{"id":3124,"date":"2025-05-07T15:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T19:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/?p=3124"},"modified":"2025-05-07T15:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T19:04:50","slug":"ontario-services-complicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/2025\/05\/07\/ontario-services-complicated\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Services &#8211; Complicated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Approximately three years ago we created a holding a company in Ontario, Canada for the purpose of managing certain real estate investments. After some considerations, we have determined that this holding company is no longer required, so about a month ago, we decided to dissolve this company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we sent out an email requesting the dissolution of the company, we received the following response:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-2.48.57\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-2.48.57\u202fPM-1024x757.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-2.48.57\u202fPM-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-2.48.57\u202fPM-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-2.48.57\u202fPM-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-2.48.57\u202fPM-1536x1135.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-2.48.57\u202fPM-1200x887.png 1200w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-2.48.57\u202fPM.png 1586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The above is the email response from Ontario.ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the surface we thought this is excellent news, because we will be able to do this all online. However upon visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/Ontario.ca\/BusinessRegistry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario.ca\/BusinessRegistry<\/a> we were immediately lost after the initial login.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took many tries to discovered this successful navigation path, so I wanted to document this for other users and for myself in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The menu options on the left is not very helpful (see below). The obvious one is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ontario business registry<\/span> under <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Account help<\/span>, but this only provides a false, old guide to a PDF form that you can download and fill-out but is discouraged and rarely used now. The correct selection is the mysterious <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Add a service<\/span> item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.07\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.07\u202fPM-884x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.07\u202fPM-884x1024.png 884w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.07\u202fPM-259x300.png 259w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.07\u202fPM-768x889.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.07\u202fPM-1326x1536.png 1326w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.07\u202fPM-1769x2048.png 1769w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.07\u202fPM-1200x1390.png 1200w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.07\u202fPM.png 2013w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you are in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Add a service<\/span> page, you can then select the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Start now<\/span> of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ontario business registry<\/span> process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.16\u202fPM-892x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.16\u202fPM-892x1024.png 892w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.16\u202fPM-261x300.png 261w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.16\u202fPM-768x882.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.16\u202fPM-1338x1536.png 1338w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.16\u202fPM-1783x2048.png 1783w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.16\u202fPM-1200x1378.png 1200w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.16\u202fPM.png 2022w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This will bring you to a different site, which you can use to select <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Make Changes<\/span>, and then further down <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">File Articles of Dissolution<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.32\u202fPM-1001x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.32\u202fPM-1001x1024.png 1001w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.32\u202fPM-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.32\u202fPM-768x786.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.32\u202fPM-1501x1536.png 1501w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.32\u202fPM-2001x2048.png 2001w, https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-07-at-12.00.32\u202fPM-1200x1228.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire experience feels like the website was put together by multiple contractors, and totally user unfriendly. Yet another government service experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately three years ago we created a holding a company in Ontario, Canada for the purpose of managing certain real estate investments. After some considerations, we have determined that this holding company is no longer required, so about a month ago, we decided to dissolve this company. When we sent out an email requesting the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/2025\/05\/07\/ontario-services-complicated\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ontario Services &#8211; Complicated&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7V6i8-Oo","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3124"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3130,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3124\/revisions\/3130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}