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Corporations Canada / Registraire des entreprises
Corporations Canada covers federal corporations. Provincial and territorial companies require the relevant jurisdiction; a missing federal result does not imply non-registration.
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Start with Corporations Canada / Provincial Registries for Canada. Use the legal name or supported identifier, compare the exact entity and inspect available fields. Company registration and VAT checks are separate tasks; coverage and official access requirements vary.
- Registry
- Corporations Canada / Provincial Registries
- Coverage
- Depends on the register, entity type and available integration; a missing result is not proof of non-registration
- Cost
- LemReveal basic lookup is free where supported; official services have separate access and fee rules
- Data freshness
- Our mirror of this register was last refreshed 2026-09-07
Canada company records
Every record below has its own page with the registered name, registration number, registered address, legal form and status, plus free change monitoring. Records are mirrored from public open data (GLEIF LEI, CC0), which sources them from the national register.
What Corporations Canada / Provincial Registries contains, and what it costs
Field coverage, identifier formats and fees, verified against the official sources listed at the end of this section.
What a Canada company record returns
- Corporate name and any operating names
- Corporation number and business number (BN)
- Governing jurisdiction (federal or provincial)
- Status and date of incorporation or amalgamation
- Registered office address
- Directors, for federally incorporated corporations
- Annual return and corporate filing history
Free versus paid
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Federal corporation search and profile | Free |
| Provincial registry search (varies by province) | Free to CA$8 per search |
| Certificates of status / compliance | Paid (from CA$10) |
| Open bulk data on federal corporations | Free |
What a Canada registration number looks like
7 digits, sometimes with a check digit suffix
1234567
9 digits, plus a 6-character program account
123456789 RC0001
The 9-digit BN identifies the business; RC0001 is its corporate income tax account.
Official sources
- Corporations Canada — search for a federal corporation — Official federal corporation search
- Canada's Business Registries — Cross-jurisdiction search covering participating provinces
- Business Number — Canada Revenue Agency — What the BN is and how program accounts work
Canada: choosing and checking the right record
- Choose the correct source
- First identify whether the corporation was created federally or under a province or territory. Corporations Canada's search covers federal corporations; use the relevant provincial or territorial register for entities incorporated there.
- Confirm the entity
- Record the corporation number together with its incorporating jurisdiction. A business number is not interchangeable with every provincial corporation number. Compare numbered-company names and any operating names carefully.
- When the search returns nothing
- A missing federal result is not evidence that a Canadian business is unregistered. Ask for the incorporation jurisdiction and search that register; also distinguish an extra-provincial registration from the original incorporation.
- What the record cannot establish
- Officer availability, document access and fees differ by register. A federal search is not a nationwide search of every business form. Registration alone does not confirm tax compliance or the authority of the person contacting you.
Check current access and document options on the official Corporations Canada / Provincial Registries site. Keep the exact entity identifier, source URL and retrieval date with your evidence. A LemReveal record PDF is not a government-certified extract.
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Canada — by the numbers
- Records indexed
- 645,635
- Last updated
- 2026-09-07
- Top entity type
- company
- Cost
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Canada: official source and record scope
Corporations Canada covers federal corporations. Provincial and territorial companies require the relevant jurisdiction; a missing federal result does not imply non-registration.
Corporations Canada / Provincial Registries at a glance
- What it publishes
- Corporate name and any operating names, Corporation number and business number (BN), Governing jurisdiction (federal or provincial)
- What it costs
- Federal corporation search and profile: free · Provincial registry search (varies by province): free to ca$8 per search
- How current it is
- Our mirror of this register was last refreshed 2026-09-07
- Can we monitor it
- Available for supported records; check source availability and your watch's actual state before relying on alerts
Corporations Canada covers federal corporations. Provincial and territorial companies require the relevant jurisdiction; a missing federal result does not imply non-registration.
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Registry Overview
Canada has a dual registration system: businesses can incorporate federally through ISED (Innovation, Science and Economic Development) or provincially. Federal corporations are searchable through the Corporations Canada database. Each province and territory maintains its own registry. Ontario's registry is the largest, followed by British Columbia and Quebec.
Entity Types
- •Federal Corporation
- •Provincial Corporation
- •Cooperative
- •Not-for-profit Corporation
- •Sole Proprietorship
- •General/Limited Partnership
Data Available
- ✓Corporation name and number
- ✓Federal/provincial jurisdiction
- ✓Date of incorporation
- ✓Status (active/dissolved)
- ✓Registered office address
- ✓Directors' names
- ✓Annual filing status
- ✓Business number (BN)
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How to search the Corporations Canada / Provincial Registries
- 1
Choose federal vs provincial
Corporations Canada handles federally-incorporated entities; each province (Ontario, Quebec, BC, Alberta etc.) runs its own provincial registry. Most SMBs incorporate provincially; larger entities usually go federal.
- 2
Search by name or corporate number
Federal entities have a 7-digit corporation number. Provincial entities have province-specific identifiers. Names can collide across jurisdictions — always confirm by number.
- 3
Pull the corporate profile
Federal corporate profiles are free via the Corporations Canada portal. Provincial portals vary in pricing; Ontario and BC charge per profile, Quebec's REQ is free.
Who uses this data
KYC/AML compliance officers in the financial sector, legal counsel performing due diligence for M&A, procurement teams vetting Canadian vendors, and credit analysts assessing corporate risk.
Access, fees & notes
Canada uses a dual-level registration system; federal entities must still register in the provinces where they conduct business. Quebec documentation is primarily in French.
Cost & access
Federal search is free; provincial profile reports typically cost between $8 and $35 CAD depending on the jurisdiction.
Local-language glossary
- Business Number (BN)
- A unique 9-digit identification number assigned by the Canada Revenue Agency for tax purposes.
- Extra-provincial Registration
- A registration required for a corporation to carry on business in a province other than the one where it was incorporated.
- Certificate of Compliance
- A document issued by the government confirming that a corporation exists and is up to date with its filings.
- Nuans Search
- A search system that compares proposed corporate names against a database of existing trademarks and business names.
Common mistakes to avoid
✗ Searching only the federal database for a provincially incorporated company.
✓ Check the specific registry of the province where the business is headquartered if not found federally.
✗ Assuming the Business Number (BN) is the same as the Corporation Number.
✓ Distinguish between the corporate ID issued by the registry and the tax ID issued by the CRA.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I search federal or provincial?▾
If you know the company incorporated federally, search Corporations Canada. Otherwise, most Canadian businesses register provincially. Ontario (ONBIS), BC (BC Registry), Alberta (CORES), and Quebec (REQ) each have separate searchable databases.
What is a Canadian Business Number?▾
A BN (Business Number) is a 9-digit unique identifier assigned by the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency). It's used for all federal tax accounts including GST/HST, payroll deductions, import/export, and corporate income tax.
How do I verify a Canadian company's status?▾
Federal corporations can be searched free at ic.gc.ca. The database shows status (active, dissolved, amalgamated), incorporation date, directors, and registered office. Provincial searches vary by jurisdiction — most are free.
What is the difference between federal and provincial incorporation?▾
Federal incorporation allows use of the company name across all provinces but requires extra-provincial registration in each province where you operate. Provincial incorporation is simpler and cheaper but only grants name protection within that province.
How do I search for a company in Canada by name?▾
Use the available lookup or the linked official Corporations Canada service. Start with the legal name, then compare the exact BN number and available identity fields. Name matches are candidates; source coverage and partial-name support vary.
Is the Canada company register free to search?▾
Basic company lookup is free on LemReveal. The official Canada register has independent access rules and may require an account or charge for searches, extracts or particular documents. Check the source's current terms.
Can I search Canada companies by registration number?▾
Where the source supports it, use the exact BN number together with its register or jurisdiction. Preserve prefixes and leading zeros and compare the returned legal name. A number alone does not guarantee coverage or a successful lookup.
How do I check whether a company is registered in Canada?▾
Search the exact BN number or legal name above, then confirm the entity's identifier and source. An empty result can reflect coverage limits, a source outage, spelling or a different jurisdiction; it does not prove the business is unregistered. A fuzzy candidate is not a confirmed identity.
How can I tell if a Canada company is still active?▾
Read the status and effective date where the Corporations Canada supplies them. Active registration does not establish trading or financial health. Monitoring is available only for supported sources and confirmed records; verify the actual watch state.
How do I find a company's BN number?▾
Identify the legal entity using the available lookup or official Corporations Canada route. Record the BN only where supplied, with its source and jurisdiction. Do not infer missing identifiers from a similar name.
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LemReveal. (2026). Canada — Corporations Canada / Provincial Registries Dataset. Source: Corporations Canada / Provincial Registries. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://lemreveal.com/data/canada
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