Free NUANS Report with Incorporation

Incorporate within 48 hours of ordering a NUANS report to get your money back on your NUANS with CorporationCentre.ca!

In order for you to register or incorporate your business, a corporate name search report is required by the Federal and the provincial governments to determine the availability of a corporate/business name. You need to make sure that no one else has registered the corporate or business name you would like to use for your business.

NUANS Reports are required for Canada (Federal), Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and PEI and are an extra cost on top of the fees to incorporate in these jurisdictions.

To save you money, we are offering you a coupon code for your money back on your NUANS report if you incorporate with us.

After you order your NUANS report for any of the jurisdictions listed above, we’ll email you a coupon code to get your money back on your NUANS if you incorporate your business within 48 hours! Simply input the coupon code before placing your incorporation order on our website and we’ll automatically refund $25 from your order.

For more information on NUANS Reports and to place your order, please click here.

How to Choose a Corporate Name

There are many elements that go into choosing a business name.  Most business owners want a name that not only describes their business but has good marketing potential and stands out from the crowd.  But, more importantly, names have to meet the legal requirements set by the jurisdiction of incorporation.  This is where things can get difficult!   You can choose a name that sounds really cool and fits perfectly with your business, but the government may think otherwise.

To avoid the disappointment of a name rejection, here are some tips on choosing a name that fits with your business AND the legal requirements.

Create a distinctive element.

This is what sets your business apart from others.  Whether it be a coined or original word, geographic location or family name it is important to be original and creative when coming up with this element to avoid infringing upon another company name.

Add a descriptive element.

This part tells the customer the type of business the company does.  For instance, if you’re a tech company you may want to use something like ‘Software’ or ‘Telecommunications’.

Choose your legal ending.

This is the easy part.  Legal endings come in various forms but all incorporated companies must have one attached to their name.  The legal names used in Canada are Inc., Ltd., Corp., Incorporated, Limited, Corporation.

      Make your name memorable.

      An easy to spell name with positive connotations goes a long way in marketing your business.  Keep in mind how this name might look as a logo, on a website, in signage and used in other marketing collateral.  

The criteria used if there is confusion with another company is the distinctive character of each name, the visual or phonetic similarity, the ideas evoked, the manner in which the names are used, notoriety of the name, potential competition between the companies, the nature of services provided, and the territory served by the company.

To avoid paying for numerous name reports, doing a pre-search of corporate names can help you get an idea of what names are already in use.  To avoid disappointment, come up with at least 3 variations of your name, all of which you are happy with, so that if your first choice is rejected you have other options that can meet the requirements.