Alberta NUANS® Report

You generally need an Alberta NUANS Report when incorporating an Alberta corporation under a proposed word name. Alberta also requires a report for most corporate name changes, amalgamations with a new name, and some extra-provincial registrations. Confirm the specific Corporate Registry instructions for your transaction before ordering. The report scope must match the Alberta filing.

You can obtain an Alberta NUANS Report from an authorized NUANS service provider such as GetNuans. Alberta’s incorporation instructions direct applicants to get and review the report before submitting their incorporation package through a registry agent or another authorized Alberta service provider. The report is delivered electronically for your next filing step.

No, Alberta’s ordinary incorporation instructions direct applicants to obtain an Alberta NUANS Report from a NUANS service provider. The completed report is then submitted with the incorporation information to a registry agent or authorized Alberta service provider, which reviews and records the filing in the Corporate Registry system. The report price is separate from government and registry-agent filing fees.

An Alberta NUANS Report reserves the proposed name for 90 days. For an Alberta incorporation, the complete report must be submitted with the incorporation details while it is within the 90-day validity period. If the report becomes too old before filing, a new report will generally be needed. Plan the order close to filing.

Yes, an Alberta NUANS Report reserves the proposed corporate name for 90 days. The reservation supports the filing, but it is not a guarantee of permanent use or trademark protection. Another corporation can object to a name it considers too similar, and the Registrar may require a change if the objection succeeds.

No, a numbered Alberta corporation generally does not need a NUANS Report. Alberta Corporate Registry assigns a legal number name, such as “9999999 Alberta Ltd.,” so there is no proposed word name to search. A separate business or trade name used by the corporation may have different registration considerations. Confirm those requirements separately before using one.

Yes, select the legal ending that will be part of the Alberta corporation’s full legal name, such as Inc., Ltd. or Corp. In the GetNuans form, enter the business-name portion without that ending and choose the ending separately. This avoids duplicating it in the name submitted for the search. The selected ending should match your intended articles.

Completed Alberta NUANS Reports are typically delivered electronically within minutes. GetNuans processes report orders automatically and accepts orders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Delivery time can still depend on the information submitted and the availability of the underlying NUANS service. Check the order email address carefully before continuing to checkout.