Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“CANADA INC”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Montréal (Québec) · since 2013
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2008
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van synthetische rubber in primaire vormen · drayton ontario · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2025
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MONTREAL · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of CAMPING ET GITES · Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Florenville · since 2003
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since 1993
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Richmond Hill · since 2021
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Groothandel in behang, verf en woningtextiel · Mississauga, Ontario · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 1995
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Wincrange · since 2005
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Vermogensbeheer · Kinrooi · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Canada War Museum - The Maple-Leaf Museum · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Maldegem · since 2005
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Travel agency activities · Saint-Lambert J4S 1V8 · since 1999
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BROMONT QC · since 2011
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Ottawa ON · since 2011
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MONTREAL · since 2012
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Laval-Quebec · since 1993
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Other non-specialised retail sale · VANCOUVER · since 2015
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Yellowknife · since 2011
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of L'ARCHE BRUXELLES · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Etterbeek · since 1996
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Abbreviation of CENTRE APOSTOLIQUE NOUVELLE ALLIANCE · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Ukkel · since 2018
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 1989
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1992
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of ZEYNEL · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2006
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Abbreviation of CLUB D'ACTIVITES NAUTIQUES ARDENNAIS · Bastogne · since 1983
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Maldegem · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of Boukè · Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Namur · since 1990
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Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Tournai · since 1990
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's-Gravenhage · since 1992
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Charleroi · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beerse · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Hove · since 2017
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Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Kortrijk · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2011
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HULDANGE · since 2005
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Psychology services · Ternat · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Socio-cultural adult education · Brussel · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2026