Everything you need to create and operate a board of trade.
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Incorporate your board of trade
Create a board of trade
How to create and register a board of trade under the Board of Trade Act.
Create board of trade by-laws
By-laws set out the rules for governing and operating your corporation.
Steps after submitting your application
Our application process and what you can do after your filing.
Find out more about our services, fees and processing times.
Maintain your board of trade
Maintaining a board of trade
Find out how to keep your board of trade in good standing.
File an annual summary
File your annual summary must be filed between March 31 and June 1 each year.
By-law builder
Create and change your corporation’s by-laws as required under the Boards of Trade Act.
File and pay for an application
Find out how to file and pay for your board of trade application.
Board of trade forms
Find forms that you may need for you board of trade.

Make changes to your board of trade
Guide to change the name or the district of a board of trade
All you need to know to make changes to a board of trade after it has been registered.
Resolution to change the by-laws
- Certified copy template of a member’s resolution to approve a by-law change.
Change the name
- Petition template to change the name under section 39 of the Boards of Trade Act.
- Certified copy template of a member’s resolution to approve a change of name.
Change the district
- Petition template to change the district under section 4 of the Boards of Trade Act.
- Certified copy template of a member’s resolution to approve a change of district.
Close your board of trade
Petition for dissolution
Use this petition template to dissolve a board of trade under section 43 of the Boards of Trade Act.
Resolution for dissolution
Use this certified copy template of a member’s resolution to authorize an application for dissolution.
Statutory declaration to request a dissolution
Use this model of a statutory declaration to request dissolution under section 43 of the Boards of Trade Act.
Related information
Guides
- Description of the district and the map
- Instructions – Certificate of formation and memorandum of agreement
- Overlapping districts
- Trademarks