How to register?
A Step-by-Step Registration Guide for Individual and Corporate InvestorsWelcome to Leading Bridges Ltd., a FINTRAC-registered Money Services Business (MSB) and Canadian-exempt funding portal operating under National Instrument 45-110.
Because we operate a secure, regulated financial network matching Canadian capital with promising projects across Africa, all new user accounts are initialized in a "Pending Verification" status. This guide explains how to successfully navigate the onboarding process to unlock your investment pipeline.
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PHASE 1: CHOOSE YOUR INVESTOR PATHWAY
When you click the "Create an Account" button on our homepage, you must select one of two distinct registration tracks:
• Individual Investor Track: Select this if you are deploying personal capital. It requires basic identification data and a standard liveness check.
• Corporate Investor Track: Select this if you are investing on behalf of a registered company or institutional entity. This track utilizes our streamlined 5-Upload Protocol.
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PHASE 2: ACCOUNT INITIALIZATION
Step 1: Provide Your Basic Credentials
Fill out the initial registration form with your full legal name, a valid email address, a mobile number, and a secure password.
* Note: Standard user access via Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) is strictly barred for security compliance. Please ensure you are registering using your standard Canadian internet connection.
Step 2: Accept the Compliance Baseline
You must read and check the Mandatory Compliance box. This confirms that you understand Leading Bridges Ltd. operates a manual verification model and that your dashboard checkouts will remain locked until your identity data is cleared.
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PHASE 3: CLEARING THE COMPLIANCE GATE (THE MANUAL REVIEW QUEUE)
Once your account is initialized, the platform will automatically guide you to the secure document upload screen.
If you are an Individual Investor:
1. Upload Photo ID: Take a clear, un-cropped photo of the front and back of your valid government-issued ID (Canadian Driver’s Licence or Passport). Ensure there is no camera flash glare over your text details.
2. Complete the Liveness Selfie: Take a high-resolution photo of yourself holding your physical ID card next to your face, alongside a handwritten note that displays the words "Leading Bridges" and today's date.
If you are a Corporate Investor (The 5-Upload Protocol):
Your authorized representative must upload the following files through your business dashboard:
1. Articles of Incorporation (proving an active Canadian business entity).
2. An official Directors Report or board roster.
3. A Corporate Capitalization Table (Cap Table).
4. Corporate Bank Details (verifying your source of funds).
5. A signed Corporate Resolution of Authority (granting you legal power to deploy corporate funds).
* Beneficial Owners: You must also input the basic details and upload photo IDs for any individual who owns or controls a 25% or greater equity stake in the company.
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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? (OUR 24-TO-48 HOUR SLA)
Once you hit submit, your profile enters our secure manual review pipeline.
• Our internal compliance team will manually audit your documents and cross-reference global sanctions and PEP lists within a strict 24-to-48-hour review window.
• You will receive an automated validation email the moment your account is toggled to "Approved."
• Once approved, your active campaign pages, Form 45-110F2 Risk Acknowledgements, and unique alphanumeric 'LB-' banking checkout cards will unlock automatically.
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