An Alberta Certificate of Status is obtained from the Alberta government. It can sometimes be called a Certificate of Compliance or a Certificate of Good Standing. Any company incorporated in Canada can obtain a certificate of status for its jurisdiction. In Alberta they are called Certificate of Status.
You may need to order an Alberta Certificate of Status when some other company or government office requests you to provide proof your Alberta company is in compliance with all of its filings and statute requirements.
Being in good standing means that the company is still active and has not been dissolved for non-filing of federal and/or provincial tax returns or non-filing of the Alberta annual returns. The Alberta Corporate Registry sends out the Alberta annual return to the registered office address for the company each year and if the address is not correct then it is possible that the Alberta company could be in default of filing if it does not receive and file the return.
An Alberta Certificate of Good Standing will also show the proper of the name of the company, the Alberta Access Number assigned to the company upon incorporation and the date of incorporation in Alberta.
If the Alberta company has not filed its Alberta annual returns the Alberta Certificate of Status will not be cleared. It is best to know in advance that all of your filings have been done because the Alberta Certificate of Status will be issued regardless and it will say the company is not in good standing. If your company has not filed its tax returns for awhile then the Alberta Corporate Registry might dissolve your company and then you would not get a favourable Alberta Certificate of Status. It is important to try and ensure your company is in good standing before you order the certificate.
A Certificate of Status is not an Alberta corporate search. If you are trying to determine information about an Alberta company you should have an Alberta corporate search done rather than ordering a Certificate of Status.
Resources for Canadian Business Owners can assist you with an Alberta Corporate Search, Alberta Alberta Registrations and other legal and government filings and registrations.
