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Corporate name:
XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Status:
Active
Corporation number:
375865-6
Business number (BN):
890152481RC0001
Governing legislation:
Canada Business Corporations Act - 2000-05-17

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    Registered office address
    1133 Melville Street
    Suite 3500, The Stack
    Vancouver BC V6E 4E5
    Canada
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    Registered office address

    The registered office is the legal address of a corporation.

    Active business corporations are required to update the registered office address within 15 days of any change.


    Directors
    Minimum: 1
    Maximum: 10
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    • GARY PATOU
      26353 ESPERANZA DRIVE
      LOS ALTOS HILLS CA 94022
      United States
    • Justin Gover
      1671 La Jolla Rancho Road
      La Jolla CA 92037
      United States
    • Patrick Machado
      1201/141-143 Elizabeth Street
      Sydney 2000 NSW
      Australia
    • DAWN SVORONOS
      240 Main Road
      Hudson QC J0P 1H0
      Canada
    • Gillian Cannon
      197 Carter Road
      Princeton NJ 08540
      United States
    • STEVEN GANNON
      506 - 1701 Rue St. Patrick
      MONTREAL QC H3K 3G9
      Canada
    • Ian Mortimer
      4592 Cove Cliff Road
      North Vancouver BC V7G 1H6
      Canada
    • Elizabeth Garofalo
      3003 North Spurway Dr.
      Ann Arbor MI 48105
      United States

    Directors

    A director is an individual elected by the shareholders of a corporation to supervise the management of the corporation. Together, all directors of a corporation are referred to as the “board of directors”.

    Active business corporations are required to update director information (names, addresses, etc.) within 15 days of any change.


    Individuals with significant control
    Last updated or confirmed (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026-07-10
    The corporation is excluded from providing information about individuals with significant control to Corporations Canada because it is a public corporation that trades its securities on a stock exchange designated by the Income Tax Act or a wholly-owned subsidiary of such a corporation.
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    Address for service

    An address for service is an address where the individual with significant control can be contacted, for example by mail. If provided, this address is made public instead of the individual’s residential address.


    Individuals with significant control

    An individual with significant control (ISC) is someone who owns or controls a corporation. This individual:

    • owns, controls or directs a significant number of shares individually or jointly with one or more individuals;
    • has control in fact over the corporation without owning any shares; or
    • meets a combination of any of these factors.


    Individuals with significant control

    ISC information is required to be filed with Corporations Canada at the following times:

    • Annually (at the same time as filing your annual return)
    • Within 15 days of a change in your ISC register
    • Upon incorporation or within 30 days of the date of the Certificate of Amalgamation or the Certificate of Continuance


    Annual filings
    Anniversary date (MM-DD):
    05-17
    Date of last annual meeting:
    2026-06-02
    Annual filing period (MM-DD):
    05-17 to 07-16
    Type of corporation:
    Distributing corporation
    Status of annual filings:
    File an annual return
    • 2026 - Filed
    • 2025 - Filed
    • 2024 - Filed

    Annual filings

    Annual filings include the required annual returns and information about individuals with significant control.

    Active business corporations must file their annual returns within the 60 days following their anniversary date. They must also file information on their individuals with significant control (ISC) at the same time as filing their annual return.


    Anniversary date

    The anniversary date is the date a corporation is created under the CBCA (for ex., date of incorporation or amalgamation) or the date a corporation first comes under the jurisdiction of the CBCA (for ex., date of continuance).


    Corporate history
    Corporate name history
    Xenon Genetics Inc. 2000-05-17 to 2004-06-28
    XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 2004-06-28 to Present
    Certificates and filings
    Certificate of Continuance 2000-05-17 Previous jurisdiction: British Columbia

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2000-11-30 Amendment details: Other
    Proxy circular 2001-01-09
    As of 2000-01-12

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2001-02-21 Amendment details: Other

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2001-03-22 Amendment details: Other
    Proxy circular 2001-06-13
    As of 2001-06-22

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2001-06-27 Amendment details: Other
    Proxy circular 2004-06-21
    As of 2004-06-25

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2004-06-28 Amendment details: Corporate name
    Proxy circular 2004-11-03
    As of 2004-10-26

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2004-11-04 Amendment details: Other

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2004-11-05 Amendment details: Other

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2006-03-31 Amendment details: Other
    Proxy circular 2006-06-21
    As of 2006-03-06

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2006-06-28 Amendment details: Other

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2006-11-29 Amendment details: Other
    Proxy circular 2007-06-13
    As of 2007-06-01
    Proxy circular 2009-03-16
    As of 2008-06-04
    Proxy circular 2009-08-27
    As of 2009-06-03
    Proxy circular 2011-06-16
    As of 2011-06-23
    Proxy circular 2012-05-25
    As of 2012-06-05
    Proxy circular 2013-06-13
    As of 2013-06-20
    Proxy circular 2014-06-19
    As of 2014-06-25

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2014-10-01 Amendment details: Other

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2014-11-05 Amendment details: Other

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2014-11-10 Amendment details: Other
    Certificate of Restated Articles of Incorporation 2014-11-10

    Certificate of Amendment

    		2018-03-23 Amendment details: Other
    Proxy circular 2020-04-28
    As of 2020-06-01
    Proxy circular 2021-04-28
    As of 2021-06-03
    Proxy circular 2022-04-28
    As of 2022-06-01
    Proxy circular 2023-04-27
    As of 2023-06-01
    Proxy circular 2024-05-07
    As of 2024-06-04
    Proxy circular 2025-05-13
    As of 2025-06-04

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