From a numbered Québec inc. to a name that looks like you.
Changing the official name of a business corporation, the one carrying the inc., requires articles of amendment filed with the Québec enterprise registrar. The most common case is moving from a numbered designation to a real name.
We search the availability and compliance of your new name, the lawyer responsible for your file prepares the articles of amendment, and we file them with the registrar. You receive your certificate of amendment, and your business number stays the same.
Please note: the change of name must be authorized by corporate resolutions, offered through our resolution drafting service, to be added to your order.
Your 9XXX-XXXX Québec inc. deserves a name worthy of your brand.
A repositioning, a merging of activities or a new direction: the name has to follow.
The name chosen at constitution no longer fits.
Select your service and pay securely by credit card.
You send us the information your file requires, simply and online.
The lawyer responsible for your file prepares the declaration and makes the required filing.
Your certificate of amendment is sent to you by email as soon as processing is complete.
The service is $399 plus taxes, plus government fees of $206, for a total of $664.75. It covers amending the articles and the required filings.
The lawyer prepares the resolution authorizing the change, the articles of amendment and the filings with the appropriate register. The new name is searched for availability before filing.
If you want to keep your corporation as it is but run a new brand, the business name at $249 is often enough. Changing the official name is called for when the legal identity itself must change. Our AI assistant can help you decide.
Your bank accounts, contracts, licences, insurance, your tax file and your communication materials. The certificate of amendment you receive serves as proof for all of them.
No. The corporation remains the same legal person: its contracts, obligations and assets are untouched. Only its official name changes.
Yes. The name must comply with the Charter of the French language and with the rules on how business names are formed. We carry out the check before filing to avoid a refusal.
We normally prepare and file within 24 to 48 business hours, depending on how busy the period is. The issuance of official documents by the authorities, such as the Québec enterprise registrar or Corporations Canada, depends on those authorities’ own processing times.
You add the service to your cart and pay securely online. You then send us the necessary information, and the lawyer responsible for your file carries out the mandate. You receive your documents by email.
No. The AI assistant exists only to help you choose among our services; it has no legal effect. All legal work is performed by the lawyer responsible for your file, a member of the Barreau du Québec.
If you withdraw before the work begins, we refund you, less processing and billing administration fees of $100. No refund is possible once the work has begun. If we are not in a position to serve you, you are refunded in full.
Our article on changing a corporate name explains what changes, what stays and the list of what must be updated afterward.
Un business name costs a good deal less if the brand is only one facet of the business.
And to make sure the new name holds up, see how to choose a business name.
Order online, or talk to us first. Both roads lead to the same attention to detail.