Incorporate or Register Your Business in Alberta With ACS
Register a business in Alberta online: incorporate, register a trade name, file an annual return or search a corporation, price shown first. A CORES-trained agent checks every order; complete orders before 3:00 pm MT are filed the same business day.
- Price shown upfront
- Reviewed by a CORES-trained agent
- Same-day filing
- Status, corporate access number and registration date, before you order anything.
- Choosing a name? An Alberta NUANS report reserves it for 90 days.
- Need proof of good standing? Order a certificate of status.
- Total fees
- $498 + GST
- Includes the government fee, consultation, preparation and filing.
Company Registrations
Incorporate in Alberta online; a CORES-trained agent checks every package before filing.
Professional corporation
Articles drafted to CPSA, CDSA, Law Society or CPA Alberta rules.
From $1,494 + GST
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships
Trading under a name other than your own? Alberta requires registration.
Business Searches and Records
Check a name or get a record; the corporate lookup is free.
Maintain Your Business
Already registered? File changes, returns and closings online.
Amendments and Filings
- Director change
Add or remove directors.
From $149 + GST - Officer change
Resolutions and register update.
From $149 + GST - Corporation address change
Registered office or agent for service.
From $149 + GST - Shareholder change
Share transfer or issuance documents.
From $149 + GST - Annual returns
Due in your anniversary month; filed today.
From $149 + GST
Registrations, Revivals & Cancellations
- Dissolve a business
Close an Alberta corporation voluntarily.
From $498 + GST - Revive a corporation
Restore a dissolved corporation within 10 years.
From $544 + GST - Cancel a trade name or partnership
Close a registration you no longer use.
From $187 + GST - Extra-provincial registration
Out-of-province and federal corporations; BC, Saskatchewan and Manitoba use the NWPTA route.
From $685 + GST
Business Supplies
- Minute book
Bylaws, resolutions, registers and share certificates.
From $484 + GST - Corporate seal
An embossing seal with your corporation's name.
From $149 + GST - Share certificates
Matched to your articles and register.
From $149 + GST - Agent for service
The Alberta individual every corporation must appoint.
From $566 + GST - Registered office address
A physical Alberta address with mail scanning.
From $566 + GST - Domain name and email
For your new company.
From $442 + GST
Get It Done in 3 Simple Steps
Fill in the online form and pay
About ten minutes; the total price is shown before you pay.
A CORES-trained agent reviews, drafts and files
We check every detail, prepare the documents and file through a licensed Alberta registry agent.
Your documents arrive by email
Complete orders received before 3:00 pm MT are filed the same business day; printed copies by post if ordered.
Who We Are
ACS is a private company in Calgary. Only licensed registry agents can file in CORES, Alberta's Corporate Registry system, so our CORES-trained agents prepare your filing and [Partner registry agent name], a licensed registry agent, submits it. Your file is handled by [Agent name], CORES-trained filing agent.
We also open CRA business numbers, GST and payroll accounts and WCB-Alberta accounts, and supply seals, minute books and domain names.
ACS is a private company. We are not a government office or an Alberta registry agent. Our CORES-trained agents prepare your filing and submit it through a licensed Alberta registry agent. Prices are total fees, government fee included, before GST.
Entirely online
Any device, any hour, no registry visit.
No hidden fees
One total before GST, government fee included, no add-ons.
Same-day filing
Complete orders before 3:00 pm MT are filed that business day.
Calgary-based support
A person answers (403) XXX-XXXX, Mon–Fri 8:00–6:00 MT.
Guides for Alberta business owners
All guides →What services does ACS offer?
Alberta business registrations online: corporations, non-profits, trade names and partnerships, extra-provincial registrations, annual returns and changes, dissolutions, revivals, NUANS reports, searches, certificates and corporate supplies; every price is shown upfront (price list).
What is the process to register an Alberta corporation?
Answer our online form and pay. A CORES-trained agent obtains any NUANS report, drafts the articles and notices, files through a licensed Alberta registry agent and emails your Certificate of Incorporation.
How long does incorporation take in Alberta?
Complete, error-free orders received before 3:00 pm MT are filed the same business day. Professional corporations add the regulator's time: CPSA within 15 business days, CPA Alberta 15 to 20.
Can non-residents incorporate in Alberta?
Yes. Directors need no Canadian residency (since March 29, 2021), only to be 18 or older. The corporation still needs an Alberta registered office and agent for service; we provide both for non-resident owners.
How does a corporation differ from a registered business name?
A corporation is a separate legal entity with its own name, directors and shares. A trade name only records the name you or your corporation trade under; it creates no company and does not protect the name.
What documents do I receive after registration?
Your Certificate of Incorporation, filed Articles of Incorporation and Notices of Address, Directors and Agent for Service, by email; printed copies by post if ordered. A minute book adds bylaws, resolutions, registers and share certificates.
Do I need a lawyer to incorporate?
No. None of the incorporation steps alberta.ca lists needs a lawyer, and your agent for service need not be one. We prepare the articles and notices; for share structure or tax, ask a lawyer or CPA; we follow their plan.
How do I make changes after registration?
Order it under amendments and filings; a CORES-trained agent prepares, reviews and files it. Director and address changes are filed as notices with Corporate Registry; name and share changes need Articles of Amendment.
What company types can I register in Alberta?
Alberta corporations (named or numbered), holding companies, federal corporations, professional corporations, personal real estate corporations, unlimited liability corporations, co-operatives, societies and Part 9 non-profit companies; see register a company and non-profit.
Why use ACS instead of going to a registry office?
At a registry counter you prepare the package and file in person. Here you order online at any hour, a CORES-trained agent checks every document before filing, and the documents arrive by email (how we work).
Ready when you are
Start your Alberta registration now; the total price is on the first screen and a trained agent checks every order.