| When you incorporate a company in Canada you will | | | | and the federal government will even reject a |
| be required to provide a Nuans name search report or | | | | proposed name based on another name already |
| similar name search report for the province or territory | | | | registered that sounds like the name you wish. You |
| you wish to register in. Some provinces and/or | | | | therefore need to have an experienced search house |
| territories will require you to provide a Nuans name | | | | do a preliminary name search for you to cut down the |
| search report or a similar name search report when | | | | odds of your name being rejected. If you have chosen |
| you register a business name, sole proprietorship or | | | | a service that provides for unlimited preliminary name |
| partnership as well. A Nuans name search report or | | | | searches with the purchase of a name search report |
| similar name search report will list usually in five pages | | | | then you will save money in the long run. |
| all of the names that are similar to the name you wish | | | | In cases where you are not required to provide a |
| to register. | | | | name search for a business name, sole proprietorship |
| Some provinces and/or territories, such as Alberta and | | | | or partnership, you still need to clear the name. It would |
| Ontario, do not require a name search when | | | | be foolish to go ahead and register a name that is the |
| registering a business name, sole proprietorship or | | | | same or similar to another name since this would end |
| partnership and you are allowed to register any name | | | | up being competition for you. Further if that business |
| even if someone else has come along and registered | | | | finds out that you have registered the name and they |
| the name first. However, if you are incorporating you | | | | are highly placed in the marketplace they could take |
| will always be required to provide some form of name | | | | you to court to force you to change your name. The |
| search report no matter what Canadian jurisdiction you | | | | onus is on you to ensure your name is clear. Do not |
| are registering in. | | | | think that you can just go into the phone book or |
| The search house that does your name search will do | | | | search over the internet to see if anyone is using the |
| a pre-search for you as part of the service of | | | | name. That will not provide you with an accurate listing. |
| providing you with a name search report. Depending | | | | Your name should be checked by a professional since |
| on the search house's policy you will be allowed so | | | | they know how to search the Nuans name database |
| many choices of names to search. Some search | | | | in Canada and will obtain more accurate results. |
| houses will allow you unlimited preliminary name | | | | You can check the name by ordering a name search, |
| searches until you find the right name as long as you | | | | however, some search houses will offer for a nominal |
| order the full name search you need through their | | | | price a preliminary name search and will clear your |
| service. You need to shop around for this. Other | | | | name in advance of registration. This services is great |
| search houses will only provide you with a certain | | | | for when you are registering in a province or territory, |
| number of preliminary name searches. This is because | | | | such as Alberta and Ontario, where a full name search |
| there is a cost to the search house for each search | | | | is not required. |
| they do whether it is a preliminary name search or a | | | | Preliminary searches have their limitations. The search |
| full Nuans name search report. You must be careful to | | | | provides "exact match" results only. This is why an |
| be very descriptive with your name otherwise if there | | | | official NUANS report is required in order to register a |
| is a limit on the number of pre-searches that will be | | | | corporation. Unique names or names that sound the |
| done, you may have to pay more for further | | | | same and are spelled differently only show up on the |
| searches. | | | | full name search. However, the preliminary name |
| The preliminary name search simply helps to ensure | | | | search weeds out most of the conflicts in advance |
| that the name you picked has not been taken by | | | | and gives you a better chance of not wasting your |
| another person, partnership or company prior to your | | | | money by having to re-order the search. |
| ordering a full name search to be used upon | | | | As a member of a search house I have found that |
| registration. | | | | people frequently mistake a name search for a |
| You may be wondering why you have to do a | | | | corporate or business name search. If you are wanting |
| preliminary name search in addition to ordering a name | | | | to search a company to see if it is registered or you |
| search or Nuans name search report. The name | | | | need information about a company, business name, |
| search report costs money and you want to make | | | | sole proprietorship or partnership such as the address, |
| sure that the report you purchase is going to be | | | | its owners, directors, officers or other principals and |
| accepted. Search houses are trained to know how to | | | | their addresses you would need to perform a |
| pre-clear a name BEFORE ordering the full search to | | | | corporate or business name search A corporate |
| give you a better chance of having your name cleared | | | | search, or corporate profile search as it is called in |
| by the government once the registration is submitted. | | | | Ontario, is what is done to find out information about a |
| You do not want to have the search house just order | | | | company that is already registered. A business name |
| the name search and find out after you have paid | | | | search, trade name, sole proprietorship or partnership |
| money that you cannot use the report because there | | | | name search report is what is provided when you |
| are conflicting names showing up on it. | | | | wish to find out information about either one of those. |
| There is no guarantee that a name search is going to | | | | Before purchasing any name search report be sure |
| be accepted by a government, even if a search | | | | that you are ordering the right search. If you have any |
| house does the search, because the different | | | | concerns about what to order feel free to contact the |
| jurisdictions in Canada have different rules. Some | | | | writer. |
| jurisdictions such as the eastern provinces, the Yukon | | | | |