September 20, 2023 |

Certified Translations for Document Legalization

Is a Certified Translation required? If all or part of your document is in a language other than English or French, a certified, notarized translation must be provided. What is a certified translation?  It is a translated copy of the document that is certified by a member of: a recognized provincial translation association, like the ATIO (Association

August 31, 2023 |

Emailing Articles and Attachments

When attaching documents like schedules to an article filing email request, please be sure the attachment is scanned/saved as a text document and NOT as photo or colour image.  When PDF’s are scanned/saved as photo’s or images it creates a much larger file which may cause issues when emailing. If you have any questions please

Price Increase Notice

March 31, 2022 To our valued clients, Thank you all for your continued business with Centro.  Our number one priority remains to exceed your expectations and to do so at some of the most competitive rates on the market.  Due to industry changes and increased costs in all areas of business operations, effective May 2nd,

February 17, 2022 |

Do you own a Medical or Health Professional Corporation?

If you own a Medical, Dental or Health Professional Corporation and need to renew your Certificate of Authorization to Operate in Ontario, we can help!   The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) and the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSCO) require a Corporate Profile Report and/or a Certificate of Status as

January 13, 2021 |

COVID-19 Service Updates

Service Updates Thursday January 14, 2021 Corporate Searches, Filings & Registrations – No changes to services to report at this time despite the new Provincial stay-at-home order.  We will post updates should there be changes to any services. Legalization Services – Global Affairs update – Effective Monday January 18th, 2021 – In light of the

October 19, 2015 |

Corporate Supplies Price Increase

Effective November 1st, 2015 there will be minor price increases applied to our Corporate Minute Books, Kits and related supplies.  This is a result of increased cost pressures from raw material suppliers and the Canadian currency exchange.   It has been more than five years since our last price adjustment and these increases are being

January 22, 2014 |

Official Document Services Office is moving!

Effective and of day Friday, February 21, 2014, to the northwest corner of Jarvis Street and Dundas Street. 222 Jarvis Street, Main Floor, Toronto, ON M7A 0B6 Tel: 416.325.8416  Fax: 416.325.8434 Due to the increased travel time the service fees for Document Authentications will increase.

January 11, 2012 |

Toronto Superior Court Search cut-off time

Due to extensive wait times at the Toronto Superior Court office we are implementing a 3:00pm deadline for same day search service. Therefore, Toronto Superior Court search requests made after 3:00 pm will be completed the next business day. Exceptions will apply for extreme circumstances.

January 5, 2012 |

Canada wide Due Diligence Searches

Don’t waste time or money searching Province by Province. We have an established electronic network across Canada for all your Due Diligence search needs. Available reports: Corporate Profile Reports Certificates of Status/Good Standing/Compliance PPSA/PPR Reports Bank Act Searches Writs of Execution Litigation Searches Provincial Bankruptcy & Insolvency Searches

Real Estate (Title) Search Services

  We have electronic access to the Province of Ontario’s Land Registration Information System – POLARIS for Land Titles searches on any property in Ontario! The POLARIS system consists of 3 databases: The Title Index Database The Property Index Database – provides visual maps to properties. The Image Database – images of active instruments and some plans.

January 8, 2004 |

Centro acquires Lorimar Corporate Works Inc.

Lorimar Corporate Works Inc. has been offering corporate and litigation services to the legal community for more than 12 years. Centro and Lorimar have been strategically working together for over a year and the owners have decided they can better serve clients as one company. As of January 8, 2004 Centro Legal Works Inc. has officially