What is NUANS® Report?

The NUANS® report is a seven-page document, generated by the NUANS® name search system which lists corporation names, business names and trademarks most similar to your proposed business name or trademark. The search references a database of existing names that have been registered in Canada.

This report will also show if you can use the proposed corporate name. If the name already exists, then you will have to do NUANS® name search again using an alternative name. That is why we recommend doing a preliminary business name search before an actual NUANS® search.

NUANS® name search reports must accompany articles of incorporation when incorporating a company in Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan. Some provinces and territories have their own secondary system and they do not accept the NUANS® name search report.

Requesting a NUANS® search takes only a few minutes. Your NUANS® report is usually ready within 2-3 business hours.

Sample of NUANS® Report

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