Name Search

Order a NUANS Preliminary Name-Search Report

A NUANS report cross-references your proposed Canadian corporate name against millions of registered business names, corporate names, and trademarks across the country. It is the standard pre-incorporation name check required by Corporations Canada for federal filings and by most provincial registries for named corporations.

Official NUANS sourceDelivered within a few hoursPDF emailed to you

How to enter your proposed name correctly

Type the name you intend to register, then pick the jurisdiction where the corporation will be filed. Each jurisdiction has its own naming conventions, so follow the rules below to make sure the registry examiner can evaluate your name without ambiguity.

Provincial filings (Ontario and others)

The proposed name must match the corporation name exactly as it will appear on the certificate of incorporation. Include a legal ending. Abbreviated endings such as Inc., Ltd., or Corp. must end with a period.

Federal filings (CBCA)

Do not include the legal ending in your search term. NUANS compares only the distinctive element of a federal name; including the suffix dilutes the match score and can cause valid names to be flagged.

Acceptable legal endings

Corp., Corporation, Inc., Incorporated, Incorporée, Ltd., Ltée, Limited, Limitée, plus their French-language equivalents where the jurisdiction permits French wording.

Your proposed names

Add one name per row. The first proposed name is $40 + HST. Each additional name in the same order is $40 + HST. Every name you enter is searched and the results are bundled into a single emailed PDF.

Proposed Name*

Distinctive Term*

Jurisdiction*

Name #1

Proposed name*

Distinctive term*

Jurisdiction*

Contact information

The PDF report is emailed to the address below within a few hours of payment.

First name*

Last name*

Email*

Phone*

Your role

Optional. For example: founder, lawyer, accountant.

Billing

Tax is calculated based on the billing province.

Billing name*

Name on the credit or debit card.

Billing address *

Street address*

City*

Province*

Postal code*

Country*

Order summary

NUANS Preliminary Name-Search Report (first name)$40.00

Subtotal$40.00

Total (CAD)$40.00

Payment is processed securely by Stripe. Card details never touch our server. After payment you'll receive a Stripe receipt and the PDF report by email within a few hours.

Not legal advice. A NUANS report is a database search, not an opinion on whether your name will be approved by a registry examiner or whether it infringes a trademark. Korporex is a document preparation and filing service, not a law firm.