BC Registries

Apply for and complete your business registrations through the Government of BC's BC Registry Services (formerly known as OneStop).

BC Registries has recently improved the way people navigate through requesting a business name in the Name Request application and once approved, using it to register or incorporate their business. Effective October 17, 2023, the following improvements were made:

• Easier to request a name for the right business type. For example, a person can request a new name for an incorporation, registration, name change or others by selecting it from a new easy-to-understand dropdown menu.
• Next steps on what to do are defined clearly once a business name is requested.
• New labelling in the Business Registry dashboard to show status of the name request or business and what actions are available to the person.
• On-screen prompts are improved, navigating people from an approved name request to using it to register or incorporate their business.

To see these and other enhancements to the navigation experience, view the following guides on the BC Registries Resources page:

• Improved: How to request & register a business name - with a Registries account
• Improved: How to request & register a business name - without a Registries account

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