Naming a corporation in canada
How to name a corporation? What is a corporate name? Can I have a name under the Canada Business Corporation Act? Can a corporate name be a numbered name? A corporate name is the legal name of your corporation. This name identifies your corporation, and you must use it in all contracts and invoices. Remember: your corporate name is different from a trademark or domain name. Owning a domain name does not automatically mean that it can be your corporate name. The key to naming your corporation is that the name must be distinctive. This means that the name should distinguish your corporation from any other business. You can also change your federal corporation’s name by amending your corporation’s articles. Corporations Canada reviews proposed names to confirm that they comply with the regulations. There is no fee for obtaining a pre-approval of a corporate name. Corporate name pre-approval is only valid for days from the date on the Nuans name search report, not the