Product Info

Businesses registered or incorporated in BC can request for a change of name. The process is referred to as Notice of Alteration for company name change. Other names:
  • Notice of Alteration.

Checklist

Who can request a Company name change:
  • Directors or officers of the company can submit an application for name change.
What is required:
  • Name and number of the BC Company.
  • A name request number issued by B.C Registries approving the new name for this company.
  • Company password issued by B.C Registries at the time of incorporation.

What you get

Articles Sample Docs
Certificate of Change of Name
Sample Document
Notice of Articles
Sample Document

Timeline

Without a Name Approval: If you Do Not have a valid name approval for this process, we will obtain the name approval on be half of you. In this case, your order will be processed in 2 Steps:
    • Step 1: Requesting a name approval to B.C Registries. Sample
    • Step 2: Registering with the B.C Registries.
These 2 Steps are combinedly offered in 3 Service Queues:
      • Regular Queue: Name change procedure can be completed in 4 weeks.
      • Express Queue: Name change procedure can be completed in 2 weeks.
      • Super-Express Queue: Name change procedure can be completed in 1 business day.
With a Name Approval: If you have already obtained a valid name approval for the new name, we offer the following service queues.
    • Regular Queue: Name change procedure can be completed in 10 business days.
    • Express Queue: Name change procedure can be completed in 2 business days.
    • Super-Express Queue: Name change procedure can be completed in 2 business HOURS.

FAQs

Can a name change be pre-dated ?No. New name will be effective as and when B.C Registries complete the process in their system. This date will be a current date.
When can I start using the new name for the business?The new name of the business will be effective from the date shown in the notice of alteration issued by B.C Registries once the name change is completed by them. We will be emailing this document to you.
Do I still have a ownership of the old name?Once the new name change has been processed by B.C Registries and a notice of alteration issues, you will not have any ownership of the previous name.
Can I file any other changes along with this process?
  • Changes to addresses or directors cannot be processed along with company's name change.
  • You can complete some other combination of alterations with this filing - for example: altering the company's authorized share structure and removing the Pre-existing Company Provisions.
  • Separate orders will have to be placed with us for any of these additional changes.