STEP 1: NAME RESERVATION
After you choose a business name, you must reserve it. Your name should be descriptive and distinctive. We will help ensure your name is distinctive by searching for similar names that are already registered (within the same geographic location). There are two types of searches:
- Atlantic Canada Fee: $48.56 (inc. HST)
- Canada-wide Fee: $60.71 (inc. HST)
* If your name starts with "Canadian" you must request a Canada-wide search. We also look for similar federally incorporated names and trademarks.
A) Submit your request including:
- name
- phone
- mailing
address
- proposed business name
- type of business you will conduct
- payment
- whether you want a Canada-wide search or an Atlantic-Canada search.
You may apply online at The Nova
Scotia Business Registry, use our name
reservation form, or contact us directly.
B) After two business days, contact us to find out whether or not
your name has been reserved. Check Name Reservation
Results or call (902) 424-7770 (press 1, then 1, then 4.)
We
reserve names for 90 days only. If your chosen business name is not
available, select another name and resubmit. The fee for the second
search is the same as the first. Every third search, for the same
registration, is free.
STEP 2: REGISTRATION
After your name is reserved, we recommend that each person or group
creating an Incorporation Company seek legal or accounting advice. Your lawyer
has documents necessary to register a limited company. (The Registry
of Joint Stock Companies does not provide legal advice.) When your
Limited Company is formed you receive:
- Certificate of Incorporation, certifying that your company is a legal entity, and
- Certificate of Registration.
You also get a Business Number
(BN), a common business identifier. We get it automatically from the Canada Revenue
Agency (CRA, formerly Revenue Canada) who assigns it.
If you need to register for any accounts with CRA, such as GST/HST,
import/export, or payroll deductions, give them your BN. A corporate
income tax account with CRA is created for you automatically when
you register with the NS Registry of Joint Stocks.
Fees:
Incorporation $270
Registration $95
Total: $365
You must renew annually: $95
Every limited company registered in Nova Scotia must appoint a Recognized Agent.
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