Is there an Alberta company that you wish to find out information about such as the names and addresses of the officers and directors of the company? Are you wanting to find out the official address of an Alberta company and who the President of the company is? You can find out this information by ordering what is called an Alberta company search or Alberta corporate search.
You will not be able to determine information about an Alberta sole proprietorship or an Alberta partnership from this type of report. If you wish to find out information about a partnership or a sole proprietorship registered in the province of Alberta, you need to obtain an Alberta Business Name Search.
An Alberta corporation search provides (a) all previous and current names of the company; (b) names and addresses of the officers and directors, (c) the share attributes and the registered office address. This report even tells you the names of the owners of the company. More facts about the company are provided when you obtain an Alberta company search than would be provided for companies in other provinces and territories. Other provinces will not tell you the ownership of a company. The Alberta company search report tells you the names of the shareholders.
A company search is provided by the provincial and territorial governments and each jurisdiction has its own search system for that province or territory. It is important to know the jurisdiction where the company was incorporated when you order a corporate search from a search house.
You must have the correct name of the company as shown on its articles of incorporation. Let us say you are not absolutely sure of the exact spelling of the name of the company. Inform the search clerk this so they can check the name online before they do the search. If you have the Alberta corporate access number for the company then the search results will be completely accurate since every Alberta company is given its own number upon incorporation. All companies are assigned a number upon incorporation.
The provincial and federal government will not provide you with information about a person such as whaat companies he or she is a director of or an owner of. You must be aware of the companies that an individual owns before you can do a search.
Resources for Canadian Business Owners is a registered search house and can provide you with information about Alberta Corporate Searches and a Company Registration