Scotiabank business account requirements

Direct answer: can a 2727 address be used for a Scotiabank business account?

Scotiabank does not publish a blanket rule saying that it accepts 2727 Coworking, a coworking address, a virtual office, a private mailbox or a business-address service agreement for every business account. Its public opening page asks online applicants for the address shown on their photo identification. Its structure checklists identify corporate, partnership, trade-name and signing documents. Some checklists for businesses older than 12 months mention a current utility bill or an invoice to the business, but Scotiabank never says that a 2727 agreement is interchangeable with either item. [1] [2] [4]

The useful answer is therefore conditional. A signed 2727 agreement can document the commercial address-service relationship that the agreement actually grants. It may help when Scotiabank confirms that this exact agreement is acceptable for the particular company or mailing-address field under review. It does not prove a founder’s residence, replace government photo identification, establish that an entity exists, turn a mailbox into a place of daily operations, or make a non-resident eligible for the online route.

Ask Scotiabank two questions before buying a service for bank verification: “Which address are you verifying: the applicant’s residential address, the entity’s legal or head-office address, its mailing address, its actual operating location, or an address used on a tax-residency form?” and “For that field, will you accept this exact signed 2727 service agreement?” A generic answer such as “bring proof of address” is not enough. The document and the address role have to match.

Use the business-address document guide to assemble the wider file, the non-resident guide to plan a foreign-owner application and the address-role checker to find mismatches. For institution-level comparisons, review RBC, TD and BMO. Their published routes and examples are not Scotiabank rules.

The published resident and non-resident decision tree

Scotiabank’s Canadian business-account page gives a four-part online eligibility test for a new customer. The applicant must be at least 16, be a Canadian resident or be in Canada to work or study, open the account in the applicant’s own name, and accept paperless document delivery. It then states that the process is different for a non-Canadian without a work or study permit or for a non-resident: that person must work with a branch representative. [1]

That produces the following conservative decision tree:

1. Are you a new customer who is at least 16? If no, the published online route does not fit. Ask a branch whether any route is available for the actual applicant and signing arrangement.
2. Are you a Canadian resident, or are you in Canada to work or study? If yes, continue. If you are a non-resident, or a non-Canadian without the relevant permit, use the branch-representative route.
3. Can you truthfully satisfy “opening an account in your own name”? Scotiabank does not explain on this page how that phrase applies when the account holder is a corporation, partnership or association. Do not decide the meaning yourself; ask whether the proposed applicant and authority documents fit.
4. Will you accept paperless delivery? If no, the stated online test is not met. Ask about branch alternatives.
5. Can Scotiabank verify the people and the entity? Passing the four screening statements does not replace the structure-specific documents, identification, ownership data or signing authority.
6. Do all required addresses describe the correct facts? The address on a person’s photo ID is not automatically the company’s head office or operating location. Resolve every mismatch before submission.

The words “work with a branch representative” are a route, not an approval promise. Scotiabank does not say that a foreign owner can complete everything remotely, that any Canadian branch can finish a cross-border file, that a representative can waive identification requirements, or that an account will be opened after one visit. Likewise, the page’s statement that an online process can take less than ten minutes describes the application experience, not the time for every review or approval.

The online screen also asks for full name, the address as it appears on photo ID, date of birth and social insurance number. Scotiabank says applicants need ID such as a driver’s licence, passport or landed immigrant card and a work or study visa when applicable. These are published online inputs; they should not be silently converted into universal branch requirements for every foreign applicant. [1]

Route and evidence matrix

This table deliberately preserves the tension between Scotiabank’s general page and its one-page checklists. A broad “apply online” statement does not erase a structure PDF that asks the owners and signing authorities to attend a branch. The bank must resolve which instruction controls the actual file.

Documents by legal structure

Sole proprietorship

Scotiabank’s sole-proprietorship checklist asks for a trade-name registration certificate or a master business licence. It explains that registration may not apply when the proprietor operates strictly under the proprietor’s own name, but evidence of the trading-name registration is needed when another name is used. The owner must provide one original, valid and current government-issued photo ID or two original, valid and current documents from independent and reliable sources. [2]

If the business has operated for longer than 12 months, the PDF says one applicable original is required from a list: latest business Notice of Assessment, current liquor licence, health and safety certificate, vendor’s permit, current utility bill or invoice to the business, or another current and valid government-issued document. The wording is “one” and “if applicable”; it should not be restated as a promise that every item works for every address question. A business invoice may help confirm continued activity or an entity address, but it is not the owner’s residential evidence unless Scotiabank expressly treats it that way. [2]

A sole proprietorship is not a separate legal person from its proprietor. That makes clean separation especially important: the trade name identifies the business, the proprietor’s ID identifies the person, and the address shown on photo ID belongs to the personal identity step. A 2727 agreement in a trade name cannot replace the proprietor’s ID or create a Canadian residence.

Corporation

The corporation checklist starts with articles of incorporation or association and a trade-name registration if applicable. It asks for one original, valid and current government photo ID, or two original, valid and current independent-source documents, for up to three authorized signatories. It also asks for the name, address and occupation of every individual with an interest of 25% or more in the business. [3]

For a corporation older than 12 months, one applicable original is required from Scotiabank’s list: certificate of incorporation, continuation or letters patent; certificate of compliance; corporate profile report; annual government filing; latest financial statements; latest business Notice of Assessment; current liquor licence; health and safety certificate; business licence or vendor’s permit; or another current and valid government-issued document. The corporate list does not name a utility bill, invoice, coworking agreement or lease. Do not import those examples from the sole-proprietor or partnership PDF into a corporation file. [3]

The PDF ends by telling applicants to contact a local Business Advisor and to ensure business owners and signing authorities attend the branch. It does not explain whether “business owners” includes every shareholder, only individuals at or above 25%, an owner that is itself a company, or some risk-based subset. It also does not state whether a foreign person can be identified in advance. Ask for an attendance list by full legal name before anyone books travel. [3]

Partnership or limited partnership

Scotiabank asks for the registered declaration of partnership or the partnership agreement where provincial law does not require registration, plus trade-name registration when applicable. It asks for identification for up to three authorized signatories and the name, address and occupation of individuals holding an interest of 25% or more. [4]

After 12 months, the partnership list adds one applicable original from a set that includes the latest business Notice of Assessment, current licences or certificates, a current utility bill or invoice to the business, or another current government document. It then asks business owners and signing authorities to attend the branch. A partnership agreement should therefore match the registration, ownership schedule, signing resolution and application. A 25% limited partner may be an owner without being authorized to operate the account; a general partner may control the partnership through rights that are not captured by a simple percentage table. [4]

Not-for-profit association or organization

The English not-for-profit checklist requests articles of association or the original constitution and bylaws. If there is no formal registration, it asks for documentation confirming that the people opening the account have authority, such as a resolution stating the signing officers. It requests original valid government identification, or two original independent-source documents, for up to three authorized signatories. An organization soliciting public donations should prepare its CRA registration number if applicable, and the signing authorities are instructed to attend the branch. [5]

No equity percentage should be invented for an organization that has no owners. FINTRAC instead requires a financial entity verifying a not-for-profit to determine whether it is a registered charity or another organization soliciting public donations. Governance, directors, officers and authority remain distinct questions. [7]

The 25% ownership file: trace people, not just the first shareholder layer

Scotiabank’s corporation and partnership PDFs request the name, address and occupation of all individuals with an interest of 25% or more. The main page uses similar wording for incorporated companies. That is a data request, not merely a request for a cap table total. [1] [3]

FINTRAC’s current guidance explains the regulatory context. Beneficial owners are natural persons who directly or indirectly own or control at least 25% of a corporation or another entity. They cannot stop at another corporation, trust or entity. A financial entity must obtain directors’ names for a corporation, names and addresses of relevant 25% owners, and information establishing ownership, control and structure; it must also take reasonable measures to confirm accuracy. [7] [11]

Prepare an ownership schedule that shows:

• every direct shareholder or partner and percentage;
• each intermediate company, trust or nominee arrangement;
• the natural persons reached through every chain;
• voting and economic rights when they differ;
• control rights that are not obvious from percentages;
• full legal name, residential address and occupation for each person Scotiabank asks about;
• documents supporting the chain, such as share registers, partnership agreements, shareholder agreements and current registry extracts.

For a federal corporation, the individuals-with-significant-control framework can also capture a person who owns, controls or directs 25% or more of voting or value shares, acts jointly or in concert, or exercises control in fact without shares. Québec’s ultimate-beneficiary rules similarly include 25% voting rights, 25% fair-market value and control in fact. These registry tests do not dictate Scotiabank’s final decision, but inconsistencies between a bank declaration and a current registry create avoidable questions. [18] [16]

Do not treat 24.9% as an automatic safe harbour. Agreements, joint action, indirect holdings and control in fact can change the analysis. Conversely, when no individual reaches 25%, FINTRAC guidance still requires information establishing the entity’s ownership, control and structure and records supporting the conclusion. [7]

Signers, owners and people with power to bind are different groups

An owner supplies capital or holds rights. A director governs a corporation. An officer performs an assigned role. An authorized signatory can instruct the bank under the approved mandate. The applicant is the person carrying the file through the process. One person can occupy several roles, but the roles do not collapse into one another.

Scotiabank’s corporation and partnership checklists ask for identification for up to three authorized signatories and then separately instruct owners and signing authorities to attend the branch. Its nonprofit checklist asks for a resolution naming signing officers when formal registration evidence is absent. [3] [4] [5]

Federal record-keeping rules provide useful context: for a business account, a financial entity records the account holder and up to three other persons authorized to give instructions, including identifying information. For a corporate account it also keeps the relevant corporate record concerning power to bind, plus the intended use and account operating agreement. These rules help explain why ID, authority and business purpose can remain separate even after the entity is registered. They do not prove that Scotiabank will accept a particular resolution or handle a fourth signer in a particular way. [9]

If the mandate has more than three signers, joint signatures, tiered transaction limits or a foreign parent’s approval rights, send the proposed mandate before the appointment. The phrase “up to three” is a public checklist scope, not reliable evidence that a fourth signer is prohibited or automatically accepted.

Personal identity and address requirements

Scotiabank’s online page says the applicant will need a driver’s licence, passport or landed immigrant card, plus a work or study visa when applicable. The online fields include the applicant’s address exactly as it appears on photo ID. The structure PDFs alternatively describe one original, valid and current government photo ID or two original, current documents from independent reliable sources. [1] [3]

FINTRAC permits government photo identification issued by a Canadian or equivalent foreign government and describes a process for authenticating it when the person is not physically present. This establishes available regulatory methods, not the methods Scotiabank offers to each applicant. Scotiabank’s branch instruction still controls where it is more specific. [8] [10]

For each owner and signer, prepare a separate person packet: legal name, date of birth, citizenship, countries of residence and tax residence, residential address, occupation, contact information, original current ID, permit status if applicable, and any translation or certification Scotiabank requests. Do not upload or email sensitive records to an address that the bank has not confirmed as secure.

Foreign founders should also flag transliteration and naming differences. “Mohamed A. Khan” on a passport, “Muhammad Ahmed Khan” in articles and “M. Khan” in a registry can refer to the same person but still interrupt automated matching. Prepare a short reconciliation backed by official amendment, marriage, translation or name-change records where applicable.

Five address roles that must not be merged

1. Applicant or owner residence

Scotiabank explicitly asks an online applicant for the address as it appears on photo ID. That is a personal identity fact. A commercial agreement at 2727 Rue Saint-Patrick is not evidence that the individual lives there, and the premises must never be described as a residence.

2. Entity legal, domicile or head-office address

An incorporation or registry record may display the entity’s official address. Québec explains that the “domicile” address is the head office for a legal person, the home address for a natural person operating a sole proprietorship, and the principal establishment for a partnership or association. Those meanings differ even when the street string is identical. [14]

3. Mailing address

A mailing address identifies where correspondence goes. CRA expressly says that mailing can differ from physical address. Scotiabank’s entity tax-residency form also presents a mailing field separately from “permanent residence.” A mail-handling plan may be relevant here if the agreement grants the use, but Scotiabank still decides whether its application allows a separate mailing address and what evidence supports it. [12] [6]

4. Physical or operating location

CRA defines its physical address as the business or head-office location where day-to-day activities take place. Québec describes an establishment as a place in Québec where the enterprise conducts activities. Mail receipt alone does not create those facts. A member who genuinely works or conducts business at 2727 may have different evidence from a mailbox-only client, but the claim must match actual use. [12] [14]

5. Tax-residency or controlling-person address

Scotiabank’s tax self-certification form asks an entity for country of formation, Canadian tax-residence status, a “Permanent Residence” street address without a PO box or “in care of” address, and a separate mailing address. It can also request home and mailing addresses for controlling persons. The form is evidence of distinct tax-reporting fields; it is not proof that every deposit-account applicant must complete it, or that the form’s “permanent residence” label means the same thing as CRA physical address or Québec domicile. [6]

What a 2727 agreement can support, and where it stops

Scotiabank’s reviewed Canadian sources do not name 2727, coworking agreements, virtual offices or private mailboxes. The corporation checklist does not name a lease, utility bill or service agreement. The sole-proprietor and partnership lists name a current utility bill or invoice to the business only in the additional-document section for a business older than 12 months. It would be misleading to transform those narrow examples into an institution-wide acceptance rule. [2] [3] [4]

The correct sequence is to show Scotiabank the exact unsigned sample or executed agreement, identify the proposed field, and request document-level confirmation. If the bank says it requires a utility bill, conventional premises lease, government record or proof of personal residence, accept that distinction. Select another truthful document or another address arrangement; never rename a service agreement to make it appear to be something else.

Foreign owners and the branch route

CRA allows a non-resident business to register for a business number and program accounts through its non-resident process when, for example, the business is incorporated or located outside Canada, the person has a SIN beginning with 0, or the person has no SIN. That government registration route does not create Scotiabank online eligibility. Scotiabank separately sends a non-resident or non-Canadian without a work or study permit to a branch representative. [13] [1]

A foreign corporation doing business in Québec may also need Québec registration. Québec says a legal person not constituted in Québec that carries on an activity there must register within the stated period, and an enterprise with no domicile, business address or establishment in Québec must declare a mandatary. A 2727 plan should not be presented as activity or an establishment unless those facts are real. [15]

Before travel or a branch appointment, send a redacted index of the file and ask the representative to confirm:

• which owners, directors, partners and signing authorities must attend;
• whether attendance must be in Canada and at the selected branch;
• acceptable passports, permits and secondary-source documents;
• whether foreign corporate documents need certification, apostille or translation;
• whether the entity must be registered federally, provincially or extra-provincially first;
• which CRA number or tax self-certification is required;
• treatment of corporate shareholders, trusts, nominees and indirect ownership;
• the exact address role and acceptable supporting document;
• whether any review can occur before originals and people arrive;
• what happens if the mandate has more than three authorized signers.

No reviewed Scotiabank page publishes a complete country-by-country foreign-owner checklist. Keep the branch representative’s written answer with the application packet and date it; verbal guidance can be misunderstood and requirements can change.

Exact questions to ask Scotiabank

1. “My applicant is a resident of [country] and is [a Canadian resident / in Canada on permit type / a non-resident]. Which published route applies?”
2. “Your page says an online applicant opens in their own name. How does that condition apply when the account holder is [legal entity]?”
3. “Can this structure complete online, or should we start directly with a Business Advisor?”
4. “Please list every person who must attend: owners, 25% owners, directors, partners, applicants and signing authorities.”
5. “Do you need information only for direct 25% owners, or the complete indirect chain to natural persons?”
6. “Which original identity documents will you accept from each foreign person, and are translations or certifications required?”
7. “For the business, which document proves formation and which separate document proves current existence?”
8. “Which address field are you verifying: personal residence, legal/head office, mailing, operating location or tax-residency address?”
9. “Will you accept this exact signed 2727 service agreement for that field? If not, which exact document category is required?”
10. “Does your requested address have to match the photo ID, articles, Québec enterprise register and CRA record? If not, how should differences be explained?”
11. “Our entity is older than 12 months. Which one item from your current-document list should we bring?”
12. “Our mandate has [number] signers and requires [one/two] signatures. What resolution and operating agreement do you require?”
13. “Can you conduct a preliminary document review before anyone travels?”
14. “If the application cannot proceed, can you identify the unmet eligibility condition or missing document without disclosing restricted internal controls?”

Common failure modes

Treating branch referral as approval. A branch representative helps with the route; the wording does not promise eligibility or completion.

Using a personal address document for the company, or vice versa. The online page asks for the address on photo ID. That cannot be satisfied by a company’s invoice unless Scotiabank explicitly says so.

Generalizing the utility-bill example. It appears in the sole-proprietor and partnership PDFs for businesses older than 12 months, not in the corporation checklist and not as a universal coworking rule.

Stopping ownership at a holding company. FINTRAC’s beneficial-owner analysis ultimately reaches natural persons and includes indirect ownership or control. [7]

Assuming owners can sign. Ownership does not by itself establish authority to instruct the bank. Bring the governing resolution, agreement and power-to-bind record.

Bringing stale entity records. Scotiabank adds a current-document layer after 12 months. A formation certificate alone may not prove current existence.

Calling a service agreement a lease or utility bill. Describe the document accurately and request an acceptance decision on the actual file.

Claiming 2727 is the operating location when only mail is received. CRA and Québec connect physical or establishment fields to activity. Use the mailing role when that is the true role. [12] [14]

Ignoring name, date or address variations. Registry, CRA, ownership and identity records should either agree or have a documented explanation.

Booking travel without an attendance list. Scotiabank’s PDFs mention owners and signing authorities but do not resolve every complex structure. Obtain named confirmation first.

Application checklist

Route

• Confirm the applicant’s age, Canadian residence or work/study status.
• Decide whether the published online test is fully satisfied.
• If non-resident or outside the permit condition, contact a branch representative.
• Obtain a named Business Advisor and a written pre-appointment checklist.

Entity

• Articles, certificate or other formation documents.
• Trade-name registration when applicable.
• Current federal or provincial registry extract.
• CRA business number or registration number when applicable.
• Additional current document for an entity older than 12 months.
• Partnership agreement, constitution, bylaws or other governing record.
• Certified translations or legalizations only as Scotiabank instructs.

Ownership and control

• Direct ownership table totaling 100%.
• Indirect ownership chart reaching natural persons.
• Names, residential addresses and occupations for relevant 25% owners.
• Current federal ISC or Québec ultimate-beneficiary records where applicable.
• Explanation of joint action, nominee, trust or control-in-fact arrangements.

Signing authority

• Board, shareholder, partner or association resolution.
• Names and signing rules for every authorized person.
• Power-to-bind provisions and proposed account operating mandate.
• Scotiabank confirmation for more than three signers.
• Named attendance list for the branch appointment.

People

• Original current government photo ID or confirmed alternative documents.
• Full legal name, date of birth, occupation and residential address.
• Canadian work or study permit when applicable.
• Tax residences and identification numbers requested on the applicable form.
• Reconciliation for spelling, transliteration or address changes.

Addresses

• One schedule labeling personal residence, entity domicile/head office, mailing, operating and tax-residency addresses.
• Current records for every address actually asserted.
• Signed 2727 agreement only for rights the selected service grants.
• Written confirmation of the exact Scotiabank field the agreement may support.
• No statement that anyone resides or operates at 2727 unless factually true.

Worked examples

Québec corporation owned by one non-resident individual

The company’s Canadian incorporation does not make its owner a Canadian resident. Scotiabank directs the non-resident profile to a branch representative. Prepare articles, current corporate evidence if older than 12 months, the owner’s 25% information, the signer mandate, foreign ID, tax-residency data, and a role-by-role address schedule. Ask who must attend and whether preliminary review is possible before travel.

Canadian corporation owned by a foreign holding company

The direct shareholder is an entity, but the beneficial-ownership file should continue through the chain to natural persons. Provide an organizational chart and official records at each layer. Do not assume that “all individuals having an interest of 25%” is limited to the Canadian company’s direct register. Ask Scotiabank to identify the people and documents required.

Research method, verification date and limitations

This guide was verified on 20 August 2026. Discovery began with eleven semantic and targeted Exa searches covering Scotiabank’s online eligibility, non-resident routing, structure PDFs, 25% ownership, signers and address evidence in English and French. Known official URLs were then read directly. The source set was limited to Scotiabank Canada, FINTRAC, the federal regulations, CRA, Corporations Canada and Gouvernement du Québec. Search results from Scotiabank Bahamas, Scotia iTRADE, competitors and commercial address providers were excluded from claims about Canadian Scotiabank deposit accounts.

The review found no Scotiabank Canada source naming 2727 or publishing a universal acceptance or rejection rule for coworking addresses, virtual offices, private mailboxes or service agreements. It found no complete country-by-country non-resident checklist, no promise of remote completion, no published treatment of corporate shareholders or trusts in the online flow, no explanation for more than three signers, and no guarantee that every person permitted to use a regulatory remote-identification method can use it with Scotiabank.

The French not-for-profit link on Scotiabank’s French opening page resolved during review to a file named nfp_fr.pdf, but the retrieved PDF contained partnership text. The French guide therefore relies on the English not-for-profit PDF for that structure and records the mismatch instead of treating the mislabeled file as evidence.

FINTRAC and federal regulations explain compliance obligations and methods available in law. CRA and Québec pages define address, registration and ownership facts inside their systems. None discloses Scotiabank’s private risk controls or forces the bank to accept a 2727 document. Requirements can change; obtain a fresh checklist for the actual structure and retain the representative’s dated response.

Frequently asked questions

Does Scotiabank accept a 2727 Coworking address for a business account?

Scotiabank does not publish a blanket answer. A 2727 agreement can evidence the commercial relationship it actually creates, but Scotiabank must confirm that the exact document fits the exact address field. It cannot prove personal residence or operations that do not occur at 2727.

Can a non-resident open a Scotiabank business account online?

Scotiabank’s published new-customer test says online applicants must be Canadian residents or be in Canada to work or study. It directs a non-resident, and a non-Canadian without a work or study permit, to a branch representative. That referral does not guarantee approval. [1]

Does a work or study permit guarantee online completion?

No. It satisfies one published eligibility statement when the person is in Canada for that purpose, but age, own-name and paperless conditions still apply, and the people and entity must pass Scotiabank’s verification and review.

What personal address does the online application request?

Scotiabank says the address must appear as it does on the applicant’s photo ID. A company-address or mail-service agreement should not be substituted for that personal field. [1]

Which corporation documents does Scotiabank publish?

The checklist includes articles, trade-name registration when applicable, signer identification, 25% owner information and, after 12 months, one applicable current record from its list. It also instructs owners and signing authorities to attend a branch. [3]

Does Scotiabank ask for beneficial owners?

Its public materials ask for name, address and occupation of individuals with an interest of at least 25%. FINTRAC’s framework requires direct and indirect natural-person ownership or control information and confirmation of its accuracy. [7]

Must every owner attend the branch?

The corporation and partnership PDFs say business owners and signing authorities should attend, but they do not define the attendance group for every layered or foreign structure. Obtain a named list from the Business Advisor.

Is “up to three authorized signatories” a maximum?

The public checklist covers up to three; it does not publish the procedure for a fourth. Ask Scotiabank how to document and identify everyone under the actual signing mandate.

Can a foreign passport be used?

FINTRAC permits equivalent foreign-government photo ID within the regulatory method, but Scotiabank decides which document and verification method it offers in the particular route. Confirm the passport, translation and attendance requirements before travel. [8]

Does a Québec NEQ or CRA business number guarantee the account?

No. Those identifiers support registration and tax facts. Scotiabank separately verifies people, entity existence, owners, control, authority, intended use and its own eligibility criteria.

Can 2727 be called the operating address for a mail-only plan?

No. An operating or physical address should follow actual activity. Use the role the contract and facts support, and keep a separate real operating location where the application asks for it.

What should I do if Scotiabank rejects the 2727 agreement?

Ask which field failed and which exact document category is acceptable. Use another truthful document, correct the underlying record or choose an arrangement that genuinely supplies the required fact. Do not relabel the agreement.

Conclusion

Scotiabank publishes a clear first fork: qualified Canadian residents and people in Canada to work or study may enter the online route; non-residents and non-Canadians without those permits are directed to a branch representative. The rest of the file remains structure-specific. Formation, current existence, identity, 25% ownership, signing authority and address roles must agree without being treated as substitutes for one another.

Use 2727 only for the commercial address rights the selected agreement truly provides, and obtain Scotiabank’s document-level confirmation before relying on it. If you want help organizing that evidence, send the structure, country and institution details through the verification form, review pricing only after the bank names the required document, or read how the 2727 address service is documented.

References

1. Scotiabank — How to open a business bank account in Canada
2. Scotiabank — Sole Proprietorship document checklist (PDF)
3. Scotiabank — Corporation document checklist (PDF)
4. Scotiabank — Partnership or Limited Partnership document checklist (PDF)
5. Scotiabank — Not-for-Profit Association or Organization document checklist (PDF)
6. Scotiabank — Tax Residency Self-Certification for Entities (PDF)
7. FINTRAC — Beneficial ownership requirements
8. FINTRAC — Methods to verify the identity of persons and entities
9. Justice Laws — Proceeds of Crime Regulations, section 12
10. Justice Laws — Proceeds of Crime Regulations, section 105
11. Justice Laws — Proceeds of Crime Regulations, section 138
12. Canada Revenue Agency — Change a business address
13. Canada Revenue Agency — Register as a non-resident doing business in Canada
14. Gouvernement du Québec — Description of information in an enterprise-register file
15. Gouvernement du Québec — Register a legal person not constituted in Québec
16. Gouvernement du Québec — Find and identify an ultimate beneficiary
17. Gouvernement du Québec — Declare a natural person’s professional address
18. Corporations Canada — Individuals with significant control