Canada Corporations Registry Scraper (Company Search)

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns:

{
  "companyName": "SHOPIFY INC.",
  "alternateNames": null,
  "registryNumber": "4261607",
  "alternateRegistryNumber": "426160-7",
  "businessNumber": "847871746RC0001",
  "mrasId": "CC_4261607",
  "status": "Active",
  "statusDate": "2004-09-28",
  "statusNotes": null,
  "entityType": "Business Corporation",
  "entityTypeCode": "BCA",
  "incorporationDate": "2004-09-28",
  "displayDate": "2004-09-28",
  "jurisdiction": "CC",
  "jurisdictionName": "Corporations Canada (Federal)",
  "registrySource": "CC",
  "officeCity": "OTTAWA",
  "officeProvince": "Ontario",
  "country": "Canada",
  "registryProfileUrl": "https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cc/lgcy/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=4261607",
  "aiCompanySummary": null,
  "aiRiskFlags": null,
  "aiRiskLevel": null,
  "aiIndustry": null,
  "aiIndustryCode": null,
  "source": "Canada Business Registries",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-14T06:57:07.885Z",
  "error": null
}

The most complete Canada corporations registry scraper available. It returns every field the Canadian federal and provincial business registries expose for each company, including the legal name, registry and business numbers, entity type, status and registered office, plus optional AI add-ons, and gives you four filters to target exactly the companies you need.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor searches the Canadian federal and provincial business registries (via the Multi-Jurisdictional Registry Access Service) by company name, keyword, corporation number or business number, applies the filters you pass as input, and writes one normalized record per company to the run's dataset. Each record carries the legal name, registry and corporation numbers, business number (BN), entity type, status and status date, incorporation date, jurisdiction and registered office city and province, plus a direct link to the registry profile. Dates are normalized to YYYY-MM-DD and missing source values are returned as null.

Optional AI add-ons (withAiCompanySummary, withAiRiskFlags, withAiIndustry) add a plain-English business summary, KYB risk flags, and a NAICS-style industry tag per record. They are paid add-ons, charged only when they return usable output.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns the top three companies matching "Shopify".

{
  "searchQuery": "Shopify",
  "status": "all",
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "maxCompanies": 3
}

Every input field is optional except searchQuery. With no status or jurisdiction filter, the actor returns the best matches across all Canadian registries.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	yes	(empty)	Company name, keyword, corporation number or business number to search across Canadian business registries. Example: shopify.
status	enum	no	all	Filter by company status. One of all, active, inactive.
jurisdiction	string	no	(any)	Keep only companies from one jurisdiction, by code: CC (federal), AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT.
sortBy	enum	no	relevance	Order results. One of relevance or name (company name A-Z).
maxCompanies	integer	no	10	Maximum number of companies to collect (1 to 1000000).
withAiCompanySummary	boolean	no	false	AI plain-English business summary per record. Paid add-on, billed only when a summary is produced.
withAiRiskFlags	boolean	no	false	AI KYB red flags (dissolved/inactive/struck-off status, adverse notes, entity age). Paid add-on, billed only when flags are produced.
withAiIndustry	boolean	no	false	AI industry classification with a NAICS-style tag. Paid add-on, billed only when a classification is produced.

Output reference

One dataset item per company. Types: string, string[], object, or null when the source value is absent.

Field	Type	Description
companyName	string	Legal company name.
alternateNames	string[]	Other registered names, or null.
registryNumber	string	Registry / corporation number.
alternateRegistryNumber	string	Alternate formatting of the registry number, or null.
businessNumber	string	CRA business number (BN), or null.
mrasId	string	Multi-jurisdictional registry identifier.
status	string	Company status, for example Active, Inactive, Dissolved.
statusDate	string	Date the current status took effect (YYYY-MM-DD).
statusNotes	string	Additional status notes, or null.
entityType	string	Entity type, for example Business Corporation.
entityTypeCode	string	Entity type code, for example BCA.
incorporationDate	string	Incorporation / registration date (YYYY-MM-DD).
displayDate	string	Registry display date (YYYY-MM-DD).
jurisdiction	string	Jurisdiction code, for example CC, ON, BC.
jurisdictionName	string	Full jurisdiction name.
registrySource	string	Source registry code.
officeCity	string	Registered office city.
officeProvince	string	Registered office province.
country	string	Country. Canada.
registryProfileUrl	string	Direct link to the registry profile page.
aiCompanySummary	string	AI business summary, or null unless withAiCompanySummary is on.
aiRiskFlags	string[]	AI KYB risk flags, or null unless withAiRiskFlags is on.
aiRiskLevel	string	AI overall risk level (low, medium, high), or null.
aiIndustry	string	AI industry label, or null unless withAiIndustry is on.
aiIndustryCode	string	NAICS-style industry code, or null.
source	string	Data source. Canada Business Registries.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.
error	string	null on success. On a failed run, a single item with a populated error field is written instead.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"searchQuery":"Shopify","maxCompanies":3,"withAiCompanySummary":true,"withAiRiskFlags":true,"withAiIndustry":true}). The AI fields are populated because this run enabled them:

{
  "companyName": "SHOPIFY INC.",
  "alternateNames": null,
  "registryNumber": "4261607",
  "alternateRegistryNumber": "426160-7",
  "businessNumber": "847871746RC0001",
  "mrasId": "CC_4261607",
  "status": "Active",
  "statusDate": "2004-09-28",
  "statusNotes": null,
  "entityType": "Business Corporation",
  "entityTypeCode": "BCA",
  "incorporationDate": "2004-09-28",
  "displayDate": "2004-09-28",
  "jurisdiction": "CC",
  "jurisdictionName": "Corporations Canada (Federal)",
  "registrySource": "CC",
  "officeCity": "OTTAWA",
  "officeProvince": "Ontario",
  "country": "Canada",
  "registryProfileUrl": "https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cc/lgcy/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=4261607",
  "aiCompanySummary": "Shopify Inc. is a federal business corporation based in Ottawa, Ontario, incorporated on September 28, 2004. It provides a platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems.",
  "aiRiskFlags": [],
  "aiRiskLevel": "low",
  "aiIndustry": "E-commerce and Software Development",
  "aiIndustryCode": "454110",
  "source": "Canada Business Registries",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-14T06:57:07.885Z"
}

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~canada-corporations-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQuery":"Shopify","status":"active","maxCompanies":25}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~canada-corporations-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQuery":"logistics","jurisdiction":"ON","sortBy":"name","maxCompanies":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/canada-corporations-scraper \
  --input '{"searchQuery":"847871746RC0001"}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per company record returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• AI add-ons are billed separately. withAiCompanySummary, withAiRiskFlags and withAiIndustry each charge only when they return usable output, and are available to paying users.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 records per run. Upgrade for higher maxCompanies.

FAQ and troubleshooting

Can I search by corporation or business number? Yes. Put the number in searchQuery. It matches company name, keyword, corporation number and business number.

Can I restrict to one province? Yes. Set jurisdiction to the code, for example ON, BC, QC, or CC for federal corporations.

A run returned 0 records. Why? The query plus filter combination matched nothing. Broaden the keyword or remove the status/jurisdiction filter. Zero-result runs are not charged.

Why are the AI fields null? They only populate when you enable withAiCompanySummary, withAiRiskFlags or withAiIndustry. Otherwise they stay null.

How fresh is the data? The registries are read live at run time, so each record reflects the company at the moment of the run (see observedAt).

Is this an official government tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with Corporations Canada or any provincial registry. It reads only data that is publicly available through the Canadian business registries. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with Corporations Canada or any provincial business registry. Accesses only publicly available registry data. Use in accordance with the source's terms.