Your federal annual return, often filed the same day.
Miss it and Corporations Canada starts dissolving your corp quietly in the background. We file it for you — $399. Once we have your details and Corporation Key, we file the same business day — no portal logins for you.
Three steps. We do the portal work.
- 1
Tell us about your corp
30 seconds — corp number, email, and your Corporation Key
- 2
Pay $399. We file.
Stripe checkout, then we file the same business day
- 3
Receipt lands in your inbox
CC confirmation number forwarded the same day
One flat price. We absorb the calendar work.
Government filing fee shown separately. Never marked up.
- Government filing fee included
- Filed the same business day, once we have your details and key
- Confirmation number forwarded to your inbox
- Full refund if we can't file
- No portal logins on your side
Full refund if we can't file. Disclosed pre-checkout.
What people ask
What's a federal annual return?
Every federal corp (CBCA) must file an annual return with Corporations Canada within 60 days of its incorporation anniversary. It's not a tax filing — it's a corporate-existence filing. Skip it, and your corp can be dissolved.
What if I ignore it?
Corporations Canada doesn't send many warnings. Under their current policy they can begin dissolving a corporation after roughly two years of missed annual returns, with a final 120-day notice before a Certificate of Dissolution is issued. But well before that, an overdue corporation loses its Certificate of Compliance — which can block financing, contracts, and sales. Reviving a dissolved corp costs hundreds of dollars and takes weeks.
What's the Corporation Key?
A confidential code from Corporations Canada that authorizes us to file your annual return on your behalf. Since January 2024 it's required for every federal annual return. It was in the email Corporations Canada sent when you incorporated (and on annual-return receipts before September 2021). If you can't find it, request a replacement free at ised-isde.canada.ca — they mail it to your registered office address.
I don't have my Corporation Key. Can you still file?
Not without it — Corporations Canada requires the Corporation Key to file a federal annual return; there's no corporation-number-only path. If you can't locate yours, request a free replacement at ised-isde.canada.ca (mailed to your registered office). Send it to us and we file right away. Lost keys are common — we'll walk you through it.
What happens after I pay?
You get a Stripe receipt immediately. As soon as we have your confirmations and Corporation Key, we file the same business day and forward the Corporations Canada confirmation.
How does the $50 referral work?
Refer a friend, both of you save $50. Your referral code is in the welcome email after your first filing.
Why not just DIY?
You can. It's not complicated. But it's easy to miss, and the government doesn't send useful reminders. We handle the calendar, the portal, and the confirmation — you handle running your business.
Pay. We file. See you next year.
No portal logins on your side. Confirmation lands in your inbox the same day.
File now — $399- Compliance Calendar is an independent filing service. We are not lawyers, accountants, or paralegals, and we do not provide legal, tax, or accounting advice.
- We are not affiliated with the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, Corporations Canada, or the Corporations Canada Online Filing Centre. We prepare and submit filings on behalf of clients using credentials clients provide.
- All pricing in Canadian dollars. Government filing fees are shown separately and are never marked up.