Director, officer, share and address changes
When a director joins or leaves, shares change hands or the company moves, your company records must be updated, and registry filings are made where required. Finvo prepares the resolutions and registers with registry software, handles the filing for you in BC or Alberta and explains the tax side. Work is quoted after a free call, plus government fees. Finvo is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.
When something changes
Most changes need two things: the registry told, and the minute book updated. Here's what we handle.
Directors
A director joins or leaves. We prepare the consent or resignation and the resolution, update the register and file the notice.
Officers
The directors appoint or replace a president, secretary or other officer. We prepare the resolution and update the register.
Share transfers
Shares move from one person to another. Once you've decided, we prepare the approval, cancel and issue certificates and update the registers.
New shares issued
The company issues shares to a new or existing shareholder. We prepare the resolution, certificate and register entries.
Office addresses
The registered or records office moves. We prepare the resolution where needed and file the change.
Company name
A new name, with the name approval and the change filed with the registry for you.
How BC and Alberta handle changes
The basics are the same: record the change and tell the registry. The steps and fees differ, and the fees are added on top of our quote.
British Columbia
- Notice of change of directors
- $20
- Company name change
- $100
- Name Request for the new name
- $30
A company must be in good standing with its annual reports before it changes its name. Other filings, such as address changes, have their own government fees; we confirm them before filing.
Source: gov.bc.ca, Incorporated companies, checked 27 Oct 2026.
Alberta
- Notice of change of directors (estimate)
- up to $20
- Company name change (estimate)
- up to $60
Finvo's estimates from recent registry work. These are estimates, not statutory government fees or maximum registry-agent charges; Alberta registry agents set their own service charges, which vary. We confirm an itemized total before filing.
Director and address changes go to an authorized registry service provider within 15 days of the change. The registered office must be a physical location in Alberta.
Registry agent service charges and other fees can apply; we confirm the total before filing.
Prices confirmed with our registry work, 31 Oct 2026. Rules: alberta.ca, Change notices, checked 27 Oct 2026.
Routine changes here. Legal changes with your lawyer.
Bigger changes, such as amalgamations, closing a company, new share classes in an existing company or a shareholder agreement, are legal matters, and Finvo does not do that work. Your lawyer, or a lawyer we can recommend, handles them, and we do the financial side. See bigger changes.
Routine records and filings, prepared with registry software, and the financial side of bigger changes: books, financial statements and tax.
Anything that needs legal advice: amalgamations, restorations, dissolutions that need advice, share reorganisations, disputes and agreements.
We stay in the loop and give your lawyer accurate documents and figures.
Corporate changes, quoted for you
The price depends on the change and your company, so we quote it after a free call. Government and registry fees are added on top. For your books, payroll and GST/HST, the business full suite is from $99 a month.
Quoted after a free call + government and registry fees
Prices in Canadian dollars, before GST.
- Resolutions and registers from standard templates
- Tax side explained before you sign
- Sent to you to e-sign
- Registry filings handled for you
- Signed copies added to your minute book
Corporate changes, answered
How do I add or remove a director of a BC company?
A new director consents; a departing director may resign or be removed through the applicable legal process. We record and file the resulting change; your lawyer handles disputed removals. The change is recorded in the register of directors. The company then files a Notice of Change of Directors with BC Registries, which costs $20 (checked 27 Oct 2026). We prepare the documents and handle the filing for you.
How are director changes filed in Alberta?
Alberta corporations report director and address changes to an authorized registry service provider within 15 days of the change. The registry fee for a notice of change of directors is up to $20 (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 prepare the forms and handle the filing for you.
Can I transfer shares to my spouse or a family member?
Often, yes, if your articles allow it. But a transfer between family members can have tax results for both of you, so we look at the tax side before anything is signed. Your lawyer advises on any agreement. Once it's decided, we prepare the approval, certificates and register updates.
Do share transfers get filed with the registry?
Share transfers are recorded in the company's own registers and certificates. They can show up in registry filings too: Alberta's annual return lists the top five shareholders, and a private BC company may need to update its transparency register within 30 days.
How do we change the registered office address?
In BC, the change is filed with BC Registries, and we confirm the fee before filing. In Alberta, address changes go to an authorized service provider within 15 days, and the registered office must be a physical location in Alberta. We also update your minute book.
What does a BC company name change cost?
In BC, a name change costs $100, plus $30 for the Name Request to approve the new name (checked 27 Oct 2026). The company must be in good standing with its annual reports first. Name changes are quoted after a free call, and we handle the filing for you. In Alberta, a name change is up to $60 in registry fees (an estimate from our recent registry work, not a statutory fee), plus any registry agent charges.
Can you handle an amalgamation or close my company?
Not the legal part. Amalgamations, dissolutions and other bigger changes are legal matters, and your lawyer, or a lawyer we can recommend, does that work. We do the financial side: the books, financial statements, tax returns and records your lawyer needs, and we stay in the loop.
Is Finvo a law firm? Can you give legal advice?
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.
Sources, checked 27 Oct 2026. Rules and fees can change. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice for your situation.
- gov.bc.ca, Incorporated companies (last updated 24 Sep 2026): Notice of Change of Directors $20; company name change $100; Name Request $30; good standing with annual reports needed before a name change.
- alberta.ca, Change notices for corporations, cooperatives and organizations: address or director updates to an authorized service provider within 15 days; service fee; registered office must be a physical location in Alberta; directors at least 18.
- alberta.ca, Annual returns: the annual return lists the top 5 shareholders. gov.bc.ca, Transparency Register: updates within 30 days.
- Alberta registry fees shown (change of directors up to $20, name change up to $60): Finvo's estimates from recent registry work, prices confirmed with our registry work, 31 Oct 2026; not statutory government fees or maximum registry-agent charges (alberta.ca: registry agent service fees vary and are not regulated); an itemized total is confirmed before each filing.
Planning a change?
Tell us what's changing in your company. We'll explain the steps, the tax side, what it would cost and where your lawyer comes in.
Which office?
Book a free 15-minute call15-minute calls every weekday at 10 am and 2 pm Pacific (11 am and 3 pm Mountain), except holidays.
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