Why Do I Need That In My Corporate Name?

Corporate entities (both share capital and non-share capital) can be incorporated at the federal or provincial level. Each corporate statute has certain name requirements for the corporate name, and each regulator has also developed name approval policies and procedures. Sometimes the requirements are mandatory, such as legislative requirements to include an identifying suffix, such as "Limited" or "Inc.", in the corporate name. Sometimes the requirements are prohibitions, such as a restriction on use of words implying an association with government. Generally, the corporate regulator is also granted a degree of discretion to assess whether a proposed corporate name is confusingly similar to the name of another corporation.