Registered Office

What is a Registered Office?

A corporation’s registered office is an official address listed publicly with the corporate registry. It’s a place at which legal documents can be served upon the corporation, including civil claims, property tax notices, and annual return notices.

Requirements

A registered office must be:

• A physical address (not a PO box)
• Accessible to the public during normal business hours

Why Appoint a Law Firm?

Most corporations choose to have a law firm act as the registered office. Reasons include:

• Many business owners don’t have an office open during regular business hours or prefer not to list their home address publicly
• A law firm can take steps to delay proceedings when legal documents are served, preventing default judgments
• A law firm typically arranges to file the corporation’s annual return, preventing the corporation from being struck for failing to file

Our Standard incorporation package includes one year of registered office services from All In Business Law.