Find business registration and permits in Nunavut
Where do I find business registration and permit requirements in Nunavut?
Nunavut provides a business-name declaration route through Legal Registries and separate municipal licensing instructions. BizPaL currently does not serve Nunavut; use territorial and municipal sources directly.
Where to begin
- For business-name registration, open the Government of Nunavut guide and obtain the Declaration of Use of a Business Name from its Legal Registries link.
- Check the naming requirements, complete the declaration and use the official guide’s email-submission instructions.
- Contact Legal Registries using the listed channel to arrange payment and resolve entity-specific registration questions.
- For a municipal business licence, follow the community’s application process and the territorial Certificate of Compliance instructions. Do not self-certify facts you have not established.
- Check existing CRA accounts before requesting a new business number.
- Ask the municipality and relevant territorial department about activity-specific permits; Nunavut is not available through BizPaL at this review.
Before you open the official service
- Business name and legal structure
- Operating community and activities
- Municipal application and compliance information
Keep your actual documents and account details off this website. Use the official service’s current checklist before applying.
What to check for your situation
Business-name filing, incorporation, tax accounts, municipal licensing and NNI supplier registration are different matters. This record does not establish eligibility or compliance.
Fees, processing times and document rules can change. This page helps you navigate; it does not confirm eligibility or replace the government’s instructions.
Official sources
gov.nu.ca · Official websiteGovernment of Nunavut — Register your Business NameThe guide links a declaration and gives email-submission and payment-arrangement instructions.Checked
bizpal.ca · Official websiteBizPaL — Frequently asked questionsBizPaL is not available in Nunavut at review. BizPaL is not an exhaustive permit database.Checked
canada.ca · Official websiteCanada Revenue Agency — Business number and program accountsReuse an existing business number.Checked
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