This document provides information about incorporating a business in Alberta, Canada. It explains that incorporating creates a separate legal entity known as a corporation. To incorporate, business owners must submit completed forms including Articles of Incorporation, Notice of Address, and Notice of Directors to Alberta Registries. Corporate Services Canada offers online incorporation services for $99 plus government fees to help businesses incorporate in Alberta.

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Alberta​ ​Incorporation
An​ ​Alberta​ ​corporation​ ​is​ ​a​ ​legal​ ​entity​ ​that​ ​is​ ​separate​ ​and​ ​distinct​ ​from​ ​its​ ​owners.​ ​Alberta
Corporations​ ​enjoy​ ​most​ ​of​ ​the​ ​rights​ ​and​ ​responsibilities​ ​that​ ​an​ ​individual​ ​possesses;​ ​that​ ​is,​ ​a
corporation​ ​has​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​contracts,​ ​loan​ ​and​ ​borrow​ ​money,​ ​sue​ ​and​ ​be​ ​sued,​ ​hire
employees,​ ​own​ ​assets​ ​and​ ​pay​ ​taxes.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​often​ ​referred​ ​to​ ​as​ ​a​ ​"legal​ ​person."
Incorporating​ ​a​ ​new​ ​company​ ​in​ ​Alberta​ ​creates​ ​a​ ​legal​ ​‘person’​ ​that’s​ ​separate​ ​and​ ​distinct​ ​from
its​ ​individual​ ​owners.​ ​An​ ​Alberta​ ​corporation​ ​is​ ​an​ ​independent​ ​legal​ ​entity​ ​that​ ​exists​ ​separate
and​ ​apart​ ​from​ ​its​ ​owners​ ​(shareholders).​ ​Basically,​ ​the​ ​corporation​ ​acts​ ​as​ ​a​ ​‘person’.
To​ ​incorporate​ ​in​ ​the​ ​province​ ​of​ ​Alberta​ ​you​ ​must​ ​present​ ​each​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​completed
forms:
Articles​ ​of​ ​Incorporation​ ​(pdf)
Notice​ ​of​ ​Address​ ​(pdf)
Notice​ ​of​ ​Directors​ ​(pdf)
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2. 1. Name of Corporation 2. Corporate Access Number
Legal Land Description
Street City / Town Province Postal Code
OR Section Township Range Meridian
3. Address of Registered Office (P.O. Box number can only be used by a Society)
4. Records Address (P.O. Box number cannot be used)
Legal Land Description
Street City / Town Province Postal Code
OR Section Township Range Meridian
Business Corporations Act
Section 20
Notice of Address or Notice of
Change of Address
This information is being collected for the purposes of corporate registry records in accordance with the Business Corporations Act.
Questions about the collection of this information can be directed to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Coordinator
for the Alberta Government, Box 3140, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2G7, (780) 427-7013.
Authorized Signature
(for societies and non-profit companies only)
Identification
(not applicable for societies and non-profit companies)
Telephone Number (daytime) Title (please print)
DateName of Person Authorizing (please print)
REG3016 (2005/03)
5. Address for Service by Mail (if different from Item 3)
Post Office Box Only City / Town Province Postal Code
NOTE: If this is a change, please read instructions carefully.
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3. Notice of Address or Notice of Change of Address
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
INSTRUCTIONS
This information must be submitted to your authorized service provider for filing with the Registrar upon incorporation,
continuance or amalgamation or within 15 days of a change. It is not to be used by extra-provincial corporations.
Information filed with the Registrar pursuant to the Business Corporations Act must conform to Section 1 of the
Regulations made under the Act.
For new corporations, continuances or amalgamations, Items 1 and 3 must be completed, and if applicable Items 4 and 5.
For a change of address, Items 1 and 2 must be completed; as well as the address to be changed (Items 3, 4 or 5).
Item 1. Enter the corporation's full legal name.
Item 2. If this is for a change of address, you must enter the corporate access number. It is printed on the top right-hand
corner of the:
• Certificate of Incorporation
• Certificate of Continuance
• Certificate of Amalgamation
Item 3. This address is required for all corporations and it must be:
• accessible for service by delivery
• accessible to the public during normal business hours
• in Alberta
Enter one of the following:
• the complete street address including postal code, or
• a legal land description. If you give a legal description, you must complete Item 5, giving a mailing address.
Item 4. You must complete this item if the corporation's records are kept somewhere other than at the registered office.
This address must be:
• in Alberta
• accessible to the public during normal business hours.
Enter one of the following:
• the complete street address, including postal code, or
• the legal land description
Item 5. Complete this item ONLY IF the corporation uses a post office address for mail delivery. This address must be:
• in Alberta
• a post office box
If this is a change of address and Item 5 no longer applies, you must enter "N/A" in this space, otherwise your mail will continue
to be sent to your old post office address.
The following information must be included:
• signature of person authorizing (for societies and non-profit companies only)
• name of person authorizing
• title
• identification (not applicable for societies and non-profit companies)
• date
• daytime telephone number
REG3016 (2005/03)
For information call:
Edmonton: (780) 427-2311
Toll-free: 310-0000 and
Walk-in Service
Corporate Registry
John E. Brownlee Bldg.
10365 - 97 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Complete this form and return both copies
(no fee required) to:
Alberta Registries
PO BOX 1007 STN MAIN
EDMONTON AB T5J 4W6
FOR SOCIETIES AND NON-PROFIT COMPANIES ONLY
then dial 427-2311