PRELIMINARY NAME SEARCH

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NUANS Preliminary Name Search

Alternatively you may order an instant preliminary search instead if you would rather do it yourself and get the results in real-time.

 

Preliminary Search


The NUANS preliminary search is a due diligence search request in Canada to view existing business names across most of Canada within one database. If you have a company name that you would like to use for your business start up as a business registration or by completing Articles of Incorporation, the preliminary search provides the best view into what business names have been taken.

Note: All legal endings have the same rights, your selection is just for personal preference.

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This will be used for confirmation of your order so please ensure it is correct.

 

Additional Information About Nuans and Pre-Searches

This enables you to search up to 3 business names for availability within the Nuans pre-search databank. We manually search and email you the results from the Nuans pre-search databank to show similar named trademarks, corporations and small businesses within Canada. These include the following:
**Business Name Registrations such as Sole Proprietorship, General Partnerships, Trade Names, Trademarks, Incorporations, Non Profit Incorporations, and Extra Provincial Registrations.

The Nuans pre-search is a useful tool to those who wish to see a variety of business names before choosing which one to proceed with. In completing the Nuans search or searches you are doing your due diligence to ensure your business name does not conflict against existing business names or trademarks.

The Provinces and areas that provide corporate information to the Nuans databank are Trademarks, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia,Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, the Yukon, and the Federal government. Other Provinces and areas corporate information may not be available through the Nuans databank system.

Providing a name that is unique and distinctive to you and your line of business is crucial. A corporate name should have a distinctive element and a descriptive element to separate your business name from existing businesses.

Business Search


This will be used for confirmation of your order so please ensure it is correct.
Name Distinctive Element Descriptive Element Legal Ending
Coined Word Abzoodle
Atapin
Preservex
Restaurant
Dance Class
Documents
Ltd.
Inc.
Corp.
Dictionary Word Relaxation
Roman
Sisters
Spa
Mines
Cafe
Limited
Incorporated
Corporation
Family Word Campbell
Harpers
Lees
Farms
Juices
Carpets
Inc.
Ltd.
Corp.
Geographic Word Toronto
Sudbury
Aurora
Skylights
Ice Cubes
Playhouse
Limited
Corporation
Incorporated
Descriptive Name Lowfat
Shepherds
Speakers
Eatery
Kennel
Etc.
Inc.
Corp.
Ltd.
General Name Ontario
General
A-1
Music
Holdings
Services
Limited
Corporation
Incorporated

 

Restrictions on Corporate Business Names

As a profit corporation in the Province of Ontario there are words or wordings not permitted by the Business Corporations Act. They are as follows:

With your submission, our staff manually completes the Nuans searches for conflicts to existing businesses and email the results. If you wish to complete the NUANS preliminary self-serve, you can go to our instant preliminary search tool and garnish the results immediately.

We also offer access to the Instant Nuans report when you have determined the business name you propose is available for use.

Our NUANS Bundle provides our assistance in completed the NUANS report and also provides options including review of the NUANS and domain name search and registration from 1 to 5 years.

 

Other services offered by Ontario Business Central include Ontario incorporation, Canada Incorporation, Not for Profit Incorporation and much more.

 

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