An unincorporated business owned by one individual, without separate legal status from that owner.
In practice
Registering an operating name does not turn the activity into a corporation. Rules for registering the name depend on the jurisdiction.
What to check next
Use the relevant provincial or territorial registry rather than expecting every proprietorship to appear in federal corporation data.
Sources and review
Source checked October 30, 2026. Examples illustrate the process; they do not describe a real corporation.
CRA — Sole proprietorship