A Nuans name search report compares a suggested business name against the Nuans name search system and provides comparisons.

The Nuans name search system maintains a database of all of the names registered in Canada including trade-marks, sole proprietorships, business names, partnerships, non-share and regular share companies. The system is mandated to keep track of all names registered provincially and territorial in Canada.

When you are in receipt of a Nuans name search report for a proposed name you have suggested, you will be able to compare all the names on the 7 page report with your proposed name to ensure your name is distinct and different than others registered.

Nuans name search reports must accompany articles of incorporation when incorporating a company in the federal, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Yukon jurisdictions of Canada.

Not all provinces and territories will accept the Nuans report. Some jurisdictions in Canada have their own search system. The Nuans system contains all names registered across Canada regardless and it is advisable to do a preliminary name search through the Nuans system before incorporating or registering a business name.

The provinces and territories which accept a report from the Nuans system are:

Alberta

Alberta

Prince Edward Island

New Brunswick

Federal

Federal

Periodically the Nuans name search system will request the provinces and territories to provide a list of all new names registered in each of those provinces or territories where the Nuans report is not accepted and the list is added to the Nuans system.

A company is not allowed to have the same name as another company in Canada. The governments in all jurisdictions need to ensure this does not happen.

Even if the name you propose for your business is different than all other names registered but possibly too close in similarity to another name registered your business could be taken to court and ordered to change its name. You are the one who is expected to ensure you have picked a name that is not similar to any other name registered.

If you are incorporating a company in Alberta you will be required to provide an Alberta biased Nuans name search report and if you are registering a business federally you will be required to provide a Canada biased Nuans name search report. These reports are biased to the jurisdiction they represent but the report still covers all names registered across Canada.

If you are registering a partnership, sole proprietorship or business name in Alberta and Ontario, and maybe in some other provinces, you will not be required to provide a Nuans name search report and can register a name exactly as any other name registered.

A preliminary name search would be advisable in cases where a full Nuans is not required to guard against registering a name exactly the same. This is because it is a very bad idea to register a name exactly the same as another name already registered.

You would need to contact a search house in order to have a preliminary name search performed. It does not matter what the jurisdiction is where you live, since the search house can send you the report by email. Nuans Search Houses are trained on the best method of performing Preliminary Nuans Name Search reports in order to ensure that the most conflicts to your proposed names can be found prior to ordering a Nuans Name Search Report.

Attend at Resources for Canadian Business Owners for a Free Incorporation Checklist and a Federal Company Search and other legal services.

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