Commercial Reports and Searches
Corporate Entity Profile Report
$199
For corporations, it includes head office address, names and addresses of active directors and officers, indication of the last document filed by the corporation, and some historical information such as name history and amalgamating corporations for corporations formed by amalgamation. For unincorporated businesses, it includes the business name, registration date, expiry date, business address, business activity, registrant(s) name(s) and address(es), documents filed and filing dates and the Business Identification Number (BIN).
Certificate of Status
$189
Provides the current status of the corporation. Available only for Ontario corporations or for Extra-Provincial foreign for-profit corporations.
NUANS name search (Ontario)
$175
3 Basic Pre-Searches
$50
Quick scan of the NUANS database to locate business names on record. Includes 3 pre-searches
Business Names Report for a Trade/Style Name
$199
Displays extensive information on corporation trade/style names registered on or after April 1, 1994 under the Ontario Business Names Act (Form 2). The report includes the business name, registration date, expiry date, business address, business activity, registrant(s) name(s) and address(es), documents filed and filing dates and the Business Identification Number (BIN).
What is a NUANS® Search and Why is it needed?
A NUANS name search is a computerized search system that compares a proposed corporate / business name or trade-mark with databases of existing corporate names and trademarks. This comparison determines the similarity that may exists between the proposed name or trademark and existing names in the database, and produces a listing of names that are found to be most similar.
- Provincial or Federal Corporation
- Not-for-profit organization or a Charity
- Register a Trademark
NUANS search is a fairly comprehensive search to check availability of a business name. A NUANS name search is necessary to incorporate your business in Ontario or Canada. Requesting a NUANS search online takes only a few minutes. Your NUANS report is usually ready within 2-3 business hours. Your NUANS search report will show what specific corporate names that sound similar to your proposed name are already registered. It will also show you if you can use the proposed corporate name. If you are registering a corporation and the proposed name does not exist, the NUANS search would actually reserve the name for 90 days.