Organization : Entrepreneurship Manitoba
Type of Facility : Companies Office Name Reservation Online
Country: Canada
Website : https://companiesoffice.gov.mb.ca/name_reservations.html
Online Name Reservation : https://direct.gov.mb.ca/
Companies Office Name Reservation :
The Companies Office registers information about corporations and business names. You can search the Registry to obtain information on, for example, who is doing business under a trade name, where the business is located, who are its partners or directors.
Related : Corporate/Business Names Registry Prince Edward Island : www.statusin.org/8432.html
When you want to incorporate or register a trade name, the proposed name is compared to existing ones already on record. If there does not appear to be a conflict, Companies Office will incorporate the company or register the new business name.
You can now file your Name Reservation online by selecting the Online Name Reservation link.
Companies Office System:
The Companies Office System will help you:
** Determine whether a name is already in use, or reserved for use.
** Determine whether a corporation is in default of filing any of its Annual Returns, or whether it has been sent a notice of possible dissolution for such default;
** Access listings of the directors and/or proprietors of a company.
** Determine the Registered Office and the Attorney-for-Service.
** Determine the status of a company – e.g. whether it is active or dissolved.
** Identify the age of a company.
** Determine previous names under which the company was registered.
The Companies Office System contains information provided by companies under The Corporations Act, and the The Business Names Registration Act.
Manitoba Online™ provides subscribers with immediate access to provincial government databases. The services offer an alternative to in-person visits to government offices and is particularly valuable to those who access government databases daily to perform legal transactions. Users are required to update registration information to become an authorized user of both Manitoba Online™ and Business Services –request an information package. (PDF document – 133kb)
Online Name Reservation:
We register information about corporations and business names. You can search the Registry to obtain information (for example, who is doing business under a trade name, where the business is located, who are its partners or directors).
When you want to incorporate or register a trade name, the proposed name is compared to existing ones already on record. If there does not appear to be a conflict, Companies Office will incorporate the company or register the new business name.
You can now file your Name Reservation online. Select the Name Reservation Form hyperlink on the left hand navigation bar.
We are providing access to our paper forms and instructions through our internet address: companiesoffice.gov.mb.ca
FAQ :
1. How is Name Registered?
First you file a name reservation with the Companies Office. The Office then has to conduct a search to determine if the name you have chosen is available. If available, the name will be reserved for you for 90 days. During this time, you should file the necessary forms to register the business name. If, for some reason, the name is not available, you must choose a new name and request another reservation.
2. Why is a Search Required?
The Companies Office performs a name search to ensure that business names are not too similar to names already on record. This helps reduce confusion in the marketplace and reduces the frustration that companies and consumers would face if business names confusingly similar to each other co-existed.
3. If Your Name is Reserved ?
Please Note the Following! Reservation of a name is not “protection” or a “guarantee” that your name is automatically available. You use a name at your own risk. It is your responsibility to ensure that the name you choose is not identical or confusingly similar to an existing trademark, business, association or corporation. If anyone complains about your name, and that complaint is held valid, you will have to change your name.
Contact Us:
Companies Office
1010 – 405 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3C 3L6
Phone: (204) 945-2500
Toll-free: 1-888-246-8353 (in Manitoba)
Fax: (204) 945-1459
Email: companies AT gov.mb.ca