Business name registration under the Business Names Act is required for both Sole Proprietors and General Partnerships, as well as Corporations, operating under a name that is different than their legal name.

Get your name officially recorded with the business registry within 15 min - 2 hr (depending on the volume of requests*)! You will receive a government-issued document that serves as proof of business for Partnerships and Sole Proprietorship in Ontario, often referred to as a 'business license Ontario', formerly known as a Master Business License.

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Address in Ontario is required, but will not be displayed in the online business registry.

*if submitted within regular business hours.