MTED is pleased to announce the launch of a new, upgraded business entity registry. Thank you for your patience during the transition to the new system. The following details will help you use the new system, and additional information is available under the tab called “Guides for the online registry” tab just above. The most helpful guide to get started is called “Overview of the online registry.”

Entities in the registry. Companies, business names and business licences continue to be managed in the registry. In addition, the foreign investor certification process is now provided for in the online system.

Online only. All filings for these business entities can now be submitted via the online system. For this reason, paper filings will no longer be accepted. If you need assistance you may visit any MTED office for help in getting started with the online system.

Client accounts.   To use the online system, you will need an online client account with the registry. Creating a client account is both easy and free. Simply click on the “Create Client Account” link on the upper right-hand corner of this webpage, fill out the form and upload an electronic version of a current government-issued photo ID. If you already had an account with the old system that information has been transferred over to the new system. The first time you log in you will be asked to confirm your details and to update your password.

Authority to file.  You must have authority to submit filings against any entity. If you had authority over an entity in the old system you will not need to do anything as that has been transferred to the new system. For new entities, if you were the person that created the entity you will automatically be granted authority. For more details on authority please see the Overview guide.

Data migration for companies, business names and business licences.   Information about your business entity has been transferred from the old system to the new one. You will also see that your entity has been assigned a status of “Not yet updated.” The reason why is because on very rare occasions data migration may not be perfect, and there might be some minor error in your entity’s information. For this reason, the very first time you login to the system and open up your entity, you will be asked to review the information in the register and to fix up anything that is incorrect, such as a missing address or email. There is no charge to you for undertaking this “Transitional Update.” Once you have completed this step then the status of your entity will be updated to the correct status.

Data migration for foreign investor certification.   Because there was no foreign investor certification maintained in the old system, only minimal information was available to transfer to the new system. The first time you login you will be asked to supply much of the information related to the entity via a free Transitional Update.

Payments.  You will pay any fees by funding your client account. The account funds will then be used for the transaction fee. You may fund your account by making a one-time payment via a credit card at the time you submit a filing, or you may pre-fund your account with various payment methods at the MTED office.