Register a Trade Name

Home / Business Registration / Register a Trade Name

1Get Started

2Registration Address

3Ownership

4Optional Services

5Processing Queue

6Fee Summary

7Checkout

Step 1 of 7 - Get Started

14%

Ontario Trade Name: Register/Renew with or without the Company Key
This form is used to register or renew a trade name for an Ontario Corporation. If you're looking to register a business name under an individual, please click on the product Ontario Sole Proprietorship . If the business name is held by multiple individuals or corporations, please click on the product General Partnership Registration.
Registration type
- Register a new trade name
- Renew an existing trade name/MBL
Agency service fee
- $99
Renewal documents retrival fee
- $50
Government fee
- $60
Ontario company key*
- I don't have the company key +$99
- I have the company key $00
Upload the company key
Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 12 MB.
Important Note: Ontario company key should look like this: Check Sample. Uploading a wrong document may cause delay and additional costs. If you do not have the company key, we may obtain the key for you.
Total
$ 0.00 CAD

Instructions
What is Ontario Company Key?
As of October 19, 2021, Service Ontario issued the notice that every Ontario business MUST obtain a company key to access the business. This implies, without company key, you won't be able to do any change nor any filing on your business. Obtaining a company key separately could be costly and more complex process. Please Check this Sample of Company Key Information
Is this registration legit?
Yes, of course. We conduct name searches with NUANS Canada and register with Service Ontario. We are a member of Corporations Canada, federal corporate registry and provincial corporate registry system. Find us on federal government system.
Is this master business licence?
Yes. Previously known as Master Business Licence (MBL) is now classified into 3 different categories based on the ownership:
Sole Proprietorship: owned by an individual,
Trade Name :owned by a corporation,
General Partnership: owned by more than one persons or corporations.
Are you a OneStop center?
Yes, we are OneStop center for business registration and corporate filing services. You have option to add other services such as CRA Business Number, HST Account, Payroll Account, Export Import Account, WSIB Account Registration, Domain Name Registration, Corporate Seal etc.
What happens after order placement?
After we received your order, our specialists review the order. We will contact you via email or phone, if any additional information is required.
Can I get assistance over phone?
Yes, feel free to call us during our business hours. You can also initiate a live chat with us in the right bottom corner wizard.

Write your trade name
Write the main business activity
Ontario-based NUANS report required*
- Get NUANS search and validate name $50
- I reserved NUANS report, validate name $25
Upload an Ontario NUANS Report
Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 12 MB.
Note: Uplading a wrong document may cause delay and additional payment. A NUANS report should look similar to this: Sample.
Do you have an address in Ontario?
- Yes
- No
Registration address
Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Postal Code
A business is required to have a physical registered office address in Ontario. A virtual mail box or P.O. box address is not acceptable. If you do not have a physical address, we offer address and mail scanning service.
Address and mail scanning service
- 1 Year + $799
- 2 Years + $1399

Instructions
Your registration already expired?
If your existing business registration has already expired, the government system will generate a new registration document with the same business name and carry over the same CRA accounts (Business Number, HST Account, Payroll Account etc.)
What is the Primary Business Activity?
Primary Business activity is the type of business you are doing or in which industry your business belongs to. Please mention only one activity in single or two words as we have to select the closest activity from the government system.
What documents I will get?
You will receive final business registration statement with business registration number (BIN). Afterwards, other services such as GST/HST account, CRA business number etc. will be emailed.
Requirement for Business Address?
- It must be physical address in Ontario.
- P.O. Box or virtual address is not allowed.
- Any documents related to this business is sent to this address.
How to change the address in future?
The registered address can be changed in future paying the necessary filling fees. Many corporations start with a residential address as they do not have any rental address while registering the corporation, but they change their address in future when required.
What is Address and Mail Service?
An address service is a yearly mail and scanning service that we provide to business who does not have a local physical address in Ontario. It can be renewed every year paying similar fees. Any corporate documents that we receive, will be scanned and emailed to you.

Register this trade name for:
- an Ontario company
- an Individual person
Register under the following company
An Ontario trade name MUST be owned by a corporation that is registered in the province of Ontario. If your corporation is registered federally or provincially other than Ontario, it must be registered extra-provincially in Ontario and must have the OCN number.
Corporation name
Company documents
Upload company documents
Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 32 MB.
Note: Any any one of these documents may serve the purpose: certificate of incorporation or articles of incorporation or company profile report or notice of filing initial return or last annual return notice.
Note: If you don't have the company documents, our agents may conduct the search and find the records of your company. In such case, our agent may contact you over the phone and may take additional processing time.
Register under the following individual
First name
Middle name (optional)
Last name
Address
Street Address Suite/Unit City Province Postal Code

Instructions
Requirements to own an Ontario trade name
An Ontario trade name must be owned by a corporation that is registered in the province of Ontario. If your corporation is registered federally or provincially other than Ontario, it must be registered extra-provincially in Ontario to get a trade name under it. In such case, you need to will find OCN number to your extra-provincial documents.
Owner must be a corporation
This product is applicable to register or renew a trade name that is owned by a corporation (previously known as Master Business Licence). If the business name is owned by an individual, please click on the product Sole Proprietorship Registration. If the business name is owned by more than one persons or corporations, please click on the product General Partnership Registration.

Domain and Official Email Address
- Register Domain only
- Register Domain & Email address
- None
Domain Registration period
- 1 year + $99
- 2 years + $180
- 3 years + $260
- 5 years + $399
Domain & Official Email Period
- 1 year + $198
- 2 years + $360
- 3 years + $520
- 5 years + $798
Corporate seal
- Desk seal + $89
- Pocket seal + $79
- Desk & Pocket seal + $125
- No corporate seal + $00
Shipping address for supplies
Same as business address

Street Address Suite/Unit (optional) City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Instructions
What is domain name and official email?
We recommended to reserve a domain name in your business name. If your domain name is taken by any domain reserving company or a competitor, it could be difficult to establish your brand and continue the business without a proper website. (example: View Sample Domain name and Official Email
Samples: Official Email
What is corporate seal?
The corporate seal, is a tool used to stamp or emboss your company's important documents in order to show the document is certified by, and agreed upon by the owner. Commonly used for:
1. employment and vendor contracts
2. minutes from Board of Directors meetings
3. leases
4. To be granted for bank loans or mortgages
5. any contracts or agreements
View Corporate Seal
Corporate Seal (Pictures)

Processing queue: how fast do you need the documents?*
- Paper filing: 30 business days +$00
- Online regular queue: 5 business days +$49
- Online priority queue: 1 business day +$99
- Online urgent queue: 1 business hour +$199
Document delivery method
- Electronic copy via email $00
- Electronic copy via email and printed copy via postal service +$35

Instructions
Why printed copy costs more?
Service Ontario sends us the electronic copy of registration statement via email. Hence, we can provide electronic copy via email at free of cost. However, sending printed copy has additional fees because it involves printing, posting and document handling.

Fees Summary
Agency Filing Fee
Price: $ 0.00 CAD
Ontario Government Fee
Price: $ 0.00 CAD
Obtaining Company Key
Price: $ 0.00 CAD
Nuans search & name validation
Price: $ 0.00 CAD
Renewal Documents Retrival Fee
Price: $ 0.00 CAD
Processing Queue
Price: $ 25.00 CAD
Documents: electronic and printed version
Price: $ 0.00 CAD
Domain Name Registration
Price: $ 0.00 CAD
Domain and Official Email Registration
Price: $ 0.00 CAD
Corporate Seal
Price: $ 0.00 CAD
Address and Mail Scanning Service
Price: $ 0.00 CAD
Canada post shipping fee
Total
$ 0.00 CAD

Final Review
{all_fields}
Comments
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Register a Trade Name quantity

Tel: 416-628-9349

Register a Trade Name

Step 1 of 7 - Get Started

Ontario Trade Name: Register/Renew with or without the Company Key

Instructions

Instructions

Register under the following company

Register under the following individual

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Fees Summary

Final Review

Follow Us