Name a Corporation

• Choosing A Name
  • Allegations of Corporate Name Confusion (CBCA and Not-for-Profit Corporations)
  • Choosing a name…
  • Corporate Name Information Form
  • Name Granting Compendium
  • Name Granting Guidelines
  • Names Likely to Cause Confusion Are Not Acceptable
  • Requirements of the CBCA Name Regulations
• Name Granting Guidelines
  • Foreword
  • 1. Name Granting Process
  • 2. Names Must Be Distinctive
  • 3. Names Likely to Cause Confusion Are Not Acceptable
  • 4. A Consent or Undertaking May Be Necessary
  • 5. Names Containing Certain Terms Are Not Acceptable
  • 6. Names May Be in English or French or Both
  • Annex A - Extracts from the CBCA and its Regs.
  • Annex B - Sample consent letters
  • Annex C - Protecting Your Corporate Name
  • Annex D - Corporate Name Information Online
• Name Granting Compendium
  • I. Introduction to Name Policies
  • II. Absolutely Prohibited
  • III. Qualifiedly Prohibited
  • IV. Obscene Names Prohibited
  • V. Lacking Distinctiveness
  • VI. Confusion
  • VII. Deceptively Misdescriptive
  • VIII. Other Related Policies
  • IX. Protecting Your Corporate Name
• Electronic Training on Federal Corporate Name Granting
  • Introduction to Corporate Names
  • Absolutely Prohibited Names, Misleading Names, and Obscene Names
  • Names Lacking Distinctiveness or Consent
  • Names Causing Confusion
  • Bilingual Names
  • Not-for-Profit Names
  • Corporate Name Review
  • Where to Go for Help
  • Quick Link Index
• List of Name Rejection / Approval Notices with codes
  • A - The Proposed Name is Available For Use As A Corporate Name
  • C - The Proposed Name is Not Available Without Meeting The Following Requirement(s)
  • G - The Proposed Name is Not Available Because
  • I - The Proposed Name Does Not Appear To Be Available Because
  • M - The Proposed Name is Not Available Because
  • N - It is Not Possible To Make a Decision Without The Following Requirement(s)
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