|
Registry Of Joint Stock Companies
Business Registration: Limited Partnerships
|
|
| Who Needs This Registration? |
| |
Anyone who wants to establish a limited partnership in Nova
Scotia. Note: A "limited partnership" is a partnership which allows for
the liability of some of the partners to be limited. Legal advice
is recommended for preparation of registration documents. |
| Issuing Department / Agency: |
| |
Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations |
| Where can you get this Registration and /
or further information? |
| |
Contact: |
Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations |
| | Website: |
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/rjsc/ |
| |
Phone: |
(902) 424-7770 or the Access Nova Scotia toll free number: 1-800-225-8227
(All office locations)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (except holidays)
This telephone number connects you to an automated answering system, which gives you several options, including speaking to a member of the Registry
staff.
|
| |
Visit: |
Any
Access Nova Scotia Centres
OR
Head office location:
Maritime Centre, 9 North
1505 Barrington Street (at Spring Garden Road)
Halifax, N.S. B3J 3K5
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (except holidays)
|
| |
Email: | joint-stocks@gov.ns.ca |
| |
Write: |
Registry of
Joint Stock Companies
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
P.O. Box 1529
Halifax, NS B3J 2Y4 |
| |
Fax: | (902) 424-4633 |
| Application Forms & Process: |
|
|
- The applicant begins by reserving a business name. (See Business:
Name Search and Reservation.
- Once a business name has been reserved, the applicant must then file
an application for registration of the limited partnership.
This process is very complicated, and all interested parties are strongly
encouraged to seek legal advice before proceeding. It is not the practice
of the Registry to register limited partnerships without legal counsel
on the part of the applicants.
The application form for this registration is not available from the
Internet, because of the complexities explained below
|
| Waiting Period: |
| |
Approximately 1-2 weeks, provided that all the items that
must accompany the application have been received. |
| Expiry & Renewal |
| |
Note: Most limited partnerships are formed for a specific
period of time, and cease to exist when that period is finished. The partners
can end the partnership before that time by filing a notice of dissolution
with the Registry.
This registration is valid for up to one year. For Limited Partnerships
formed in Nova Scotia, the renewal time is July 31. For those formed outside
of Nova Scotia, the renewal time is 1 year from the date it was first issued.
The Registry will send a renewal form to the firm before the registration
expires. Renewals cannot be submitted by fax. |
| Price: (tax is included) |
| |
Nova Scotia Limited Partnership
Name Search: free (included in registration fee)
Registration fee: $174.13
Renewal: $32.65
Extra-provincial Limited Partnership
Name Search: $59.86
Registration fee: $59.86
Renewal: $59.86
Note: Fee must accompany application. |
| Related Requirements: |
| |
Some or all of the following may be required:
- If the business will be retailing taxable goods or services, they
will need an HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) Registration with Canada
Revenue Agency
- Most businesses operating in Nova Scotia must pay Business Occupancy
Tax to the municipality where they are located.
- Within one week of opening, a business must notify the Regional Director
of Assessment, Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations.
- If the business hires any employees, it is responsible for deducting
and remitting personal income tax, unemployment insurance premiums and
Canada Pension Plan deductions to Canada Revenue Agency
- Taxation.
|
| Additional Information: |
|
Legal advice is recommended for preparation of registration
documents. |
| Legislative Authority: |
| |
Limited
Partnership Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter 259
|
