The database contains information about the following types of federal corporations:
Business corporations created under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA), Not-for-profit corporations created under the Canada Corporations Act, Part II (CCA II), Not-for-profit corporations created under the Canada Not-for profit Corporations Act (NFP), Cooperatives created under the Canada Cooperatives Act (COOP), Board of trades created under the Boards of Trade Act (BOTA), Other corporations regulated by Corporations Canada (e.g., special act corporation)
The database does NOT include information about corporations created under financial legislation (such as financial institutions, insurance companies or loan and trust companies) or those created under provincial, territorial or other corporate legislation.