My company had no business this year — do ROC filings still apply?

Yes. A company's annual ROC obligations — financial statements and the annual return — flow from the fact that the company exists, not from how much business it did. A quiet year still gets filed; the filings are simply lighter.

Directors also have their own small annual touchpoint (KYC), which keeps their identification active and their record clean. Staying current on these keeps the company in good standing, the directors unencumbered, and every future step — a bank account, a tender, an investor, even an orderly closure — friction-free.

If the dormancy is likely to continue, it's worth a conversation: the law offers calibrated states (such as formal dormant status) and clean exits, each with its own economics. Choosing deliberately is always cheaper than drifting. We keep companies of every size in perfect order — including the quiet ones.