The Alberta Nuans Name Search report has seven pages to it. The report is created from the Nuans name search system. The Nuans name search system will compare a proposed name for an Alberta company with the current database which contains all of the names that have been registered to date across Canada.
You will not be able to incorporate a company in Alberta without providing a copy of an Alberta Nuans Name Search Report. When you go to incorporate the Alberta government will compare the name of your company to all the names on the Alberta name search report and this will let them know the name is available for use.
If you are registering an Alberta business name or an Alberta trade name (also called an Alberta sole proprietorship) or an Alberta partnership you will not be required to obtain an Alberta Nuans Name Search Report. There is no protection for these names in Alberta. However it is advisable to at least do a preliminary name search regardless. A preliminary name search will give you an idea whether the name has been taken and what competition you have for the name.
It is advisable to perform a preliminary name search for a proposed name to incorporate an Alberta company before you order a full Alberta Nuans name search report. Without first checking to see if the name is available and ordering an Alberta name search without a preliminary name search, this could result in your obtaining an Alberta name search for a name that has too many conflicts to be used. You will then need to pick a new name and order again.
The normal practice is for the search house to perform the preliminary name searches as part of the service when ordering a full Alberta Nuans name search report. Watch out for companies that charge a separate fee for the preliminary name search when ordering a full report. The only time you should pay for a preliminary name search is in a case where you do not want to order a full search. Examples would be in a case where you are registering an Alberta trade name or Alberta sole proprietorship and a full Alberta name search is not required but you do need to still check to see if the name is available.
The onus will be on you to ensure that any business name you register in Alberta does not conflict with another name on file even though you will not be asked to provide an Alberta name search report when registering. Therefore it is important that you do a preliminary name search.
You must have a legal element for the proposed name (explained below) but for registrations such as Alberta partnerships or Alberta trade names the legal element is not required or even allowed.
Outlined below is a breakdown of the elements of a corporation name which principles can be used for business names as well with the exception of the legal element.
When creating company name for new corporation, you should consider three parts to the name as follows: (a) the Distinctive Element (b) the Descriptive Element, and (c) the Legal Element.
The Legal Element is the word "Inc." which is a mandatory ending which recognizes the name as the name of a company. In Canada you can have the following endings for your company name: "Inc.", "Incorporated", "Ltd.", "Limited", "Corp.", "Corporation" and the French equivalents of "Ltee." "Limitee", "Inc." (same in English and French) or "Incorporee", The Legal Element distinguishes your name as a share corporation rather than a business name, sole proprietorship or non-share corporation.
You will not be able to incorporate a company in Alberta without providing a copy of an Alberta Nuans Name Search Report. When you go to incorporate the Alberta government will compare the name of your company to all the names on the Alberta name search report and this will let them know the name is available for use.
If you are registering an Alberta business name or an Alberta trade name (also called an Alberta sole proprietorship) or an Alberta partnership you will not be required to obtain an Alberta Nuans Name Search Report. There is no protection for these names in Alberta. However it is advisable to at least do a preliminary name search regardless. A preliminary name search will give you an idea whether the name has been taken and what competition you have for the name.
It is advisable to perform a preliminary name search for a proposed name to incorporate an Alberta company before you order a full Alberta Nuans name search report. Without first checking to see if the name is available and ordering an Alberta name search without a preliminary name search, this could result in your obtaining an Alberta name search for a name that has too many conflicts to be used. You will then need to pick a new name and order again.
The normal practice is for the search house to perform the preliminary name searches as part of the service when ordering a full Alberta Nuans name search report. Watch out for companies that charge a separate fee for the preliminary name search when ordering a full report. The only time you should pay for a preliminary name search is in a case where you do not want to order a full search. Examples would be in a case where you are registering an Alberta trade name or Alberta sole proprietorship and a full Alberta name search is not required but you do need to still check to see if the name is available.
The onus will be on you to ensure that any business name you register in Alberta does not conflict with another name on file even though you will not be asked to provide an Alberta name search report when registering. Therefore it is important that you do a preliminary name search.
You must have a legal element for the proposed name (explained below) but for registrations such as Alberta partnerships or Alberta trade names the legal element is not required or even allowed.
Outlined below is a breakdown of the elements of a corporation name which principles can be used for business names as well with the exception of the legal element.
When creating company name for new corporation, you should consider three parts to the name as follows: (a) the Distinctive Element (b) the Descriptive Element, and (c) the Legal Element.
The Legal Element is the word "Inc." which is a mandatory ending which recognizes the name as the name of a company. In Canada you can have the following endings for your company name: "Inc.", "Incorporated", "Ltd.", "Limited", "Corp.", "Corporation" and the French equivalents of "Ltee." "Limitee", "Inc." (same in English and French) or "Incorporee", The Legal Element distinguishes your name as a share corporation rather than a business name, sole proprietorship or non-share corporation.
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