Remote work (From Inside Canada) for Canadian employer with no physical office — how to enter address in Express Entry work history?

[yatrikatdal]

Hey folks, hoping for some guidance from anyone who's dealt with this.

I've been working for a company that's fully remote — no physical office anywhere, everyone works from home. My employer (a subsidiary) is a legally incorporated Ontario corporation, active status, with a registered/head office address on file with the Ontario Business Registry (Toronto, ON)(Link: Link to OBR) — so the company is 100% legit, just doesn't have a "real" office since it's remote-first.

I've been in this role for over 6 months, working from my home in Halifax, NS the whole time.

For the Express Entry work history section, I've seen conflicting advice:

• Some say use the employer's official registered business address, even for remote work
• Others say use your physical location where you actually performed the work

My employer's registry listing only shows city-level info (Toronto, ON), not a full street address — trying to figure out if I should:

1. Push my HR/payroll team for the exact registered street address, or
2. Use my own physical (Halifax) location since that's genuinely where I worked, or
3. Something else entirely

Anyone dealt with a similar situation — fully remote employer, no physical office, but properly incorporated? What address did you end up using, and did it cause any issues at ITA/document stage?

 

[Ash G.]

Use your employer's registered business address in Toronto. The work history section is asking about the employer's location, not where you physically sat. For remote-first companies this is standard. IRCC cares that the employer is a legitimate Canadian entity, which yours clearly is.

Ask your HR team for the exact registered street address from their articles of incorporation or Ontario Business Registry filing. You'll need a proper address, not just city-level info. If they can't provide a street address, the registered agent's address works too.

Your reference letter should mention that the role is remote, and your home address in Halifax will show up in your personal details anyway, so there's no inconsistency to worry about.

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hey folks, hoping for some guidance from anyone who's dealt with this.

I've been working for a company that's fully remote — no physical office anywhere, everyone works from home. My employer (a subsidiary) is a legally incorporated Ontario corporation, active status, with a registered/head office address on file with the Ontario Business Registry (Toronto, ON)(Link: Link to OBR) — so the company is 100% legit, just doesn't have a "real" office since it's remote-first.

I've been in this role for over 6 months, working from my home in Halifax, NS the whole time.

For the Express Entry work history section, I've seen conflicting advice:

• Some say use the employer's official registered business address, even for remote work
• Others say use your physical location where you actually performed the work

My employer's registry listing only shows city-level info (Toronto, ON), not a full street address — trying to figure out if I should:

1. Push my HR/payroll team for the exact registered street address, or
2. Use my own physical (Halifax) location since that's genuinely where I worked, or
3. Something else entirely

Anyone dealt with a similar situation — fully remote employer, no physical office, but properly incorporated? What address did you end up using, and did it cause any issues at ITA/document stage?

I used to work for the CRA where I looked at business registrations ALL the time

It’s required by law to have a complete address on file . If the Government ever wanted to do a field visit to check a business’s books they require a complete address. Just having a city won’t cut it