Did anybody at CIPC ever think to read the amendments to the Companies Act?

I’m referring to the Beneficial Ownership requirements.

The Act requires that a new Beneficial Ownership Return only be submitted whenever there’s a change.

Not only do CIPC insist that there’s a new return every year prior to submitting your Annual CIPC return, but look what they’ve done to welcome us into 2026!

Literally hundreds of companies suddenly non-compliant because now we’re in 2026, despite their Annual Returns being up to date!