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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.
Why Access to Business?
This online service is making it easier, faster, and more convenient for you to do business with us.
What's New
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.
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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 Access to Business, at Access Nova Scotia Centres or at our Halifax office at 9 North, Maritime Centre, 1505 Barrington Street.
In this high tech world we're out to serve business better, to provide the best information possible and to make it easy to use.