PEI Corporate and Business Names Registry
Search the official legal name or business number and use the type and status filters. If no match appears, follow the official page’s link to the original registry and try alternate terms.
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
Search PEI’s official corporate registry and follow its original-registry fallback if a business is missing.
| Identifier to prepare | Use the Business Number field requested by the PEI search; do not assume its format is the nine-digit CRA BN. |
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| Access and fees | Public search form; current certificate process and charges remain unverified. |
| Choosing a document | Ask Corporate Registry which current certificate or filed copy meets the recipient’s request. |
Carry out an official search
- Use the official business name or number.
- Apply type/status filters as appropriate.
- Follow the original-registry link if missing.
An operating name finds nothing? Try the official business name and both systems before drawing a conclusion.
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
Business corporations, extra-provincial and federal registrations, sole proprietorships, partnerships, trade names, non-profits and cooperatives through their relevant services.
Read the official guidanceChoose and check a name
Submit a name-approval request through the Online Corporate and Business Names Registry. Even a numbered corporate name requires the prescribed request and payment under PEI’s naming guide.
Read the official guidanceIncorporate or register
The OCBR help page provides separate instructions for a new incorporation, extra-provincial registration and a federal corporation with a PEI head office. Select the correct process rather than repeating an existing incorporation.
Read the official guidanceUnderstand government fees
No current general business-corporation incorporation or certificate price is asserted here. Use the official OCBR instructions and confirm the charge for the selected entity type before payment.
Read the official guidanceKeep up with annual filings
Corporations submit annual returns in OCBR; sole proprietorships, partnerships and trade names instead have a three-year renewal cycle. Check the entity’s own expiry date and instructions.
Read the official guidanceObtain official documents
The exact current certificate-order flow and price were not independently verified. Contact the official Corporate Registry through its help page and describe the document your recipient requires.
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.
Prince Edward Island registry questions
Which business types does this registry cover?
Business corporations, extra-provincial and federal registrations, sole proprietorships, partnerships, trade names, non-profits and cooperatives through their relevant services.
Read the official scopeWhen is the annual filing due?
Corporations submit annual returns in OCBR; sole proprietorships, partnerships and trade names instead have a three-year renewal cycle. Check the entity’s own expiry date and instructions.
Check the filing rulesHow can I obtain official evidence?
The exact current certificate-order flow and price were not independently verified. Contact the official Corporate Registry through its help page and describe the document your recipient requires.
See available official documentsOfficial sources
Source checked October 30, 2026. A page check does not mean a transaction was completed or tested.
PEI Corporate and Business Names Registry — reference 1www.princeedwardisland.caPEI Corporate and Business Names Registry — reference 2
www.princeedwardisland.caPEI Corporate and Business Names Registry — reference 3
www.princeedwardisland.ca