A Company Key (CK) is required to access your Ontario Business Registry (OBR) profile and make filings under the corporate statutes. Corporations and other entities created or registered on or after October 19, 2021, will receive the CK as part of their registration.

It is provided in one of the following ways:
To the official email, or registered office or other business address, as applicable.

Explanation: When requesting for a CK with an official email on file, the CK will be emailed. If there is no official email on file, you can have it mailed to the Registered or head office address or Principal place of business (depending on the type of entity) that is on file. If you do not have access to the address, you can also answer additional questions to request for your CK.

The processing time for obtaining the company key depends on few factors. If your business is registered in 2022 or afterwards, we may be able to send the company in your official email address in as fast as 1 business hour based on the queue you choose. However, if your business is registered before 2022 and you have not set up any official email, it may take between 3 to 14 business days based on the queue you choose.