How to use the Corporations Act information circular — and reference 002-5218 with my-id.ca
Keep corporation and insider details ready for Form 16 filings
Directors and insiders of Ontario corporations under the Corporations Act repeat corporation name, insider legal name, residential address, and security holdings when completing Form 16 information circulars. 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): Information Circular, Form 16, Corporations Act — 002-5218
What this form is about
Form 002-5218 is Form 16 — Information Circular under the Corporations Act — use it alongside insider reporting on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Corporation legal name and Ontario corporation number.
- Insider full legal name and residential address.
- Securities held and relationship to the corporation.
- Reporting period — confirm on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your corporation name, insider name, and address 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 002-5218 relate to form 002-5216?
- Form 002-5216 is the initial insider report; 002-5218 is the information circular — confirm which applies on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills corporation name, insider name, and address.
- Who must file Form 16?
- Insiders as defined in the Corporations Act — confirm requirements 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.