How To Register Business Name In Bc

Send your completed statement of registration form along with a cheque or money order made payable to the minister of finance to the address on the form.

How to register business name in bc. Take your completed statement of registration form to your local service bc centre or onestop service location along with cash debit or credit card. There will be an additional fee of 39 gst if you would like to request for this. Download the name approval request form from onestop. To register your trade name go to the registry of the jurisdiction s where you plan to do business. Register a business name cannot be done online british columbia.

Once you ve chosen a name submit a name request application to bc registry services they will check the availability of your business name and determine whether it is valid for registration. Registration of a business name. Using bc registry services name requests online. At onestop service counters or service bc. The main purpose of the name approval request form is to reserve a name for your business use.

Use name request online and pay by credit card. Submit your name request for approval. Find a service bc location to drop off your form. Create a onestop account. Download and complete a paper form to mail to us.

Once you have decided on your name choices submit your name request online by mail or in person at a service bc location. Small business bc provides business registration services for small business owners in british columbia who don t know how to register a business name. Reserving a business name. Small business bc s business advisors will help you with your business name request and also guide you through the business registration process. Bc registry services po box 9431 stn prov govt victoria b c.

Y our business name may also require approval from. By selecting this option you are requesting to have the name approval and name search reports facilitated for you through bc registry services then you can go to corporate online to complete the incorporation and registration process.