Federal Incorporation | Provincial Incorporation |
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Corporate name protection is second only to Trademark Protection. The corporate name is protected across Canada. | Corporate name as a right is only protected in the province or territory of incorporation, although the name will also be protected from being used for Federal incorporation purposes by unauthorized parties. |
Federal Name Granting Guidelines are very strict and many proposed names are rejected. | Incorporator’s responsibility to ensure that proposed corporate name is available for use. Names are rejected if they are exactly the same or conflict with another confusingly similar name already in use. |
A federal Business Number is automatically assigned upon incorporation. | A federal Business Number must be applied for separately. |
Can operate across the country as of right, subject to provincial extra-provincial filing requirements. | Can only operate within the province of incorporation as of right. Must register extra-provincially if operating out of other provinces (have a permanent office in). |
Government Incorporation Fee – $200.00 | Government Incorporation Fee – Will range from $100- $350 depending on provincial jurisdiction. |