Filing a Change of Name
The following overview provides the information you need to file an extraprovincial change of name. For business or legal advice, you should go to a small business consultant or a lawyer.
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Background
Important Information
Getting Started
This transaction will allow you to change the name of an extraprovincial company. To complete a change of name that involves an assumed name please complete our Change of Name Form 37 and mail to the Corporate Registry for filing. This includes an extraprovincial company with an existing assumed name or an extraprovincial company that wants to add, change or remove an assumed name.
Refer to section 382 and 383 of the Business Corporations Act. Please read these sections carefully before you proceed.
1) If a foreign entity that is registered as an extraprovincial company changes its name, the extraprovincial company must provide to the registrar the records and information the registrar may require and must
(a) file with the registrar
(i) a notice of change of name of extraprovincial company in the form established by the registrar, and
(ii) any other records the registrar may require, and
(b) before filing those records,
(i) if it wishes to carry on business in British Columbia under its new name, reserve its new name under section 22, or
(ii) if its new name contravenes any of the prescribed requirements or any of the other requirements set out in Division 2 of Part 2 and the extraprovincial company does not have an assumed name under which it intends to continue to carry on business in British Columbia, adopt an assumed name.
For additional support with BC Registries filings, visit bcregistry.gov.bc.ca/filing for your service options. Please note that Service BC does not provide legal or financial advice.
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There are no statutory filing fees associated with this filing for extraprovincial companies with a home jurisdiction of Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba.
The Alberta fees were eliminated by the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement. The Saskatchewan and Manitoba fees were eliminated by the New West Partnership Trade Agreement.
All other extraprovincial companies must pay the filing fee.
Confirm Change of Company Name
The extraprovincial company in BC must have the same name as the company in the home jurisdiction.
If the extraprovincial company has a Federal home jurisdiction then type in the new name and home jurisdiction corporate number of the extraprovincial company in British Columbia. Please type in the name carefully.
If the extraprovincial company does not have a Federal home jurisdiction then a name request number that has been approved is required. If the name in the home jurisdiction is not available in British Columbia then an assumed name is required.
Review the new extraprovincial company in BC carefully. In most cases it should have the same name as the company in the home jurisdiction. There may be an exception if the names are out of synchronization due to an amalgamation or continuation in the home jurisdiction. Or if there is an assumed name in British Columbia.
An email address for the submitting party must be entered. A copy of the filing will be emailed to this address.
Pay and File
If this company’s home jurisdiction is part of the New West Partnership Trade Agreement then the fee for this filing has been waived.
Please view the complete draft of your filing by clicking "View Draft Filing" before you pay to ensure all of the information on the form is complete and correct. You require Adobe Acrobat Reader. It is advisable to print your receipt at this time.
See the fee schedule to review the fee for this filing.
Your Receipt
When you are presented with the receipt, you will be able to view a print-friendly version of the your filed document and the receipt. You require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Before you begin, ensure you have the following information on hand:
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The company's registration or business number. |
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The company's password or access code.
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While you are completing the form, you can view a draft of all the information you have entered by clicking "View Draft Filing" from the left sidebar. To view the document, you require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
THIS INFORMATION IS INTENDED AS A GUIDE ONLY AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT AND THE REGULATION UNDER THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT