Continuance through an export transaction

Any legal person incorporated pursuant to the Business Corporations Act that wishes to continue its existence under a legislative authority other than Québec, if the statute governing it so allows, must file an application for continuance through an export transaction.

A business corporation governed by the Business Corporations Act may, if it is authorized to do so by its shareholders and the enterprise registrar, apply to the relevant authority pursuant to a statute of a legislative authority other than Québec to continue its existence under the system of this statute, as stipulated for federal business corporations and those of many other provinces.

In addition to the form Demande d'autorisation de se continuer sous le régime d'une loi d'une autre autorité législative que le Québec (RE-513) (to download the document, the applicant must possess version 7.0 or higher of Acrobat Reader), the business corporation governed by the Business Corporations Act must submit a certified copy of the authorization of the shareholders by special resolution and the declaration signed by the director or the officer attesting that the continuance will not harm the shareholders.

To determine the fees that apply to an application for continuance through an export transaction, please consult the fee schedule.

The enterprise registrar will send a copy of the certificate of continuance to the authority responsible for the administration of the statute that governs the legal person following its continuance. It will file the articles and the certificate of continuance in the enterprise register then send a copy to the corporation or its representative.

Note

A corporation that applies for articles of continuance may change its name or make any other change to its incorporating document within the limits allowed and according to the terms and conditions stipulated by law. To find out about the procedure to follow to apply for a name change, please consult the Amendment of articles of incorporation section.