Canada Corporation Registry

SHOPIFY INC.

Active Federal corporation 4261607 Ottawa, ON Since 2004 Checked Nov 12, 2026

SHOPIFY INC. is an active federal corporation (corporation number 4261607). Its business number is 847871746. It was formed on Sep 28, 2004 under the Canada Business Corporations Act and its registered office is in Ottawa, Ontario. Its annual return for 2026 is due by Nov 27, 2026. It has nine directors on record.

Corporate details

Corporation number
4261607
Business number
847871746
Status
Active
Governing law
Canada Business Corporations Act
Formed
Sep 28, 2004
Registered office
151 O'Connor Street
Ground Floor
Ottawa ON K2P 2L8
Number of directors
At least 1, at most 10As the articles allow.

Annual filings

Anniversary date
Sep 28The date of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance.
Annual filing period
Sep 28 to Nov 27 each year
Last annual meeting
Jun 17, 2025
Annual returns by year
YearAnnual returnAnnual meeting
2026Due now Due by Nov 27, 2026
2025Filed

The last annual return filed, and each year since.

Directors

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Lobbying the federal government

Registered to lobby the federal government now, and first registered in 2016.

Registrations
7Each consultant hired, and its own in-house registration, is a registration of its own.
Who lobbies
Its own employees
Consultants, including GLOBAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC.
Subjects
Economic Development, Immigration, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Budget, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Financial Institutions
Institutions lobbied
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Justice Canada (JC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)The ten named most often.

In its latest registration, in its own words

  • Communicating with government officials on Bill C-34, An Act to enact the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, including its implications for online services and businesses subject to the Act.
  • Policies related to the adoption, governance, and regulation of artificial intelligence.
  • Discuss financial sector policy matters, in particular government policies related to payments, e-commerce, open banking, and stablecoins.

From the Registry of Lobbyists (Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying), which lists the client as “Shopify Inc.”. Shown here because the client's name is this corporation's exact name, and its postal area matches this corporation's registered office. The names of lobbyists and of the officials they met are left out. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement – Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Not this company? Tell us.

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