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Register or Renew a Trade Name in Ontario

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  • Master Business Licence (Owned by a Corporation): Register or Renew Online

  • This product is applicable to register or renew a trade name that is owned by a corporation (previously known as Master Business Licence). If the business name is owned by an individual, please click on the product Sole Proprietorship Registration. If the business name is owned by more than one persons or corporations, please click on the product General Partnership Registration.

  • $ 0.00 CAD
  • Instructions

  • Yes, of course. We conduct name searches with NUANS Canada and register with Service Ontario. We are a member of Corporations Canada, federal corporate registry and provincial corporate registry system. Find us on federal government system.
  • Yes. Previously known as Master Business Licence (MBL) is now classified into 3 different categories based on the ownership: Sole Proprietorship (owned by a person), Trade Name (owned by a corporation)and General Partnership (owned by more than one persons or corporations). This product is applicable only for the sole proprietorship where the owner is a single person.
    If the owner is a corporation, please click on the product Trade Name Registration.
    If the owner is more than one persons or corporations, please click on the product General Partnership Registration.
  • Yes, we are OneStop center for business registration and corporate filing services. You have option to add other services such as CRA Business Number, HST Account, Payroll Account, Export Import Account, WSIB Account Registration, Domain Name Registration, Corporate Seal etc.
  • After we received your order, our specialists review the order. We will contact you via email or phone, if any additional information is required.
  • Yes, feel free to call us during our business hours. You can also initiate a live chat with us in the right bottom corner wizard.
  • General Details

  • Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 12 MB.
  • Important Note: Ontario company key should look like this: Check Sample. Uploading a wrong document may cause delay and additional costs. If you do not have the company key document, choose the retrieval option.

  • Instructions

  • If your existing business registration has already expired, the government system will generate a new registration document with the same business name and carry over the same CRA accounts (Business Number, HST Account, Payroll Account etc.)
  • As of October 19, 2021, Service Ontario issued the notice that every Ontario business MUST obtain a company key to access the business. This implies, without company key, you won't be able to do any change nor any filing on your business. Obtaining a company key separately could be costly and more complex process. Please Check this Sample of Company Key Information
  • Business Details

  • Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 12 MB.
  • Note: be specific and clear to avoid delays.
  • Instructions

  • Primary Business activity is the type of business you are doing or in which industry your business belongs to. Please mention only one activity in single or two words as we have to select the closest activity from the government system.
  • You will receive final business registration statement with business registration number (BIN). Afterwards, other services such as GST/HST account, CRA business number etc. will be emailed.
  • Existing Registration Documents

  • Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 8 MB.
  • Note: Your document should look like this Sample. If you can't upload now, you can send by email too.
  • Instructions

  • To renew your registration, you MUST provide the existing registration documents. If you have lost it or cannot provide, we can retrieve the information from government system by conducting the retrieval. This process has additional costs. Your existing documents should look like this: Sample
  • Existing Documents: Sample
  • Business Address

  • A business is required to have a physical registered office address in Ontario. A virtual mail box or P.O. box address is not acceptable. If you do not have a physical address, we offer address and mail scanning service.

  • Instructions

    • It must be physical address in Ontario.
    • P.O. Box or virtual address is not allowed.
    • Any documents related to this business is sent to this address.
  • The registered address can be changed in future paying the necessary filling fees. Many corporations start with a residential address as they do not have any rental address while registering the corporation, but they change their address in future when required.
  • An address service is a yearly mail and scanning service that we provide to business who does not have a local physical address in Ontario. It can be renewed every year paying similar fees. Any corporate documents that we receive, will be scanned and emailed to you.
  • Trade Name Owner: Corporation

  • An Ontario trade name MUST be owned by a corporation that is registered in the province of Ontario. If your corporation is registered federally or provincially other than Ontario, it must be registered extra-provincially in Ontario and get the OCN number.
  • Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 32 MB.
  • Note: Upload any one of these documents: certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, profile report, last annual return notice.
  • Instructions

  • An Ontario trade name must be owned by a corporation that is registered in the province of Ontario. If your corporation is registered federally or provincially other than Ontario, it must be registered extra-provincially in Ontario to get a trade name under it. In such case, you need to will find OCN number to your extra-provincial documents.
  • This product is applicable to register or renew a trade name that is owned by a corporation (previously known as Master Business Licence). If the business name is owned by an individual, please click on the product Sole Proprietorship Registration. If the business name is owned by more than one persons or corporations, please click on the product General Partnership Registration.
  • Business Supplies


  • Instructions

  • We recommended to reserve a domain name in your business name. If your domain name is taken by any domain reserving company or a competitor, it could be difficult to establish your brand and continue the business without a proper website. (example: View Sample Domain name and Official Email
  • Samples: Official Email
  • The corporate seal, is a tool used to stamp or emboss your company's important documents in order to show the document is certified by, and agreed upon by the owner. Commonly used for:
    1. employment and vendor contracts
    2. minutes from Board of Directors meetings
    3. leases
    4. To be granted for bank loans or mortgages
    5. any contracts or agreements
    View Corporate Seal
  • Corporate Seal (Pictures)
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    • If you choose the Express Queue. We will email you the final registration documents via email in 2 Business Hours.

    • If you choose the Priority Queue. We will email you the final registration documents via email in 1 Business Day.

    • If you choose the Regular Queue. We will email you the final registration documents via email in 10 Business Days.


    • If you choose the Express Queue. We will email you the final registration documents via email in 2 Business Hours.

    • If you choose the Priority Queue. We will email you the final registration documents via email in 4 Business Days.

    • If you choose the Regular Queue. We will email you the final registration documents via email in 30 Business Days.

  • Service Ontario sends us the electronic copy of registration statement via email. Hence, we can provide electronic copy via email at free of cost. However, sending printed copy has additional fees because it involves printing, posting and document handling.
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