Canada Business Entity Search

Search 1.55 million+ Canadian federal corporations and 12 official data sources in one query — ISED registry, BC OrgBook, CRA charities, FINTRAC, OSFI, and more.

• ✅ Search 1.55 million federal corporations registered with ISED Corporations Canada
• ✅ Get company name, status, address, province, business number, and incorporation date
• ✅ Cross-reference with CRA charities, FINTRAC MSBs, and OSFI-regulated institutions
• ✅ Pay only for what you use: $0.002 per business record
• ✅ Free $5 Apify credit on signup = ~2,500 records to start with

Verifying a Canadian company currently means visiting the ISED Corporations Canada website, then checking BC OrgBook separately, then the CRA charity database, then FINTRAC for money service businesses. This Actor searches all 12 sources at once and returns every match in one table.

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What you can do with it

1. Verify a Canadian company's registration and status (KYB)

Search a company name to confirm it's registered with ISED, check its active status, and see its incorporation details — the baseline KYB check for onboarding Canadian business partners.

What you enter:

What	Example
Search term	Shopify or Bombardier or TD Bank

What you get back:

Company	Status	Province	BN	Incorporated
SHOPIFY INC.	Active	ON	BN123456789	2004-09-28
SHOPIFY PAYMENTS (CANADA) INC.	Active	ON	BN987654321	2012-05-15

Every record comes from the official ISED federal corporation registry — the same data you'd get by searching corporations.ic.gc.ca, but structured and downloadable.

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2. Build prospect lists by industry keyword

Search the entire 1.55 million corporation database by industry keyword to find companies in a specific sector. "Mining," "fintech," "cannabis," "artificial intelligence" — any keyword that appears in company names.

What you enter:

What	Example
Search term	fintech or cannabis or mining
How many results	200

What you get back:

A list of every federally registered Canadian corporation with that keyword in its name, sorted by relevance. For B2B sales teams, this is a prospect list built from official government data — not a purchased marketing list.

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3. Due diligence for investment or M&A

Verify corporate registration details, confirm active status, and cross-reference business numbers for any Canadian company. Pull structured data directly into your research workflow instead of manually searching government websites.

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4. Monitor new incorporations in your sector

Schedule weekly runs with your industry keywords to track new business formations. A surge in "AI" or "cleantech" incorporations signals where capital and talent are flowing.

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5. Use it from ChatGPT, Claude, or no-code automation

Ask your AI assistant "is Shopify registered as a Canadian federal corporation?" — it returns the actual ISED record.

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How to use (no code required)

1. Click "Try for Free" at the top of this page
2. Type a company name or industry keyword
3. Click Start — results appear in seconds, ready to download as Excel, CSV, or JSON

The $5 free Apify credit covers ~2,500 business records.

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What you get back

Each corporation comes back as one row with: company name, registration ID, entity type, status (Active/Dissolved), registered address, city, province, postal code, business number (BN), and incorporation date.

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Data sources

All data comes from ISED Corporations Canada — the official federal corporate registry maintained by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. The database covers all 1.55 million+ corporations registered under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) across every province and territory. Additional sources include BC OrgBook, CRA charities, FINTRAC MSB registry, OSFI regulated institutions, and Statistics Canada indicators.

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Pricing

Pay per record. No subscription.

What triggers a charge	Cost
Actor start (each run)	$0.005
Each business record	$0.002

$5 free Apify credit = ~2,500 records.

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Connect to your tools

Platform	How to connect
Make.com	Search "Apify" → "Run Actor" → Actor ID lentic_clockss/canada-business-search
n8n	Add Apify node → "Run Actor" → same Actor ID
Zapier	Apify integration → "Run Actor" trigger
ChatGPT / Claude / Cursor	Connect via Apify's MCP endpoint
LangChain, Python, custom code	Via Apify SDK or direct API call

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When to use something else

If you need...	Use this instead
US company registrations	US Business Entity Search
Global company search across 40+ countries	Global Company Search
Canadian government contracts	Canada Government Contracts Search
Canadian building permits	Canada Building Permits Search
Provincial corporation registries	Not yet covered — this Actor covers federal registrations

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FAQ

Q: Does this cover provincial corporations? A: This Actor covers federal corporations registered under the CBCA with ISED. Provincial registrations (e.g., Ontario's Business Registry) are not yet included.

Q: Can I search by business number (BN)? A: Yes. Enter a BN as the search term to look up a specific corporation.

Q: How current is the data? A: The ISED database is regularly updated. The SIP gateway syncs with ISED on a regular schedule.

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Also Available

• Direct API: https://opendata.best/api/v1/data — use with any HTTP client and your API key
• Postman Collection: Fork and test — pre-built requests with example responses
• GitHub: Collection source files — import JSON into any API client