Cost
Service providers will charge a government fee and a service fee for filing liquidation and dissolution information.
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Alberta corporation
Step 1. Vote to dissolve the corporation
You and other shareholders or directors can vote if your corporation has stopped doing business and doesn’t have any debts.
Step 2. Sell all property and pay all debts
If the corporation still has liabilities, you and the other shareholders must appoint a liquidator to deal with the corporation’s assets and settle those debts to the best of their ability.
Step 3. Fill out the form
PDF form issues
Fillable PDF forms do not open properly on some mobile devices and web browsers. To fill in and save the form:
- Save the PDF form to your computer – click or right-click the link and download the form.
- Open the PDF form with Adobe Reader. Fill it in and save it.
If you are still having problems opening the form, contact PDF form technical support.
Step 4. Other forms related to dissolution
- Sample: Notice of Bankruptcy
- Sample: Notice of Change of Record Keeper After Dissolution
- Sample: Notice of Court-Ordered Appointment or Discharge of Liquidator
Step 5. Submit your forms
You need to take your form to an authorized Alberta service provider. You will need to take:
- your forms
- valid ID
- fee payment
If your information meets requirements, the service provider will enter it into the Corporate Registry computer system.
Out of province corporation
You must cancel your corporation’s Alberta registration when:
- it has stopped doing business in Alberta or
- it has been dissolved in the home province or country
BC, Manitoba or Saskatchewan Corporations
If your corporation is still active in your home province of British Columbia, Manitoba, or Saskatchewan, you may request cancellation of your Alberta registration when your business no longer operates in Alberta. Use Alberta's Online Extra-Provincial Registration to make the request. There is no cost.
No action is required if your corporation has been cancelled, dissolved or amalgamated in your home province, or if it has continued to a new jurisdiction. Your home province will notify Alberta Corporate Registry and your out-of-province registration in Alberta will be cancelled. There is no cost.
You will have to apply for a new registration in Alberta if your corporation wants to operate within the province but has amalgamated, been restored or revived in your home province, or continued into BC, Manitoba, or Saskatchewan. There is no automatic re-registration.
If your corporation is from another province or country, you must submit a cancellation request.
Step 1. Write the cancellation request
Put your cancellation request in writing.
Step 2. Take your information to a service provider
You need to take your form to an authorized Alberta service provider. You will need to take:
- your request
- valid ID
- fee payment
If your information meets requirements, the service provider will enter it into the Corporate Registry computer system.
Alberta cooperative
Overview
The cooperative’s members and any investment shareholders can vote to voluntarily dissolve their cooperative if it has stopped doing business and has disposed of all property and liabilities.
If the cooperative has property or liabilities, the members and investment shareholders must vote to liquidate the cooperative. The cooperative’s liabilities must be discharged and any remaining property must be distributed according to the Articles of the cooperative or any liquidation directives issued by the Court, the cooperative’s liquidator or other authorities. Once that step has been completed, the cooperative can request that it be dissolved by the Registrar of Cooperatives.
Liquidation can also be revoked or stopped, by vote of the members and any investment shareholders, at any time before the cooperative is dissolved by the Registrar of Cooperatives. Once the Registrar has revoked the liquidation the cooperative can resume business.
Dissolution or liquidation and dissolution can also occur when an interested person obtains a Court order directing the dissolution or liquidation and dissolution.
There is no charge to register a dissolution, liquidation, or revocation of liquidation.
Voluntary or court-ordered dissolution
Step 1. Vote to voluntarily dissolve the cooperative
The members and any investment shareholders must pass a special resolution to dissolve the cooperative. The cooperative must not have any property or liabilities.
Step 2. Fill out the form
Step 3. Send the form
- Send the form to Corporate Registry
When the dissolution is a result of a Court order, send a certified-true copy of all Court orders instead of the form.
If your information meets requirements, you will receive a certificate of dissolution from Corporate Registry.
Corporate Registry
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction
Box 1007 Station Main
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4W6
Email: [email protected]
Voluntary or court-ordered liquidation
Step 1. Vote to voluntarily liquidate the cooperative
The members and any investment shareholders must pass a special resolution to liquidate the cooperative.
Step 2. Fill out the form
Step 3. Send the form
- Send the form to Corporate Registry.
When the liquidation is the result of a Court order, send a certified-true copy of all Court orders instead of the form.
If your information meets requirements, you will receive a certificate of intent to dissolve from Corporate Registry.
Corporate Registry
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction
Box 1007 Station Main
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4W6
Email: [email protected]
Step 4. Once the liquidation is completed, you can send a request to Corporate Registry to have the cooperative dissolved
If the liquidation took place as a result of a Court order, send a certified-true copy of the Court order for dissolution instead of the form.
If your information meets requirements, you will receive a certificate of dissolution from Corporate Registry.
Revocation of liquidation
Step 1 Vote to revoke a voluntary liquidation
Before the cooperative is dissolved, the members and any investment shareholders can revoke or cancel the liquidation by passing a special resolution.
Step 2. Fill out the form
Step 3. Send the form
Send the form to Corporate Registry.
When the revocation of intent to dissolve is a result of a Court order, send a certified-true copy of all Court orders instead of the form.
If your information meets requirements, you will receive a certificate of revocation of statement of intent from Corporate Registry.
Corporate Registry
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction
Box 1007 Station Main
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4W6
Email: [email protected]
If your cooperative is currently registered in BC, Manitoba or Saskatchewan, you will need to cancel that registration once you have received the certificate of dissolution from Alberta Corporate Registry.
Out of province cooperative
You must cancel your cooperative’s Alberta registration when it has:
- stopped doing business in Alberta or
- been dissolved in the home province or country
There is no charge to cancel your registration in Alberta.
If your cooperative is incorporated in BC, Manitoba or Saskatchewan, there are special streamlined processes to request cancellation of your Alberta registration.
- Complete the Extra-provincial Cooperative Cancellation Statement for Alberta and send it to your home province registry, which will forward the form to Alberta.
If your cooperative is from another province or country, you must submit a cancellation request.
Step 1. Write the cancellation request
Put your cancellation request in writing.
Step 2. Send the request
Send your request to Alberta Corporate Registry
Mailing address:
Corporate Registry
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction
Box 1007 Station Main
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4W6
Email: [email protected]
Your cooperative’s Alberta registration will be cancelled 120 days after your request is processed.
Contact
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Phone: 780-427-7013
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)