Fees as of the date of publication of this handbook

The fees payable to the Companies and Personal Property and Security Branch and the Public Guardian and Trustee for review of documents are listed below.

When submitting charitable applications directly to Companies and Personal Property Security Branch the cheque or money order should be payable to the Minister of Finance. When submitting charitable applications to the Public Guardian and Trustee the cheque or money order should be payable to the Public Guardian and Trustee. Please note on the face of the cheque or money order Public Guardian and Trustee account 999-999, GL 515-05.

Applications for non-charitable Letters Patent or Letters Patent Containing Only the Pre-approved Objects and Provisions:

• $155 or $255 (for expedited service) - payable to the Minister of Finance.
  The $155 represents the Companies and Personal Property Security Branch fee (service time 6 to 8 weeks). The expedited service fee of $255 ($155 + $100) is for the review of the application within 7 working days from the date Companies and Personal Security Branch receives the application. When documents are deficient, they will be returned to the client for amendment and the expedite service time no longer applies. 

Applications for charitable Letters Patent not Containing Pre-approved Objects and Provisions:

• $305 or $405 (for expedited service) - payable to the Public Guardian and Trustee
  The $305 represents both the Public Guardian and Trustee fee for reviewing the application ($150) and the Companies and Personal Property Security Branch fee for reviewing the application and issuing Letters Patent ($155) and is payable to the Public Guardian and Trustee. Please note the Public Guardian and Trustee does not have a special expedited process. If you include the expedite fee ($100) the expedited service will only apply once the application is received by Companies and Personal Property Security Branch. The application should be submitted to the Public Guardian and Trustee.

Applications for Supplementary Letters Patent:

• for non-charitable corporations or to change only the name of a charitable corporation.
  $130 - payable to the Minister of Finance
  (submit application to Companies and Personal Property Security Branch)
  or
• for charitable corporations (except for a name change only):
  $280 - payable to the Public Guardian and Trustee
  This represents both the Public Guardian and Trustee fee for reviewing the application ($150) and the Companies and Personal Property Security Branch fee ($130) for reviewing the application and issuing Supplementary Letters Patent. The application should be submitted to the Public Guardian and Trustee.

Applications for Surrender of Charter/Termination of Corporate Existence

• for non-charitable corporations:
  no fee is charged by Companies and Personal Property Security Branch
  (submit application to Companies and Personal Property Security Branch)
  or
  
• for charitable corporations:
  $150 - payable to the Public Guardian and Trustee
  This is the Public Guardian and Trustee fee for reviewing the application. No fee is charged by Companies and Personal Property Security Branch. The application should be submitted to the Public Guardian and Trustee.

Applications for Revival of a Corporation:

• for non-charitable and charitable corporations:
  $100 - payable to the Minister of Finance
  (submit the application to the Companies and Personal Property Security Branch)
• If Companies and Personal Property Branch requests consent of the Public Guardian and Trustee to revive a charitable corporation:
  $250 - payable to the Public Guardian and Trustee
  This represents both the Public Guardian and Trustee fee for reviewing the application ($150) and the Companies and Personal Property Security  Branch fee ($100) for reviewing the application and granting an Order for Revival and is payable to the Public Guardian and Trustee. Submit the application to the Public Guardian and Trustee.

Application for Letters Patent of Amalgamation:

• for non-charitable corporations:
  $155 - payable to the Minister of Finance
  (submit the application to the Companies and Personal Property Security Branch)
  or
  
• for charitable corporations:
  $150 for each amalgamating corporation plus $155 - payable to the Public Guardian and Trustee
  This represents the Public Guardian and Trustee fee for reviewing the application ($150 for each amalgamating corporation) and the Companies and Personal Property Security Branch fee for reviewing the application and issuing Letters Patent of Amalgamation ($155). Submit the application to the Public Guardian and Trustee.

PLEASE NOTE: The above are the fees at the time of printing of this handbook. To verify a particular fee contact Companies and Personal Property Security Branch or the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (see Contacts – Appendix “G”).

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