Extra-Provincial Registrations vs. Licences

Under Ontario law, there are three classes of extra-provincial corporations that are set out as below in subsection 2(1) of the Extra-Provincial Corporations Act¹:

Classes of extra-provincial corporations

2 (1) Extra-provincial corporations shall be classified into the following classes:

Class 1. Corporations incorporated or continued by or under the authority of an Act of a legislature of a province of Canada.

Class 2. Corporations incorporated or continued by or under the authority of an Act of the Parliament of Canada or of the legislature of a territory of Canada.

Class 3. Corporations incorporated or continued under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of Canada.²