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Name Searches (NUANS®)

Everything you need to know about NUANS® name searches for federal, Ontario and Quebec incorporations, plus Alberta, PEI, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

NUANS® reports can also be obtained for Alberta, PEI, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Choose your jurisdiction:

Federal NUANS®

Name rules, legal elements and bilingual-name requirements for federal incorporation.

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Ontario NUANS®

Ontario naming requirements under the Business Corporations Act.

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Quebec Name Search

How Quebec verifies name uniqueness through its own register.

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