BUS

SINESS
S NAM
ME REQ
QUEST
T FORM
M

ABO
OUT NAME REQUESTS
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A Na
ame Request is required fo
or the use off any name (other than a persons
p
give
en name) as the
t name of a company
(prop
prietorship, pa
artnership, so
ociety, cooperrative, corpora
ation or financcial institution
n).
The name
n
request is the first sttep in the process of registtering a busin
ness name with the Provincce of BC.
On completion of this form Sma
all Business BC
B will carry out
o a prelimin
nary check forr any name co
onflicts. Depending on this
y
name req
quest to BC Registry
R
Servvices.
check, Small Business BC will then submit your
Pleasse note that BC
B Registry Services
S
is ressponsible for the final apprroval of any name(s)
n
you have
h
chosen. Small Business
BC th
herefore cann
not guarantee
e the approval of any name
e(s) requested
d via the nam
me registration
n service.
Once
e BC Registryy has approve
ed the name request
r
the bu
usiness name
e must be reg
gistered. Sma
all Business BC
B offer a full
Guided Registratio
on Service to help with thiss process.
Name request tipss:

Requests must include

e both a distin
nctive element (eg. John Smith & Sons) and a des
scriptive elem
ment (eg.
es) in the business name..
Transporrtation Service
Use of acronyms will in
ncrease the chance of a na
ame conflict.

CON
NTACT INFO
ORMATION
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PLICANT
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RNAME

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FIRS
ST NAME &
INITIA
ALS

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DRESS

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STAL CODE
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PHONE NUMBE
ER

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AIL ADDRES
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CONTACT
PERS
SON NAME

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TYPE OF REQU
UEST
AT TYPE OF
F BUSINESS
S IS THE NA
AME REQU
UEST FOR?
WHA
Corporation
C

Sole Proprietorship
p

Gen
neral Partnersship

Society
S

Cooperattive Associatio
on

DO YOU
Y
WANT
T TO REGIST
TER UNDER
R THE NEW
W WEST PAR
RTNERSHIP
P TRADE AGREEMENT
A
T IN THE
FOL
LLOWING JU
URISDICTIO
ONS?
ALBERTA

Yes

No

SASK
KATCHEWAN
N

Yes

No

IS TH
HIS REQUE
EST FOR A FOREIGN CORPORAT
C
TION INCOR
RPORATED IN ANY OTHER PROV
VINCE OR
COU
UNTRY?
No

Yes

If yes , enter jurisdiction:

NAM
ME REQUES
STS
FIRS
ST CHOICE:

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SEC
COND CHOIC
CE: ......................................................................................................................................................
THIR
RD CHOICE
E:

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SINESS
S NAM
ME REQ
QUEST
T FORM
M

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MPANY INFO
ORMATION
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NAT
TURE OF BU
USINESS
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DITIONAL IN
NFORMATIO
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SER
RVICE SELE
ECTION
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NAME REQU
UEST
SUBMISSION
N

PR
RIORITY NA
AME REQUE
EST
SU
UBMISSION
N

Request processsed in 2 to 4 da
ays

Re
equest processsed in 24 hourss

$5
50 plus taxes

$175 plus taxe

es

GUIDED REGISTRAT
R
TION*
Includes gu
uided name resservation and
company re
egistration, and
d printed
registration certificate.

$139 plus taxes

*For sole prop
prietorships and
d partnerships only.

HOW
W DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT
A
OUR SERVICE
E?
BDC

Internet

Provvincial Govern
nment

Chamber off Commerce

Media

Repeat Client

Community Futures

al Government
Municipa

mens Enterprrise
Wom

CYBF

Newslettter

Worrd of Mouth

Event

Phone Book
B

Othe
er

Federal Govvernment

ACK
KNOWLEDG
GEMENT OF
F UNDERST
TANDING
All bu
usiness name
es are approv
ved by BC Re
egistry Service
es, a division of the BC Min
nistry of Finan
nce. I acknow
wledge that
Small Business BC cannot gua
arantee the ap
pproval of anyy name subm
mitted through this request service.
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NERAL DIS
SCLAIMER
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Feedb
back provided byy Small Business BC and its employees is not to be
b taken as legal advice. Small Business
B
BC assumes no liability due to actions
taken by client as a ressult of feedback or commentariess. Reviews are not
n intended to be
e an endorsement, an evaluation
n or assessment of the viability off
busine
ess success. Non
n-disclosure agre
eements are not signed; however, all confidentiallity is assured.

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me Approval Nu
umber: NR

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