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BUSINESS NAME & TRADEMARK SEARCH · ONTARIO & FEDERAL

Your business name,
searched and reserved for 90 days.

Official NUANS® name search reports for Ontario and federal incorporation, and NUANS trademark screening — prepared directly through the government's automated NUANS system, no waiting rooms or paralegal markups. A report reserves your name; add an AI Name Clearance Review if you want help assessing the risk in your results.

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"Name Inc., Name Corp., or Name Ltd."
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Registered Corporations Canada Intermediary • Ontario Business Registry Agent • Operating since April 1995 • 3,600+ NUANS reports delivered • 1,000+ businesses incorporated • Direct NUANS system access
What We Provide

Three reports. One reliable source.

Every report is generated through the official NUANS system used by Ontario and Corporations Canada — the same standard registries and legal counsel rely on. Not sure yet? Start with a $20 Name Pre-Search. Add an AI Name Clearance Review to any full report for $150.

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Name Pre-Search

A quick, affordable check of your proposed name against the NUANS database before you commit to a full report — a good first step if you're still deciding. $20.

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Ontario Nuans Name Search

Required to incorporate a business name in Ontario. We search your proposed name against existing corporate names and trademarks, and prepare the official report accepted by the Ontario Business Registry. $40.

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NUANS Trademark Search

Screen a proposed brand against existing Canadian trademarks and business names using the automated NUANS system — available as a short ($40) or long ($60) form search.

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Nuans Search — Federal

A NUANS name search for federal incorporation, from $40 — with an optional name review and pre-clearance opinion for $150.

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How ordering works

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Submit your name

Send us your proposed business or trademark name and jurisdiction.

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Pay by e-Transfer, PayPal, Visa or Mastercard

We run your search once payment is received.

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Receive your report

Delivered by email as a PDF, usually within an hour or two, 2pm–8pm ET.

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Register with confidence

Submit it with your incorporation or trademark filing.

Who We Serve

Built for how you work

Entrepreneurs & Startups

Order the exact NUANS report your incorporation needs — clear pricing, no jargon, fast turnaround.

Accountants

Add NUANS reports to your incorporation service for clients, with fast, per-order turnaround.

Lawyers & Paralegals

A dependable intermediary for name searches on client incorporations and trademark filings.

A registered intermediary — not a law firm

Name Search is operated by David Michaels, J.D., B.Eng., CHRM, an Ontario Business Registry Agent and a Corporations Canada Registered Intermediary. We prepare and deliver official NUANS® name search reports — we do not provide legal advice, and we are not a law firm or paralegal firm. Our guarantee: if your report is rejected by the registry due to our error, we’ll rerun it free.

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Ready to secure your business name?

Order your business name search report today and move your incorporation forward.

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