Incorporate a For-Profit Federal Company

Check availability of your desired company name:

Comprehensive Pre-Search™ Recommended prior to obtaining a NUANS® Report Note: NUANS® Report not included	Perform an in-depth search of multiple Government and other sources to pre-screen the company name I wish to use. Includes an advanced NUANS® Pre-Search and provides information missing from the NUANS® system: BC firm names, PQ company names, U.S. trademarks, Internet domain names, and unregistered business names. The NUANS® Report, a requirement for incorporating a named company, must be ordered separately (see below).	$35 + tax
3 Basic Pre-Searches	Do a quick scan of the NUANS® database to locate business names on record.	$15 + tax
NUANS® Report Only Mandatory for incorporating a named company	Order a NUANS® Report, a requirement for incorporating a named company under the Canada Business Corporations Act.	$59 + tax
Federal Incorporation Name Pre-Approval Recommended	Obtain a Federal Name Pre-Approval for the Name I plan to Federally Incorporate. Prerequisite: You must first obtain a NUANS® Report from OnCorp (see above).	$15 + tax
I have already purchased my NUANS® Report and I'm ready to incorporate my named company.		Incorporate Now

Understanding Name Availability Searching

Before you incorporate a named company under the Canada Business Corporations Act, you must make sure that your desired company name is available for registration.

1. Pre-screen your name first

We recommend that you begin with a Comprehensive Pre-Search™, which includes the standard NUANS® Pre-Search for coverage of almost all jurisdictions in Canada. The Comprehensive Pre-Search™ also covers the gaps that exist when you search just the NUANS® system - Quebec names, British Columbia firm names, U.S. trademarks, Domain Names, phone and business directory listings and press clippings from financial news sources.

2. Purchase a mandatory NUANS® report

Once you have a successfully pre-screened your name, you must obtain a NUANS® report which is mandatory for incorporation under the Canada Business Corporations Act. The NUANS® report is valid for 90 days but does not necessarily mean it is available for incorporation. Our team of examiners provides a quality check and analysis for every NUANS® report. Recommendations are based on a careful examination of the findings displayed on the NUANS® report and interpretation of Government regulations. Recommendations offered by OnCorp do not affect the availability of a name and they are offered without liability or risk to assist our clients.

3. Obtain Federal Government pre-approval

Finally, we recommend that you use the Federal Name Pre-Approval form to obtain a formal decision on name availability from Corporations Canada. Under the Canada Business Corporations Act, Corporations Canada must approve and then reserve your proposed corporate name. Our Pre-Approval Request form is designed specifically for the requirements of Corporations Canada's examiners and will save you time and effort.

Now you're ready to incorporate!

  Hours of Operation

Comprehensive Pre-Search™
Monday – Saturday:  9:00 am to 11:59 pm EST

Basic Pre-Search
24 hour availability

NUANS®
Monday – Friday:  8:00 am to 5:30 pm EST (excluding statutory holidays)
Results available in approx 60 minutes. Requests submitted after 5:00 pm will be processed on the following business day.