Canada Company & Beneficial Ownership Directory
Canada's federal company register runs through Corporations Canada under the CBCA, requiring individuals with significant control (ISCs) to be filed annually since January 2024, with name, citizenship, tax residence, and partial birth date searchable for free. Residential addresses stay withheld even though the rest is searchable by name or corporation number, at a 25%-voting-rights-or-equivalent threshold, and coverage fragments across 14 separate jurisdictions. Wholly-owned subsidiaries of public companies are exempt from ISC filing, Alberta and three territories have no beneficial ownership legislation at all, and only Quebec's REQ offers full, name-searchable public disclosure today. Corporations Canada verifies ISC data directly for federal entities; for the other 13 jurisdictions, verification means checking Quebec's REQ first, then requesting internal registers directly from entities incorporated in provinces with no public register.
Canada beneficial ownership guide- Total Companies13.5M+
- Officer Records3.8M+
- Shareholder Records682,196
- Ultimate Parents (UBO)302,753
- Financial Reports3,606
Get complete shareholder and officer records, ultimate beneficial owner resolution, and ongoing ownership monitoring for Canada companies — via API or a bulk data feed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zavia's company data coverage for Canada?
Zavia holds 13.5M+ company records for Canada, of which 5.9M+ (44%) are currently active on the register.
How does Canada handle UBO and beneficial ownership disclosure?
Canada's federal company register runs through Corporations Canada under the CBCA, requiring individuals with significant control (ISCs) to be filed annually since January 2024, with name, citizenship, tax residence, and partial birth date searchable for free. Residential addresses stay withheld even though the rest is searchable by name or corporation number, at a 25%-voting-rights-or-equivalent threshold, and coverage fragments across 14 separate jurisdictions. Wholly-owned subsidiaries of public companies are exempt from ISC filing, Alberta and three territories have no beneficial ownership legislation at all, and only Quebec's REQ offers full, name-searchable public disclosure today. Corporations Canada verifies ISC data directly for federal entities; for the other 13 jurisdictions, verification means checking Quebec's REQ first, then requesting internal registers directly from entities incorporated in provinces with no public register.
Does Zavia track Canada company ownership chains and parent-subsidiary links?
Yes. Zavia holds 682,196 shareholder records for Canada companies, with 302,753 ultimate parent relationships resolved for group-structure and ownership-chain mapping.
Does Zavia list company officers for Canada?
Yes. Zavia holds 3.8M+ officer and director records for Canada companies, sourced directly from the same official register as the company's own filing.
Does Zavia include digitized financial reports for Canada?
Yes. Zavia holds 3,606 digitized financial reports for Canada companies, available through Zavia's enriched company data for verified users.
Where is shareholder information filed in Canada?
Share ownership in Canada is held as the securities register, maintained under sections 20 and 50 of the Canada Business Corporations Act rather than filed as a public register.
How can I query Canada company records programmatically?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including Canada, so company registration, shareholder, UBO, officer, and group-structure records can be queried programmatically instead of browsed one page at a time.
Where can I learn more about Canada's company register?
Zavia's Canada beneficial ownership guide covers the register, the UBO threshold, and how to verify a company's ownership chain in more depth than this directory page.