Ontario corporation initial return — and use notice on00230 with my-id.ca
Prepare Ontario CIA filings without retyping corporation details
Ontario corporations registering or updating information under the Corporations Information Act repeat legal name, Ontario corporation number, registered office, director details, and authorized contact information on initial returns and notices of change. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Ontario Business Registry — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Notice – Corporations Information Act – Filing an Initial Return and Notice of Change – Ontario Corporations — on00230
What this form is about
Form on00230 is the Notice – Corporations Information Act – Filing an Initial Return and Notice of Change – Ontario Corporations — confirm filing triggers on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Corporation legal name and Ontario corporation number.
- Registered office address and authorized contact.
- Director names and addresses for the return or notice of change.
- Change particulars (office move, director change, etc.).
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your corporation name, directors, registered office, and contacts in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- How does on00230 relate to form on00229?
- Form on00229 covers annual returns; on00230 covers initial returns and changes.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills corporation name, directors, office, and contacts.
- When must I file a notice of change?
- Confirm CIA change reporting rules on ontario.ca.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.