Each status used in Canada, in English, with the standard status the Prometiam API returns and what it means for doing business with the company.
Every register words its company states differently. This guide lists the status values used in Canada, what each means in English, and the standard status the Prometiam API returns for it, so the same question (is this company still alive, in trouble or gone?) has the same answer across countries. The register’s own value stays available as local_status.
Coverage and limits for Canada: company records only (no officers, no registry-compliance signal, no activity code, no share capital, no VAT number, no insolvency or liquidation status, no insolvency notices); federal corporations only (Canada Business Corporations Act, Canada Cooperatives Act and the repealed Canada Corporations Act Part I and Cooperative Associations Act), provincial and territorial corporations, not-for-profit corporations and boards of trade are never served. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Corporations Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada). Adapted by Prometiam.
| Register status | local_status | status in the API | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active, including Active - Discontinuance Pending (continuing into another jurisdiction) | active | active | active |
| Active - Dissolution Pending: a non-compliance dissolution has been started | active_strike_off_pending | active_strike_off_pending | active |
| Active - Intent to Dissolve Filed: the corporation has filed to dissolve | in_dissolution | in_dissolution | winding_up |
| Inactive (discontinued) or Dissolved, whatever the cause | deregistered | deregistered | closed |
| Inactive - Amalgamated: it continues in the amalgamated corporation | merged | merged | closed |
active): The register shows no dissolution, insolvency or removal. That is the normal state, but not a guarantee of solvency or good standing: check filings and payment behaviour as your policy requires.active_strike_off_pending): The register has started to remove the company, usually for unfiled accounts or returns. It can still trade and can often avoid removal by putting its filings right. Treat it as a compliance warning and ask the company to explain before you extend credit or onboard it.in_dissolution): Dissolution has been resolved but the legal entity survives for its liquidation. This is not the same as a British or American dissolved company, which no longer exists. Treat it as in liquidation: no new business.deregistered): Removed from the register: the legal person no longer exists (in the US: dissolved, revoked, withdrawn or no longer listed in that state). It cannot sign, be sued or be paid, so invoice a successor or the former owners and check whether it merged. Some registers can restore or reinstate an entity, so check before you treat it as final.merged): Merged into another company, which takes over its rights and obligations. Find the successor and deal with it.Canada’s federal register records no insolvency or liquidation status (that is the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy and the courts): a corporation is active until dissolution is pending or filed, and it ends dissolved, discontinued or amalgamated. There are no insolvency notices.
# companies whose standard status is active_strike_off_pending curl -H "Authorization: Bearer rk_live_..." \ "https://api.prometiam.com/functions/v1/risk-api/companies/search?country=CA&name=<company name>&status=active_strike_off_pending" # or filter by the register's own value # &local_status=active_strike_off_pending
status is the same list in every country; local_status is the register’s own value. Use one or the other, not both. Outside Spain a status filter must be combined with a name or an identifier.
Canada company data API guide, the free Corporation number lookup, and legal forms in Canada. All countries: company status meanings.
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