Amending the Charter (Letters Patent) of a Company

To make changes to the charter of a company through the application for Supplementary Letters Patent, please contact the Consumer, Labour & Financial Services Division of the Department of Justice and Public Safety.

How to apply for a Supplementary Letters Patent

Any company incorporated under the Companies Act may, by a resolution passed by a vote of at least two-thirds in value of the total shareholders at a special general meeting called for the purpose, authorize the directors to apply to the Department of Justice and Public Safety.for supplementary letters patent. Please refer to Sections 17, 18, 35 and 36 of the Companies Act for further information.

The fee for processing an application for supplementary letters patent is $265.00 payable to the Minister of Finance PEI.
Please note that the Application for Supplementary Letters Patent form must be filed in duplicate.

Who can I contact for more information?

Consumer, Labour and Financial Services
4th Floor, Shaw Building
95 Rochford Street
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Telephone: (902) 368-4550
Fax: (902) 368-5283
Email: ccs@gov.pe.ca