09/04/2026
Many new founders run one Google search on their business name and call it done.
That's how you end up rebranding six months later — new logo, domain, signage, new everything.
A business name search in Canada is really four searches, not one. Provincial registry. Corporations Canada. CIPO trademarks. Plus a NUANS report if you're incorporating.
Miss the trademark search and a registry can approve your name while a trademark holder still forces you to drop it. It happens more than you'd think. ®️
Our step-by-step guide covers all of it — what's free, what costs there are, and the 90-day window most people blow past.
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