Business registry fees across Canada
Government fees for the same tasks in the federal registry and every province and territory. Each figure links to the official page it came from. Figures marked Confirm could not be checked on a current official page; the footnotes say why. Fees exclude tax unless stated.
| Jurisdiction | Search | Profile report | Certificate of status | Name reservation | Name search report (NUANS or equivalent) | Business name registration | Business name renewal | Incorporation | Annual return | Extra-provincial registration (Canadian corporation) | How to search |
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| Federal | FreeSource | FreeSource | $10 ($20 by email, $20 by mail)Source | $13.80Unconfirmed | $13.80Source | Not offeredSource | Not offeredSource | $200 ($300 expedited)Source | $12Source | Not offeredSource |
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| Ontario | FreeSource | $8Source | $26Source | Not offeredSource | Set by the NUANS vendorSource | $60Source | $60 every 5 yearsSource | $300Source | FreeSource | FreeSource |
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| British Columbia | $7 per searchSource | Not publishedUnconfirmed | $35Source | $30 ($130 priority)Source | Set by the NUANS vendorSource | $70($40 registration + $30 Name Request)Source | Not publishedUnconfirmed | $380($350 filing + $30 Name Request)Source | $43.39Source | $380($350 filing + $30 Name Request)Source |
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| Alberta | $5.30 + registry agent fee (varies)Source | Not offeredSource | $5.30 + registry agent fee (varies)Source | Not offeredSource | Set by the NUANS vendorSource | $10.61 + registry agent fee (varies)Source | Not publishedUnconfirmed | $291.75 + registry agent fee (varies)Source | $53.05 + registry agent fee (varies)Source | $291.75 + registry agent fee (varies)Source |
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| Nova Scotia | FreeSource | $12.45Source | $37.40Source | $60.52 (incl. tax)Source | Set by the NUANS vendorSource | $68.55Source | $68.55 every yearSource | $200Source | $118.35 every yearSource | FreeSource |
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| Quebec | FreeSource | FreeSource | $27 ($40.50 priority)Source | $27Source | Not offeredSource | $41 ($61.50 priority)Source | $41 every yearSource | $397 ($595.50 priority)Source | $106 (includes the annual registration fee)Source | $397 ($595.50 priority)Source |
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| Manitoba | FreeSource | $5Source | $40Source | $45Source | Not offeredSource | $60Source | $60Source | $350Source | $65Source | $350Source |
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| Saskatchewan | Not publishedUnconfirmed | $10Source | $15Source | $50Source | $60Source | $65Source | $60Source | $255Source | $60Source | $255Source |
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| New Brunswick | $3 per searchSource | Not publishedUnconfirmed | $20Source | Not publishedUnconfirmed | Set by the NUANS vendorSource | $112Source | $62 every 5 yearsSource | $262 ($312 on paper, $362 expedited)Source | $60 ($80 on paper)Source | $212 ($312 expedited)Source |
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| Prince Edward Island | FreeSource | FreeSource | Not publishedUnconfirmed | $40Source | $40Source | $90Source | $75 every 3 yearsSource | $215Source | $30Source | $275Source |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador | FreeSource | FreeSource | $10Source | $10Source | Not offeredSource | Not offeredSource | Not offeredSource | $270 ($300 on paper)Source | $90 ($100 on paper)Source | $560Source |
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| Yukon | FreeSource | $20 ($10 for a business name or partnership)Source | $25Source | $40 ($60 on paper)Source | Not offeredSource | $25Source | $25 every 3 yearsSource | $300Source | $100Source | $300Source |
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| Northwest Territories | FreeSource | $4 per searchSource | $20Source | $25Source | Not offeredSource | $50Source | $50 every 4 yearsSource | $300Source | $150Source | Not publishedUnconfirmed |
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| Nunavut | FreeSource | Not publishedUnconfirmed | $10Source | $25Source | Not offeredSource | $50Source | Not publishedUnconfirmed | $300Source | $70Source | $300Source |
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Search, cheapest first
- Federal: FreeSource
- Ontario: FreeSource
- Nova Scotia: FreeSource
- Quebec: FreeSource
- Manitoba: FreeSource
- Prince Edward Island: FreeSource
- Newfoundland and Labrador: FreeSource
- Yukon: FreeSource
- Northwest Territories: FreeSource
- Nunavut: FreeSource
- New Brunswick: $3 per searchSource
- British Columbia: $7 per searchSource
- Alberta: $5.30 + registry agent fee (varies)Source
- Saskatchewan: Not publishedUnconfirmed
Profile report, cheapest first
- Federal: FreeSource
- Quebec: FreeSource
- Prince Edward Island: FreeSource
- Newfoundland and Labrador: FreeSource
- Northwest Territories: $4 per searchSource
- Manitoba: $5Source
- Ontario: $8Source
- Saskatchewan: $10Source
- Nova Scotia: $12.45Source
- Yukon: $20 ($10 for a business name or partnership)Source
- British Columbia: Not publishedUnconfirmed
- Alberta: Not offeredSource
- New Brunswick: Not publishedUnconfirmed
- Nunavut: Not publishedUnconfirmed
Certificate of status, cheapest first
- Federal: $10 ($20 by email, $20 by mail)Source
- Newfoundland and Labrador: $10Source
- Nunavut: $10Source
- Saskatchewan: $15Source
- New Brunswick: $20Source
- Northwest Territories: $20Source
- Yukon: $25Source
- Ontario: $26Source
- Quebec: $27 ($40.50 priority)Source
- British Columbia: $35Source
- Nova Scotia: $37.40Source
- Manitoba: $40Source
- Alberta: $5.30 + registry agent fee (varies)Source
- Prince Edward Island: Not publishedUnconfirmed
Name reservation, cheapest first
- Newfoundland and Labrador: $10Source
- Federal: $13.80Unconfirmed
- Northwest Territories: $25Source
- Nunavut: $25Source
- Quebec: $27Source
- British Columbia: $30 ($130 priority)Source
- Prince Edward Island: $40Source
- Yukon: $40 ($60 on paper)Source
- Manitoba: $45Source
- Saskatchewan: $50Source
- Nova Scotia: $60.52 (incl. tax)Source
- Ontario: Not offeredSource
- Alberta: Not offeredSource
- New Brunswick: Not publishedUnconfirmed
Name search report (NUANS or equivalent), cheapest first
- Federal: $13.80Source
- Prince Edward Island: $40Source
- Saskatchewan: $60Source
- Ontario: Set by the NUANS vendorSource
- British Columbia: Set by the NUANS vendorSource
- Alberta: Set by the NUANS vendorSource
- Nova Scotia: Set by the NUANS vendorSource
- Quebec: Not offeredSource
- Manitoba: Not offeredSource
- New Brunswick: Set by the NUANS vendorSource
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Not offeredSource
- Yukon: Not offeredSource
- Northwest Territories: Not offeredSource
- Nunavut: Not offeredSource
Business name registration, cheapest first
- Yukon: $25Source
- Quebec: $41 ($61.50 priority)Source
- Northwest Territories: $50Source
- Nunavut: $50Source
- Ontario: $60Source
- Manitoba: $60Source
- Saskatchewan: $65Source
- Nova Scotia: $68.55Source
- British Columbia: $70($40 registration + $30 Name Request)Source
- Prince Edward Island: $90Source
- New Brunswick: $112Source
- Alberta: $10.61 + registry agent fee (varies)Source
- Federal: Not offeredSource
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Not offeredSource
Business name renewal, cheapest first
- Yukon: $25 every 3 yearsSource
- Quebec: $41 every yearSource
- Northwest Territories: $50 every 4 yearsSource
- Ontario: $60 every 5 yearsSource
- Manitoba: $60Source
- Saskatchewan: $60Source
- New Brunswick: $62 every 5 yearsSource
- Nova Scotia: $68.55 every yearSource
- Prince Edward Island: $75 every 3 yearsSource
- Federal: Not offeredSource
- British Columbia: Not publishedUnconfirmed
- Alberta: Not publishedUnconfirmed
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Not offeredSource
- Nunavut: Not publishedUnconfirmed
Incorporation, cheapest first
- Federal: $200 ($300 expedited)Source
- Nova Scotia: $200Source
- Prince Edward Island: $215Source
- Saskatchewan: $255Source
- New Brunswick: $262 ($312 on paper, $362 expedited)Source
- Newfoundland and Labrador: $270 ($300 on paper)Source
- Ontario: $300Source
- Yukon: $300Source
- Northwest Territories: $300Source
- Nunavut: $300Source
- Manitoba: $350Source
- British Columbia: $380($350 filing + $30 Name Request)Source
- Quebec: $397 ($595.50 priority)Source
- Alberta: $291.75 + registry agent fee (varies)Source
Annual return, cheapest first
- Ontario: FreeSource
- Federal: $12Source
- Prince Edward Island: $30Source
- British Columbia: $43.39Source
- Saskatchewan: $60Source
- New Brunswick: $60 ($80 on paper)Source
- Manitoba: $65Source
- Nunavut: $70Source
- Newfoundland and Labrador: $90 ($100 on paper)Source
- Yukon: $100Source
- Quebec: $106 (includes the annual registration fee)Source
- Nova Scotia: $118.35 every yearSource
- Northwest Territories: $150Source
- Alberta: $53.05 + registry agent fee (varies)Source
Extra-provincial registration (Canadian corporation), cheapest first
- Ontario: FreeSource
- Nova Scotia: FreeSource
- New Brunswick: $212 ($312 expedited)Source
- Saskatchewan: $255Source
- Prince Edward Island: $275Source
- Yukon: $300Source
- Nunavut: $300Source
- Manitoba: $350Source
- British Columbia: $380($350 filing + $30 Name Request)Source
- Quebec: $397 ($595.50 priority)Source
- Newfoundland and Labrador: $560Source
- Alberta: $291.75 + registry agent fee (varies)Source
- Federal: Not offeredSource
- Northwest Territories: Not publishedUnconfirmed
A fee that adds a registry agent's own charge comes after the fixed fees, because its full price varies. Fees with no published figure, fees a jurisdiction doesn't offer, and fees set by a private vendor are listed last.
Notes on figures to confirm
- Federal, Name reservation: $13.80. Confirm with the registry. We haven't confirmed this on an official page yet. Online Filing Centre
- British Columbia, Profile report: Not published. Confirm with the registry. The registry doesn't publish this online. Forms, fees and information packages
- British Columbia, Business name renewal: Not published. Confirm with the registry. The registry doesn't publish this online. Forms, fees and information packages
- Alberta, Business name renewal: Not published. Confirm with the registry. The registry doesn't publish this online. Register a business name
- Saskatchewan, Search: Not published. Confirm with the registry. The registry doesn't publish this online. Corporate Registry fees table (effective April 15, 2026)
- Saskatchewan, Corporate Registry application cost: Free basic search; details cost extra. Confirm with the registry. We haven't confirmed this on an official page yet. Search and find information on an existing business
- Saskatchewan, Corporate Registry application login: Needs a Corporate Registry account. Confirm with the registry. We haven't confirmed this on an official page yet. Search and find information on an existing business
- New Brunswick, Profile report: Not published. Confirm with the registry. The registry doesn't publish this online. Fees: copies and certificates
- New Brunswick, Name reservation: Not published. Confirm with the registry. The registry doesn't publish this online. Fees: provincial corporations
- Prince Edward Island, Certificate of status: Not published. Confirm with the registry. The registry doesn't publish this online. Business Corporations Act: Business Corporations Regulations (fee schedule)
- Northwest Territories, Extra-provincial registration (Canadian corporation): Not published. Confirm with the registry. The registry doesn't publish this online. Business Corporations Act fee schedule
- Nunavut, Profile report: Not published. Confirm with the registry. The registry doesn't publish this online. Business Corporations Act fee schedule
- Nunavut, Business name renewal: Not published. Confirm with the registry. The registry doesn't publish this online. Partnership Act fee schedule