MRAS Data Dictionary

Element Definitions
Element Definition
MRAS_Record MRAS Record. Top-level container for information about a business.
Home_Jurisdiction Home Jurisdiction. Information about the home jurisdiction for this record, including the jurisdiction code and incorporation date.
Registered_Jurisdiction Registered Jurisdiction. Information about the registered jurisdiction(s) for this record, including the jurisdiction code and registration date.
Constituting_Act Constituting Act.
General_Partners For Limited Partnerships. Contains list of partners.
Partner For Limited Partnerships. Partner information - can be one of: Person or Entity. May also contain an Attorneys block.
Addresses List of Addresses.
Address Details of personal or organizational location.
Roles List of Roles.
Role One of:
  • President
  • Vice President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Other
Directors List of Directors.
Director Provides details including the names, Address(es), Roles and status (Person_State) of this person or entity.
Officers List of Officers.
Officer Provides details including the names, Address(es), Roles and status (Person_State) of this person.
Attorneys List of Attorneys.
Attorney Provides details including the names, Address(es), Roles and status (Person_State) of this person or firm.
Contact_Persons List of Service Persons.
Contact_Person Provides details including the names, Address(es), Roles and status (Person_State) of this person.
Shareholders List of Shareholders.
Shareholder Provides details including the names, Address(es), Roles and status (Person_State) of this person or entity.
Liquidators List of Liquidators.
Liquidator Provides details including the names, Address(es), Roles and status (Person_State) of this person or firm.
Receiver_Managers List of Receiver Managers.
Receiver_Manager Provides details including the names, Address(es), Roles and status (Person_State) of this person or firm.
Amalgamations List of Amalgamations.
Amalgamation Amalgamation.
Amalgamation_Type Amalgamation Type. Long (Regular), Short Vertical, Short Horizontal.
Amalgamation_Date Amalgamation Date.
Amalgamation_Law Amalgamation Law.
Conversion Conversion.
Amalgamating_Corporations List of Amalgamating Corporations.
Amalgamating_Corporation Amalgamating Corporation. Notes: For QC: Legal Entities (Corporations) involved in Amalgamation or formed by the division.
Amalgamated_Corporations List of Amalgamated Corporations. Optional - used when the current entity (MRAS_Record) has been amalgamated into another entity.
Amalgamated_Corporation Amalgamated Corporation. Used when the current entity (MRAS_Record) has been amalgamated into another entity.
Statuses List of Statuses.
Status The legal status of a corporation in that jurisdiction. This may use a code table, which would also need to be mapped.
Previous_Names Listing of Previous Names.
Previous_Name Previous Name.

Optional:
  • lang
  • Name_Type
  • Start_Date
  • End_Date
Company_Names List of Company Names.
Company_Name Currently registered company name.

Optional:
  • lang
  • Start_Date
  • Operates_As
  • Type
Addressee Addressee within Address.
Line1 Line1 within Address.
Line2 Line2 within Address.
Line3 Line3 within Address.
Line4 Line4 within Address.
Street_Number Street Number within Address.
Street_Name Street Name within Address.
Street_Type Street Type within Address.
Street_Direction Street Direction within Address.
Suite_Number Suite Number within Address.
City City within Address.
Province Province within Address.
Postal_Code Postal Code within Address.
Country Country within Address.
First_Name First Name within Person.
Middle_Name Middle Name within Person.
Last_Name Last Name within Person.
Firm Firm within Person.
Name Name within Entity.
Person Contains details about a person, including names, roles and address(es).
Entity Contains details about an entity, including name and address(es).
Attribute Definitions
Attribute Definition
Juri_Code Juri code. One of:
  • AB
  • BC
  • MB
  • NB
  • NL
  • NS
  • NT
  • NU
  • ON
  • PE
  • QC
  • SK
  • YT
  • CC
  • OT (Other - for juris outside Canada)
Operates_As Operates As. "yes" or "no". If this Company_Name is the operating name, specify "yes".
BN Business Number. Consensus is to use 9 digit Business Number, however 15 digit is also possible.
Simple Type Definitions
Simple Type Definition
Address_Type Address Type. One of:
  • Headoffice
  • Mail
  • Registered (Physical)
  • Other
Juri_ID Jurisdiction ID. Unique identifier for the entity within the jurisdiction.
Person_State Person State. Provides status of this person. One of:
  • active
  • inactive
  • other
Status_Date Status Date. Date that status took effect.
Start_Date Start Date.
End_Date End Date.