Business Name Registration

Registering your business

Register your business with the provincial Registrar of Companies if you are going to operate under a business name as a sole proprietorship, a partnership or a limited company.

A name approval form can be obtained from our office or downloaded from our site. You should register your business prior to obtaining a business license. Allow at least seven days for your name search and registration.

You do not need to register your business if you operate the business in your own personal name as a sole proprietor. If you operate a proprietorship in your own name, without adding any other words, it is not necessary to register the business.

Registrar of Companies
2nd Floor, 940 Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC

Mailing address:
PO Box 9431 Stn Prov Gov
Victoria BC, Canada V8W 9V3
Tel: (250) 387-7848 Fax: (250)356-0206
From Vancouver call: (604)775-1041
Website: http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/registries/corppg/