How to search the Ontario public record — and use notice on00242 with my-id.ca
Prepare a public record search without retyping contact details
Users searching Ontario Business Registry public records repeat legal name, mailing address, contact information, and search particulars on related notices and registry requests. 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 – Searching the Public Record — on00242
What this form is about
Form on00242 is the Notice – Searching the Public Record — confirm search options, fees, and identity requirements on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Requester legal name and mailing address.
- Contact phone and email.
- Corporation or business name to search.
- Search type and supporting identification — confirm on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your requester name, address, and contact details 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
- What can I find in the public record?
- Corporate filings, business names, and related registry information — confirm scope on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills requester name, address, and contact details.
- How does on00242 relate to form on00244?
- Form on00244 covers company keys; on00242 covers public record searches — confirm which applies.
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.