Corporate Registry Services
CORES, Alberta's Corporate Registry System,
registers information about businesses
in the province of Alberta.
If you are starting a business in
Alberta we can provide a number of
services, including NUANS searches to
determine the availability of a business
name.
When you are ready to register or
incorporate your business, we can also
provide that service for you.
CORES information -- by definition -- is
not confidential. Corporate Account
clients can login and submit requests
through our web site.
For more information please contact our
offices at 403.531.6575 or click here to
send us an email.
CORES:
Level 1 Accredidation | |
Services for Alberta and Extra-Provincial Corporations |
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Services for Trade Names, Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Partnerships |
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Level 2 Accredidation | |
Services for Alberta Corporations |
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Services for Extra-Provincial Corporations |
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Services for Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships |
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Level 3 Accreditation | |
Services for Alberta Corporations |
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Services for Extra-Provincial Corporations |
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Starting a Business - Business Startups:
Recent changes to CORES systems have
made the filing of documents you need to
start and maintain a business in Alberta
even easier! Now, we can register all
businesses -- whether Trade Names,
Partnerships or Corporations -- online
from our office, often while you wait.
Starting a business involves a myriad of
related tasks. From a paperwork
perspective, one of the first things to
consider is its legal structure. Will it
be a sole proprietorship (owned by an
individual and operating under a trade
name), a partnership (or limited
partnership) or will it be incorporated
as a limited company. There are pros and
cons to each when considering these
different structures.
If you are not familiar with the
ramifications and consequences of this
choice, you may wish to consult an
accounting or legal professional. At the
very least, visit the Library or a local
book store and do some research on the
subject. Also, our office sells kits for
people starting businesses.
If you've read up or consulted a
professional, you will be better
prepared when you come in to register
your business. Unless you are
registering an incorporated numbered
company, you should also give thought to
what you will call the business.
The legal structure also partly
influences the name of the business. For
example:
"Joe's Shoe Repair" would signify a
proprietorship.
"Joe's Shoe Repair Corp." or
"Joe's Shoe Repair Inc." or
"Joe's Shoe Repair Ltd." would signify
corporations.
Using the name of your proposed
business, we can provide a NUANS search
which will yield a listing of other
businesses with similar names. The
purpose of this is to determine if the
name you want is already in use or not.
NUANS searches are mandatory if you are
incorporating a company -- unless it is
a numbered company -- and optional (but
definitely highly recommended) for
registering a trade name.
Ultimately, the decision to use a
particular name is yours, provided it is
not identical to an existing company.
However, be aware that you should avoid
using any name which might, in the mind
of the public, confuse your business
with another business. That other
business could object and potentially
force you to change your name. Once you
have decided on the legal structure and
name, your business can be registered or
incorporated.
You will need to have your business
registered or incorporated before any
Bank will allow you to establish an
account in the name of the business.
Some things we CAN'T do for you at our
office, but that will likely need to be
done afterwards, as part of your
business startup:
You will likely need to obtain a
Business Licence from the City of
Calgary or other local jurisdiction,
depending on where your business is
located.
You will likely need to apply for a
Goods and Services Tax licence from the
Federal Government. This allows you to
collect GST on sales and receive GST
credit for purchases where you have paid
GST.
You will likely want to talk to Worker's
Compensation to determine if your
business needs to provide coverage for
employees.
Note: City, Provincial and Federal
Governments also require that your
business is registered or incorporated
before you can proceed with their
applications.
For more information please contact our
offices at 403.531.6575 or click here to
send us an email.