Guide
How Canadian Business Records Work
Business records are Canada's most open category. Corporations Canada's federal database confirms any federally incorporated company free of charge, status, directors, and filings. Each province runs its own registry for provincially incorporated companies and business names.
Bankruptcies and insolvencies are searchable nationally through the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy ($8 per search; large-company CCAA proceedings listed free). Securities filings for public companies are free on SEDAR+. The directory below links the federal, provincial, and regulatory sources.
Directory
Business registries and regulators
Each link opens the official registry, regulator or government page named. Regulatory colleges license and discipline their members.
Federal
Canadian Civil Aircraft RegisterCanadian Importers DatabaseDesignated learning institutions listDrug Product DatabaseOSFI, who we regulateCRTC telecommunications providersCanadian textiles industryBank of Canada unclaimed propertyBC Unclaimed Property Society
Alberta
Provincial Archives of Alberta search toolsCity of Edmonton mapsCollege of Physicians & Surgeons of AlbertaAlberta charitable organizationsCity of Edmonton Archives catalogueCollege of Alberta PsychologistsRegister a charitable organizationAlberta Land Surveyors' AssociationWestern land grants, 1870 to 1930Translators and Interpreters of AlbertaAlberta volunteering and volunteer management
British Columbia
BC ArchivesBC Data CatalogueBC local governmentsCity of Vancouver people and programsBC Labour Relations BoardBC LawsBC mineral and placer claimsBC Mineral TitlesAbbotsford Police DepartmentBC Housing, subsidized housingBC ParksWorkBCVancouver tickets and towingVanMap, Vancouver property map
Manitoba
Manitoba licensed child care searchManitoba Business, Mining, Trade and Job CreationManitoba Companies OfficeManitoba property assessmentManitoba Securities Commission registration searchCollege of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba
New Brunswick
Architects' Association of New BrunswickService New BrunswickAssociation of New Brunswick Land SurveyorsFCNB real estate licence checkProvincial Archives of New BrunswickNew Brunswick marriage bonds, 1810 to 1932New Brunswick cemeteriesNew Brunswick old soldiers and widows
Newfoundland and Labrador
NL Registry of Companies (CADO)NL Transportation and InfrastructureNL Statistics Agency mapsCollege of Physicians and Surgeons of NL
Northwest Territories
Aurora CollegeNWT post-secondary institutions and accreditationNWT ArchivesPrince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Nova Scotia
Registry of Joint Stock CompaniesPVSC assessment searchNova Scotia Real Estate CommissionNS Energy and Regulatory Boards TribunalCollege of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova ScotiaNova Scotia Archives
Ontario
FSRA, Financial Services Regulatory Authority of OntarioOntario Ministry of TransportationEnvironmental Registry of OntarioInformation and Privacy Commissioner of OntarioOPP missing personsCanadian Geographical Names DatabaseOntario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and ParksPeel Region
Prince Edward Island
PEI Business / Corporate RegistryGeoLinc Plus, PEI property informationCICDI, international credentials
Quebec
Registre des entreprises du QuébecAMF register of firms and individualsRevenu Québec unclaimed propertyQuebec Ministry of Public SecurityCanada Industrial Relations Board