Registrations

  • Registration of a business name is required of anyone who forms a partnership or uses a business name other than their own.
  • A co-operative or co-op is a business that is owned and controlled by its members in order to provide goods or services to those members.…
  • With the exception of licensed insurance companies, all extra-territorial corporations incorporated elsewhere but carrying on business in the Northwest Territories as defined in the Business…
  • A certificate of title is proof of an owner's title to a parcel of land, subject to certain exceptions and any liens or interests recorded…
  • The Northwest Territories Land Titles System (NTLS) allows users to perform title searches against property legal descriptions, conduct General Register and Writ Book searches against…
  • A lien is the legal right to seize a debtor's property until their debt is paid.
  • Incorporation as a society offers substantial benefits to non-profit organizations such as limited liability for members, and is a requirement for registered charities.
  • A corporation is a legal entity owned by its shareholders, whose liability is limited to the amount they have invested in the corporation. A corporation…
  • The Personal Property Registry (PPR) is an online registry that allows individuals and businesses to register notices of security interests in personal property within the Northwest Territories in accordance with the Personal Property Security Act.
  • The Office of the Superintendent of Securities maintains a list of reporting issuers in the Northwest Territories, updated weekly. A reporting issuer is not in…
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