Account opening process

Clients can follow the Account Opening Process and select the Corporate,  account type at the start. Once the client opens the Corporate account on their profile, we will be reaching out to them for the necessary supporting information.

Required information

Please note that we do need to identify all Directors and Beneficial Owners (10% or more) to satisfy Compliance requirements. If the corporation has a complex legal structure, we could need additional documentation and time to process the application.

Corporate Documents    

•     Articles of Incorporation
•     Certificate of Incorporation
•     Void cheque for corporate bank account (no counter cheques)
•     Valid government issue ID (for the individual opening the account)
•     Account statement (if transferring an existing investment account)

Corporate Information    

•     Business Number (issued by CRA)
•     Certificate of Incorporation
•     President of the Corporation
•     Full legal Address
•     Full Mailing Address (if applicable)
•     Corporate email address
•     Corporate phone number

For each Director AND Beneficial Owner (10% or more), we need the following:   

•     Full legal name
•     Percent ownership
•     SIN (or tax number where they currently file)
•     DOB
•     Employer
•     Occupation
•     Full Legal Address
•     Country of residence
•     Copy of valid government issue ID
•     Email address