Description
Nuans™ Name Pre-Approval. All Federal Corporation Names must be pre-approved by an examiner at Corporations Canada, whether it is for a new corporation, a change of name, an amalgamation, or continuance. Although the Nuans™ report may show no potential conflicts with existing names a report and responses to the questions below are required for the approval process.
Nuans™ Reservation Report (Federal) A report must be provided which cannot be older than 90 calendar days.
Do you need to provide a consent for using a Family Name, or an exist.ing identical Unincorporated Business Name? (ie. Sole Proprietorshop, General Partnership)
Technical Specs
A Distinctive term is the most important part of a name because it sets the name apart from other businesses offering the same products or services.
A Descriptive term describes the nature of the business.
Example 1
Proposed corporate name: JASMINE’S TEA BOUTIQUE
The distinctive term is: JASMINE’S
The descriptive term is: TEA BOUTIQUE
Example 2
Proposed corporate name: QUICK RUN CONVENIENCE STORE
The distinctive term is: QUICK RUN
The descriptive term is: CONVENIENCE STORE
The Legal Element
Provincial and Federal business Corporations are required to include a legal element as part of the corporate name. The legal element is optional for not-for-profit Corporations, however, Limited or Ltd. are not permitted for not-for-profit names.
Legal Elements: Limited, Incorporated, Corporation, LTD., INC., CORP., or the French equivalents.
Processing Time
Name Pre-Approval: The responses above along with the Nuans™ report is submitted to Corporations Canada and can take 24 to 48 hours to process.
