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Registry of Joint Stock Companies
If you plan to do business or start a society in Nova Scotia, you've come to the right place. If you want general information about existing companies or societies, we have that too.
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Download the schedule of fees payable to the Registry of Joint Stock Companies and reports.
Nova Scotia Business Registry
This online service is making it easier, faster, and more convenient for you to do business with us.
What's New
Provincial User Fees to Increase
Posted: 18-04-2011
As of April 1st, most user fees and government charges will increase by two per cent. The increase, which reflects the total inflation rate over the past two years, is necessary to better recover the cost of delivering programs and services. Changes to Registry of Joint Stock Company fees will be effective April 1, 2011 except registration fees which will be effective May 1, 2011, to accommodate renewal notices which would have already been sent. For more information on the Provincial User Fees Increase is available at www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20110325011.
Detailed summary of fee increase:
Schedule of Fees Payable to the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies (May 1st, 2011) [
- 245.52 kb]
Applications for extra provincial registrations
Posted: 27-01-2011
All applications for extra provincial registrations must now include documentation evidencing the name as filed in home jurisdiction. This evidence may be in the form of a copy of a Certificate of Status, Incorporation, Amalgamation, Continuance, or Name Change, or some other document issued by the home jurisdiction clearly indicating the name of the entity to be registered in Nova Scotia.
Charities Information Sessions
Posted: 26-04-2010
Every year staff from the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency visit communities across the country to provide information sessions for registered charities
Giving to Charity: A Donor's Guide
Posted: 26-04-2010
Charitable donations are an important source of funding for many worthwhile groups.
Giving to Charity: A Donor's Guide [ - 96.53 kb]
About the Registry of Joint Stocks
Our Database is a wealth of public information about the province's business community. You can access it on this website, by phone or in person.
Our services, are also available online at the Nova Scotia Business Registry, at Access Nova Scotia Centres or at our Halifax office at 9 North, Maritime Centre, 1505 Barrington Street.
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