Revive a business corporation

“Revival” is legally reforming a corporation after it has been dissolved. Following its revival, a corporation keeps the same Québec enterprise number (NEQ) as before it was dissolved.

The enterprise registrar or the court may revive an enterprise.

Revival by the enterprise registrar

The enterprise registrar may, at the request of any interested person and according to the conditions that the registrar determines, revive a dissolved corporation.

The revival should, for example, be requested to cease an action or extinguish rights that were overlooked at the time of dissolution. The revival must not be requested to launch a new business.

The enterprise registrar may also revive a corporation governed by the Business Corporations Act, a company subject to the Companies Act that was dissolved or liquidated, whether voluntarily or by operation of the law (such as dissolution under the Companies Information Act or under ss. 26 and 27 of the Companies Act).

Revival by the court

Any interested person may ask the court to order the revival of a corporation dissolved by a decision of the court.

Documents to be submitted

Depending on the case, the following documents should be submitted to the enterprise registrar:

• form RE-703 (Demande de reconstitution);
• the judgment ordering the revival;
• the documents that the Minister may require;
• the fee prescribed by government regulation.

If your application is accepted, the enterprise registrar will send you a certificate of revival and reregister the corporation by filing a copy of the certificate in the enterprise register. 

The enterprise registrar will notify the most recent directors and shareholders registered in the enterprise register at the address appearing in the register of the application for revival of the corporation.

To determine the fees applicable to an application to revive a business corporation, please consult the fee schedule.