Services

• Name Searches
  

  In order to register a company, and in many cases a business name, sole proprietorship or partnership in Canada you will be required to either provide a NUANS name search report or a name search report specific to that province.

  These name search reports allow the government to ensure the name has not been taken by another business.  Most provinces and territories take name granting extremely serious, as you should, because of the ability to market your business not only across Canada but across the World with the help of the internet.  Having a distinct and descriptive name is very important.

• Business Name Searches
  

  Business Name Searches for Canadian companies, sole proprietorships, partnerships and registered business names.

• Business Taxes
• Business Name Registrations
  

  What Types of Business Names Are There

  A Business Name is the name under which an individual carries on business or the name under which a corporation carries on business other than its corporate name.

  An individual carrying on business under his or her own name or under a different name, such as Joe’s Dry Cleaning, would be considered to be a sole proprietorship .

  A corporation carrying on business under a business name, i.e. 2225522 Ontario Limited, carrying on business as Joe's Dry Cleaning, would be considered to be carrying on business under the business name “Joe's Dry Cleaning”.

  Even though each has the same name they are actually two separate forms of registration. One is considered a Sole Proprietorship Registration the other is considered a Business Name Registration. Sometimes Business Names are also called Trade Names.

  This section of the website deals with business names registered against companies. Refer to Sole Proprietorships for registrations done for individuals.

• Annual Returns
  

  Almost every province and territory in Canada, including the federal jurisdiction, will require a company that is incorporated in that jurisdiction to file an annual return.

  This is not the same as the company's tax return. An annual return is required by the Companies Branches of the provincial and territorial jurisdictions in Canada.

  An annual return will request information about the registered office address, the mailing address, the business address, the directors, the officers and occasionally the shareholders of a company.

  The provincial or territorial governments require companies registered under them to update their information on a yearly basis and most impose a small fee for the filing.

• Extra Provincial Registrations for Canadian Cos
• Incorporations
  

   

  Each jurisdiction will have a slightly different procedure, price and forms for incorporating a small business, . In order to determine how to incorporate in a particular Canadian jurisdiction you must check the appropriate Corporate Registry for the province in which the business will be operating.

  When incorporating a small business in any country, state, province or other jurisdiction there will be a special procedure in that jurisdiction.

   

• Certificates of Status
  

  A Certificate of Good Standing is sometimes called a Certificate of Status or Certificate of Compliance depending on what jurisdiction you order it in. These certificates are ordered through service providers and issued by the government. All companies registered anywhere in the World can obtain a certificate of good standing for the jurisdiction in which they were incorporated.

  In Canada companies can be incorporated federally, provincially or territorially. Therefore, if your company is registered in any one of those jurisdictions you can obtain a Certificate of Status for it.

• Canadian Due Diligence Searches
  

  We perform Canadian due diligence searches for companies, partnerships, sole proprietorships and extra-provincial registrations across Canada.

• Partnerships
  

  What are the Different Types of Partnerships

  There are three types of partnerships in Canada. A general partnership, a limited partnership and a limited liability partnership.
  A general partnership occurs when all individuals have equal control over the partnership and make decisions together.
  A limited partnership occurs when one partner decides to agree to be a partner, and in most cases provide some funding to the partnership, but does not wish to be part of the day to day operations.

• Sole Proprietorship Registrations
  

  When You Order Your Sole Proprietorship with us we provide the following to you:

  1. Unlimited Free Preliminay Searches for the Name of Your Sole Proprietorship ( as many as you wish!!! ) -- Why Pay Extra When We Do Them For Free
  2. 25 Years experience in conducting name searches to ensure you pick a name that is distinctive and Different from others in Canada thereby preveenting future propblems with tname litigation
  3. Fast, reliable Service
  4. Answer any of your questions with repect to how the government offices work for your registration
• Corporate Law Clerk
• PPSA Searches
• Property Tax Certificates
  

  Property Tax Certificates are legal and binding documents issued pursuant to real estate legislation. A certificate reflects the current assessed owner, location and description of the real property, property account number, current levy, if a tax sale has occurred within the last 30 days, account balance and the issuance date of the certificate.

   

  Tax certificates are easy to obtain.  If you require a tax certificate for a property in Canada refer to the subsection herein for the province in which the property is located.  In most cases a tax certificate can be obtained in the same day it is ordered.  The tax certificate will be provided to you in the form of a pdf document by email.

• Bankruptcy Searches
• Foreign Companies Registering in Canada