{"id":223,"date":"2024-11-19T17:56:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T22:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-coto.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2026-02-10T18:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:28:35","slug":"professional-corporations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/registrants\/professional-corporations\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Corporations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Regulated health professionals are permitted to incorporate for the purpose of practising a health profession, provided they obtain a Certificate of Authorization from their College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To obtain an initial Certificate of Authorization, a corporation must complete and submit an application using the form below, along with certain information and documents, to the College. Please review the guide for full details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section-block has-fade-in-up  align wp-block-acf-content-section\" id=\"section-applications-and-guides\">\n    <div class=\"section-header \">\n        <h2>Applications and Guides<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"content-section\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/professional-corporations-application-guide-2023.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Application for a Certificate of Authorization for Health Profession Corporations Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/professional-corporations-application-initial-2023.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/professional-corporations-application-initial-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certificate of Authorization for a Health Professional Corporation \u2014 Initial Application<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/professional-corporations-application-renewal-2024.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certificate of Authorization for a Health Professional Corporation \u2014 Application for Renewal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section-block has-fade-in-up  align wp-block-acf-content-section\" id=\"section-fees\">\n    <div class=\"section-header \">\n        <h2>Fees<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"content-section\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th><strong>Professional Corporations<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Amount + HST<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Total Amount<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Applications<\/td><td>$500.00 + $65.00<\/td><td>$565.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Annual Renewals<\/td><td>$250.00 + $32.50<\/td><td>$282.50<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section-block has-fade-in-up  align wp-block-acf-content-section\" id=\"section-related-links\">\n    <div class=\"section-header \">\n        <h2>Related Links<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"content-section\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/laws\/statute\/90b16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Corporations Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/laws\/regulation\/020039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">O.Reg 39\/02 Certificates of Authorization<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/laws\/regulation\/020039\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/resources\/private-practice\/\" data-type=\"resource\" data-id=\"1287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidance on Private Practice<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Guidance for occupational therapists who are self-employed, own and\/or operate a business, or are acting as independent contractors or subcontractors.<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ontario.ca%2Fpage%2Fontario-business-registry%23section-2&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjsmith-engelhardt%40coto.org%7C07d3b27ed534474c758808dcd68eb0ee%7C3e44edca930e491ab11d5556b24c5f0c%7C0%7C0%7C638621155823392256%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZwFSF5RJsv%2FeT%2BkHfL%2FDtvUan5wX6UjnPlrY4j6joVU%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ontario.ca%2Fpage%2Fontario-business-registry%23section-2&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjsmith-engelhardt%40coto.org%7C07d3b27ed534474c758808dcd68eb0ee%7C3e44edca930e491ab11d5556b24c5f0c%7C0%7C0%7C638621155823392256%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZwFSF5RJsv%2FeT%2BkHfL%2FDtvUan5wX6UjnPlrY4j6joVU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Business Registry<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Incorporate your business, order a Profile Report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regulated health professionals are permitted to incorporate for the purpose of practising a health profession, provided they obtain a Certificate of Authorization from their College. 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