Find out how to change or cancel your business name.
Change or update registration details
You can use the sample forms listed below to collect required updates or you can create your own forms.
Trade names/sole proprietorships
A trade name owner /sole proprietor's address can be updated by filling out the Declaration of Address Change. (PDF, 2 pages)
Partnership updates and changes
- partnership name change
- partner change
- partner address change
Amendment to Declaration of Partnership (PDF, 2 pages)
Special Authority to Execute a Declaration (PDF, 2 pages)
Limited partnership (LP) updates and changes
- partnership name change
- partner change
- change to partner agreements
- extra-provincial limited partnerships must also provide proof the change has been registered in their home jurisdiction
Notice to Amend Certificate for Alberta/Extra-Provincial Limited Partnership (PDF, 3 pages)
Special Authority to Execute a Registration (PDF, 2 pages)
Limited liability partnership (LLP) updates and changes
- change of representative partners
- partner address change
- professional approval for partnership
- extra-provincial limited liability partnerships must also provide proof that a partnership name change has been registered in their home jurisdiction
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LLPs must also file annual reports to prevent the registration from being cancelled
Notice to Amend Alberta/Extra-Provincial Limited Liability Partnership (PDF, 4 pages)
LLP Annual Report (PDF, 2 pages)
Cost
Service providers will charge a government fee and a service fee to update your business name registration.
Find a service provider
Registry agent product catalogue (PDF, 25 pages)
You’ll need to take:
- your completed form
- valid ID
- fee payment
Extra-Provincial Registration in BC or Saskatchewan
If your Alberta LLP or LP is extra-provincially registered in BC or Saskatchewan, you also need to complete one or more of the following updates:
- Alberta LLP registration update for BC (PDF, 2 pages)
- Alberta LLP attorney change for BC (PDF, 2 pages)
- Alberta LLP registration update for Saskatchewan (PDF, 4 pages)
- Alberta LP registration update for BC (PDF, 2 pages)
- Alberta LP attorney change for BC (PDF, 2 pages)
- Alberta LP registration update for Saskatchewan (PDF, 4 pages)
There is no cost to register a BC or Saskatchewan update but you must send those forms to Alberta Corporate Registry by fax or e-mail at (780) 422-1091 or corp.reg@gov.ab.ca
Cancelling a business name
You should cancel your business name when:
- you wind up or sell your trade name
Wind up or sell your trade name (PDF, 2 pages) - you dissolve your partnership
Dissolve your partnership (PDF, 2 pages)
Special Authority to Execute a Declaration (PDF, 2 pages) - you cancel the registration of your Alberta or extra-provincial LP or your extra-provincial LP is cancelled in your home jurisdiction
Notice to Cancel Alberta/Extra-Provincial Limited Partnership (PDF, 2 pages)
Special Authority to Execute a Registration (PDF, 2 pages) - you cancel the registration of your Alberta or extra-provincial LLP or your extra-provincial LLP is cancelled in your home jurisdiction
Notice to Cancel Alberta/Extra-Provincial Limited Liability Partnership (PDF, 2 pages)
Use these sample forms for the cancellation notice or create your own forms.
Cost
Cancellations must be submitted to an authorized Corporate Registry service provider to take effect.
Find a service provider
Registry agent product catalogue (PDF, 25 pages)
You’ll need to take:
- your completed form
- valid ID
- fee payment
Cancellation of Extra-Provincial Registration in BC or Saskatchewan
If your Alberta LLP or LP registration has been cancelled and the business is currently extra-provincially registered in BC or Saskatchewan or if your business no longer operates in those provinces, you also need to complete one or more of the following updates:
- Cancel BC extra-provincial registration of Alberta LLP (PDF, 2 pages)
- Cancel Saskatchewan extra-provincial registration of Alberta LLP (PDF, 2 pages)
- Cancel BC extra-provincial registration of an Alberta LP (PDF, 2 pages)
- Cancel Saskatchewan extra-provincial registration of an Alberta LP (PDF, 2 pages)
There is no cost to register a BC or Saskatchewan cancellation but you must send those forms to Alberta Corporate Registry by fax or e-mail at (780) 422-1091 or mailto:corp.reg@gov.ab.ca
Note: To download a PDF document, right-click and select 'save as' and save to your computer.
What’s important to know
If your LP or LLP home jurisdiction is British Columbia or Saskatchewan, there are special processes for changing or cancelling your registration in Alberta. Contact your home jurisdiction registry office for more information.
Contact this service
780-427-7013
8:15 am - 4:30 pm (Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)