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Corporate name:
WI-LAN INC.
Status:
Inactive - Amalgamated into Quarterhill Inc.
on 2017-06-01
Corporation number:
453309-7
Business number (BN):
135780989RC0002
Governing legislation:
Canada Business Corporations Act - 2009-10-01

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    Registered office address
    303 Terry Fox Drive
    SUITE 300
    OTTAWA ON K2K 3J1
    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: 3
    Maximum: 9
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    • JOHN GILLBERRY
      319 KINGSWAY PLACE
      MILTON ON L9T 4C8
      Canada
    • JAMES SKIPPEN
      27 Spring Cress Drive
      OTTAWA ON K2R 1B3
      Canada
    • MICHEL FATTOUCHE
      3627 UTAH DRIVE NW
      CALGARY AB T2N 4A6
      Canada
    • Ian Murray McKinnon
      63 Fairfield Road
      Toronto ON M4P 1S9
      Canada
    • RICHARD SHORKEY
      322 HARDING ROAD
      LANARK ON K0G 1K0
      Canada
    • Roxanne Anderson
      39 Saddlebrook Street
      Ottawa ON K2G 5N5
      Canada
    • Ron Laurie
      1037 Ramona Street
      Palo Alto CA 94301
      United States
    • Paul McCarten
      15 Tranby Avenue
      Toronto ON M5R 1N4
      Canada

    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):
    No information has been filed.
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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):
    10-01
    Date of last annual meeting:
    2016-04-14
    Annual filing period (MM-DD):
    10-01 to 11-30
    Type of corporation:
    Non-distributing corporation with 50 or fewer shareholders
    Status of annual filings:
    File an annual return
    • 2016 - Filed
    • 2015 - Filed
    • 2014 - 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
    WI-LAN INC. 2009-10-01 to Present
    Certificates and filings
    Certificate of Amalgamation 2009-10-01 Corporations amalgamated:
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    Date Modified: