Northwest Territories Corporate Registries
The official guidance describes free legal-name, status and entity-type information, with paid access to full profiles and filed-document images. Search carefully: spelling, accents and punctuation can change matching.
This jurisdiction’s full registry is not integrated. Results covered here come from separate sources; use the official service to confirm provincial or territorial registration.
Your query stays here; enter it on the official website.
Guidance checked October 30, 2026.
Search the data covered here
Search federal corporations with a filed office in this region. This filter does not cover every provincial or territorial registration; confirm those with the official registry.
Key facts for this registry
NWT guidance distinguishes free basic corporate information from paid full profiles; contact the registry if migrated links fail.
| Identifier to prepare | Use the identifier on your registry document, or ask Corporate Registries which record reference to supply. |
|---|---|
| Access and fees | Basic legal name, status and entity type free; full profiles and filed images paid. |
| Choosing a document | Ask the registry for the appropriate corporate status certificate or society status letter. |
Carry out an official search
- Start from the territorial registry guidance.
- Follow the current online-system link if available.
- Contact the registry if redirected guidance fails.
An old Justice bookmark redirects unexpectedly? Use registry contact guidance; do not treat a failed page as an unregistered business.
These steps guide the research; available screens and products can vary by entity type.
Continue the right check
Compare federal and provincial incorporation · Distinguish business and corporation numbers
Business types covered
Territorial and extra-territorial corporations, societies, cooperatives, sole-proprietor business names and partnerships.
Read the official guidanceChoose and check a name
Use the territorial name-search and reservation process before incorporation when a name approval is required. A proposed numbered name follows different instructions from a word name.
Read the official guidanceIncorporate or register
Corporate Registries administers territorial incorporation and extra-territorial registration. Obtain the current incorporation package directly from the registry if the official NWT corporations link redirects or fails.
Read the official guidanceUnderstand government fees
The registry information page lists a $20 CAD corporate status/compliance certificate and no fee for a non-profit society status letter. General incorporation and annual fees remain unverified in the current migrated service.
Read the official guidanceKeep up with annual filings
Use the return and instructions applicable to a territorial or extra-territorial corporation. A current annual-return deadline was not independently confirmed in this audit; check with the registry before filing.
Read the official guidanceObtain official documents
Certificates of Compliance, Good Standing or Status are obtained through the registry office. Non-profit societies receive a letter of status instead of the for-profit corporate certificate.
Read the official guidanceHow should you interpret a match?
Match the legal name and identifier, then check status and the date of the information. Registration does not guarantee solvency or trustworthiness. If there is no result, check spelling, previous names and the incorporating jurisdiction.
Northwest Territories registry questions
Which business types does this registry cover?
Territorial and extra-territorial corporations, societies, cooperatives, sole-proprietor business names and partnerships.
Read the official scopeWhen is the annual filing due?
Use the return and instructions applicable to a territorial or extra-territorial corporation. A current annual-return deadline was not independently confirmed in this audit; check with the registry before filing.
Check the filing rulesHow can I obtain official evidence?
Certificates of Compliance, Good Standing or Status are obtained through the registry office. Non-profit societies receive a letter of status instead of the for-profit corporate certificate.
See available official documentsOfficial sources
Source checked October 30, 2026. A page check does not mean a transaction was completed or tested.
Northwest Territories Corporate Registries — reference 1www.justice.gov.nt.caNorthwest Territories Corporate Registries — reference 2
www.justice.gov.nt.caNorthwest Territories Corporate Registries — reference 3
www.justice.gov.nt.ca