--- title: "Register a business name or incorporate in Alberta" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/alberta" description: "Register a business name or incorporate in Alberta: handled by Alberta Corporate Registry, through registry agents. Compare all 13 provinces and territories." site: "Canada Service Map" author: "Mahmoud Halat" publisher: "Space & Story" lastReviewed: "2026-10-12" licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data." --- # Register a business name or incorporate in Alberta Alberta · Work and business Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer In Alberta, Alberta Corporate Registry (Government of Alberta), through registry agents handles it. Trade names, partnerships and incorporations are filed through an authorized registry agent or Corporate Registry service provider. Who handles it: [Alberta Corporate Registry (Government of Alberta), through registry agents](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-alberta). Handles it in Alberta. ## Official links - [Register a business name](https://www.alberta.ca/register-business-name), checked 12 October 2026 - [Find a registry service provider](https://www.alberta.ca/find-business-registry), checked 12 October 2026 ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Alberta is marked. | Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know | |---|---|---|---| | [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/british-columbia) | BC Registries and Online Services (Government of British Columbia) | [Businesses and companies guide](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/business/managing-a-business/permits-licences/businesses-incorporated-companies), checked 12 October 2026 | Get a name approved first, unless you incorporate a numbered company. | | Alberta (this page) | Alberta Corporate Registry (Government of Alberta), through registry agents | [Register a business name](https://www.alberta.ca/register-business-name), checked 12 October 2026 | Trade names, partnerships and incorporations are filed through an authorized registry agent or Corporate Registry service provider. | | [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/saskatchewan) | ISC Corporate Registry (Information Services Corporation) | [Register a business or incorporate](https://www.saskregistries.ca/corporateregistry/registeringabusiness), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/manitoba) | Companies Office (Government of Manitoba) | [Register a business name](https://companiesoffice.gov.mb.ca/starting_business_name.html), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/ontario) | Ontario Business Registry (ServiceOntario) | [Register or incorporate online](https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-business-registry), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/quebec) | Registraire des entreprises du Québec (REQ) | [Register or incorporate](https://www.quebec.ca/en/businesses-and-self-employed-workers/start-entreprise/register-constitute-enterprise), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/new-brunswick) | Corporate Registry (Service New Brunswick) | [File online with BRS Online](https://www.pxw2.snb.ca/brs/docroot/start/landingPage.jsp), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/nova-scotia) | Registry of Joint Stock Companies (Service Nova Scotia) | [Register a business step by step](https://www.novascotia.ca/register-business-or-non-profit-registry-joint-stock-companies-step-step), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/prince-edward-island) | Corporate Registry (Department of Justice and Public Safety, Government of PEI) | None on record | | | [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/newfoundland-and-labrador) | Registry of Companies (Government Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador) | [Incorporate a company](https://www.gov.nl.ca/gs/registries/companies/corp-inc/), checked 12 October 2026 | Filings are made online through Companies and Deeds Online (CADO). | | [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/yukon) | Corporate Affairs (Government of Yukon) | None on record | Filings can be made online through the Yukon Corporate Online Registry (YCOR). | | [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/northwest-territories) | Corporate Registries (Department of Justice, Government of the Northwest Territories) | [Register a business name](https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/business-names/), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/nunavut) | Corporate Registries (Legal Registries Division, Nunavut Department of Justice) | [Corporate Registries](https://www.nunavutlegalregistries.ca/cr_index_en.shtml), checked 12 October 2026 | Corporate Registries takes filings by email; forms and fees are on its Forms and Instructions page. | ## More - [Register a business name or incorporate in every province and territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business) - [Public services in Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/alberta) - [Get a business number (BN)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/business-number) - [Incorporate a business federally](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/federal-incorporation) - [Register a trademark, patent or copyright](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/trademark-patent) - [Get a municipal business licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/business-licence) - [Find a job (Job Bank)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/job-search) - [Apply for a federal government job](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/government-jobs) ## Cite this page Canada Service Map, "Register a business name or incorporate in Alberta", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/alberta