Corporate records for BC and Alberta, kept current

No. Finvo is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. We prepare routine corporate records and filings with registry software, for matters that don't need legal advice. For anything legal, your lawyer (or a lawyer we can recommend) does that work, and we support them. Consultants and paralegals can support administrative work under a lawyer, or handle filings that need no legal advice.

Corporate records work is quoted after a free call, based on your company and how current its records are. Government and registry fees are added on top: in BC, the annual report costs $43.39; in Alberta, the annual return is about $80 in registry fees (an estimate from our recent registry work, not a statutory fee). We confirm the total before filing. Prices are in Canadian dollars, before GST.

A BC company files an annual report every year within two months after the anniversary of its incorporation. The registry fee is $43.39 (checked 30 Oct 2026). If a company doesn't file its annual report for two years in a row, the registrar can dissolve it, so we track the date and handle the filing for you.

Yes. Every Alberta corporation files an annual return each year to confirm its details are current. The registry fees are about $80 (an estimate from our recent registry work, not a statutory fee); registry agent service charges and other fees can apply, and we confirm the total before filing. We keep track of the date, prepare the return from your records and handle the filing for you.

Your lawyer, or a lawyer we can recommend. These are legal matters, and Finvo does not do that work; a consultant or paralegal can support the administrative side under the lawyer. We look after the financial side: the books, the financial statements, the tax figures and the records your lawyer needs. We stay in the loop and give your lawyer accurate documents, so your lawyer's time goes on the legal work.

A minute book holds your company's official records: the articles, the registers of directors and shareholders, share certificates, resolutions and minutes. Banks, lenders, buyers and the CRA can ask to see it, and it shows how decisions such as paying dividends were approved. We review what's there and bring it up to date.

Most small companies approve their financial statements, confirm their directors and deal with the appointment of an accountant or auditor each year. Each dividend also needs a resolution. In many small companies, these are signed in writing instead of holding a meeting. We prepare them with registry software and send them to you to sign.

Private BC companies must keep a transparency register of their significant individuals: people who hold 25% or more of the shares or votes, or who can elect a majority of the directors. It's kept with the company's other records and isn't filed with the government. For most small companies run by their shareholders, it lists the shareholders, and we prepare and update it for you.