How do I search for an LLC in Nova Scotia?

Enter the LLC's name in the search box for an exact or partial match, or search by its registered agent or principal address. The entity profile shows the LLC's entity status, entity type, formation date and entity ID / filing number exactly as the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia files them — the same fields as a corporation or limited partnership search.

How many companies are registered in Nova Scotia?

151,230 business entities are on file with the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia. The count is read live from the records on every page load, not from a cached estimate, and covers active and inactive entities across every entity type.

How do I find the owner or registered agent of a Nova Scotia business?

Open the entity's profile: where the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia publishes them, the registered agent, principals, officers and directors are listed with the entity. The Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia does not publish ownership percentages, so the search identifies the people on the public filing, not a private cap table.

Can I search a Nova Scotia business by its entity ID / filing number?

Yes. Every Nova Scotia entity carries a unique entity ID / filing number assigned by the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia; searching or opening that number goes straight to the one matching entity, which is the most reliable way to disambiguate similarly named businesses.

Are Nova Scotia business licences and filings public record?

Business-entity filings held by the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia — name, entity type, status, registration date, registered agent and address — are public record, and Netstate republishes them with each field labelled by source. Some jurisdictions also expose permits and licences; where they do, the counts appear in the summary above.

Who maintains Nova Scotia's business register?

The Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia is the filing office of record for Nova Scotia. Netstate republishes its filings and labels every field with the source, so you can verify any record at its origin.

Nova Scotia Company Search — Free LLC & Company Lookup

Q: Is the Nova Scotia business entity search free to use?

Yes — searching and browsing the directory are free and don't require an account, the same as the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia's own entity search. A paid plan adds credits to unlock full profiles, plus watchlists and exports.

Every Nova Scotia company, including filings with no city or registration date on record, is in the full A–Z listing of all 151,230 companies — or page through the same register in the flat Nova Scotia company directory.

151,230

registered companies on file

1,228

cities and towns on the records

1900–2015

registration years on record

1,199

companies registered in 2015

58,105

in active status

140,292

companies with officers on file

The Nova Scotia register at a glance

live counts

Registrations by year1976–2015 · peak 1996

1K2K3K4K

19761986199620052015

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1976	1,824
1977	1,920
1978	2,292
1979	2,433
1980	2,503
1981	2,448
1982	2,218
1983	2,696
1984	2,734
1985	2,925
1986	3,046
1987	3,269
1988	3,302
1989	3,259
1990	2,786
1991	2,768
1992	2,733
1993	2,803
1994	3,242
1995	3,316
1996	3,437
1997	3,164
1998	3,368
1999	27
2000	10
2001	10
2002	9
2003	13
2004	11
2005	14
2006	21
2007	20
2008	6
2009	8
2010	9
2011	7
2012	19
2013	40
2014	11
2015	1,199

Entity statusshare of 151,230 filings

Active58,10538%
Revoked28,48019%
Dissolved2070.1%
No status on record64,43843%

Entity status
Item	companies	Share
Active	58,105	38%
Revoked	28,480	19%
Dissolved	207	0.1%
No status on record	64,438	43%

Largest citiestop 8 of 1,228

Halifax3,6442.4%
Dartmouth1,2870.9%
Toronto4830.3%
Sydney4810.3%
Bedford3130.2%
Truro3090.2%
New Glasgow1700.1%
Kentville1680.1%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city144,37595%

Largest cities
Item	companies	Share
Halifax	3,644	2.4%
Dartmouth	1,287	0.9%
Toronto	483	0.3%
Sydney	481	0.3%
Bedford	313	0.2%
Truro	309	0.2%
New Glasgow	170	0.1%
Kentville	168	0.1%

Data on fileshare of companies

Officers or directors on file140,29293%

Data on file
Item	companies	Share
Officers or directors on file	140,292	93%

Charts are drawn from the same live counts as the directory below. Registrations before 1976 (15,966 companies) are left off the year chart. Not every filing carries a status.

This is a free Nova Scotia business entity search built on the public business register — all 151,230 of them — that the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia maintains. In Nova Scotia, business entities are registered through the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia rather than a Secretary of State, so that office is the register a "Nova Scotia Secretary of State business search" resolves to. Search by entity name for an exact match or partial match, or by registered agent, officer or principal office address, and open any entity to see its entity status, entity type, registration (formation) date, entity ID and filing number and the registered agent and officer names on the public filing. Domestic and foreign entities, corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and business trusts all appear together, and the directory below browses the same records by city and by registration year.

How to run a Nova Scotia business entity search

The Nova Scotia business entity search covers every Nova Scotia business registered with the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia. Enter your search criteria in the box above — a business name or entity name, a registered agent name, an officer or principal name, or a physical address — and choose an exact match or a partial name match. A standard search returns the entity name, entity type and entity status; an advanced search narrows by more search criteria; opening a result loads the full entity profile with the detailed information the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia publishes. Use it to check name availability before you register a new business, to confirm an existing entity is active and in good standing, to find a company's registered agent, or to review the filing history and annual reports behind a Nova Scotia company — the same records power a Nova Scotia LLC search, a corporation search and a search by registered agent name, and match what the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia's entity search returns.

Status on record: Active 58,105 · Dissolved 207 · Revoked 28,480. Not every filing carries a status.

Latest filings on record

20 most recent

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
3294176 NOVA SCOTIA LIMITED	—	3294176	2015-11-30	Active
Y & H LOBSTER BUYER	—	3294173	2015-11-27	Active
BELGRAVE COUNSELLING THERAPY	—	3294174	2015-11-27	Active	HALIFAX
3294175 NOVA SCOTIA LIMITED	—	3294175	2015-11-27	Active
AFTICA HOLDINGS LIMITED	—	3294171	2015-11-27	Active
3294172 NOVA SCOTIA LIMITED	—	3294172	2015-11-27	Active
CTRL CODE TECHNOLOGIES	—	3294177	2015-11-27	Active
WILLOW BEND HOME REPAIR	—	3294133	2015-11-26	Active
SANDPIPER RECORDING STUDIOS	—	3294170	2015-11-26	Active
NOVA LEAP HEALTH CORP.	—	3294169	2015-11-26	Active
IMPULSE FOODS	—	3294156	2015-11-26	Active
HOG HILL FINE FURNITURE	—	3294135	2015-11-26	Active
ATKINSON'S ACCOUNTING LTD.	—	3294161	2015-11-26	Active	TRURO
E & C FLOORING INSTALLS	—	3294151	2015-11-26	Active
FLAM CONSULTING & ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED	—	3294157	2015-11-26	Active
ATLANTIC VEHICLE RENTALS LIMITED	—	3294138	2015-11-26	Active
RICHCO INVESTMENTS (2015) LIMITED	—	3294145	2015-11-26	Active
TYTO INTERNATIONAL LTD.	—	3294162	2015-11-26	Active
LIV & LUX DESIGN CO	—	3294163	2015-11-26	Active
MICHAEL DYKE PAINTING	—	3294146	2015-11-26	Active	HAMMONDS PLAINS

Sorted by registration date as the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia files it. Registries publish on their own schedule — the newest filings on record can trail the registry itself.

Companies by city

249 largest of 1,228 cities

Halifax3,644 Dartmouth1,287 Toronto483 Sydney481 Bedford313 Truro309 New Glasgow170 Kentville168 Yarmouth148 Calgary138 Amherst130 Bridgewater126 Antigonish124 Lower Sackville110 Vancouver104 Windsor104 Mississauga101 Glace Bay93 Montreal91 Hfx89 Hammonds Plains77 Sackville70 Wolfville67 Digby56 Lunenburg56 Port Hawkesbury56 Chester55 Shelburne55 North Sydney52 Fall River51 Stellarton49 Edmonton45 Mahone Bay40 Winnipeg40 Pictou39 Enfield37 Middleton35 St. John's35 Liverpool34 Moncton34 Waverley34 Markham33 Ottawa33 Middle Sackville32 Eastern Passage31 New Waterford31 Oxford31 Saint John31 Shubenacadie31 Berwick29 Kingston29 New Minas28 Sydney Mines28 Baddeck27 Bridgetown27 Porters Lake27 Cheticamp26 Mount Uniacke25 Timberlea25 Elmsdale24 Oakville24 Port Williams24 Tatamagouche24 Fredericton23 Sydney River22 Debert21 London21 Arichat20 Aylesford19 Coldbrook19 Hantsport19 Burlington18 Charlottetown18 Inverness18 Pugwash18 Annapolis Royal17 Hubbards17 Shag Harbour17 Bible Hill16 Lawrencetown16 Stewiacke16 Stillwater Lake16 Westville16 Beaverbank15 Brookfield15 Clark's Harbour15 Greenwood15 Meteghan15 Springhill15 Trenton15 Upper Tantallon15 Marion Bridge14 North York14 Saulnierville14 Tantallon14 Wilmington14 Etobicoke13 Hubley13 Parrsboro13 Point13 Windsor Junction13 Bear River12 Brookside12 Cole Harbour12 Falmouth12 Hamilton12 Head of St. Margaret's Bay12 Lower West Pubnico12 Scarborough12 Wedgeport12 Beaver Bank11 Centreville11 Guysborough11 Kitchener11 Lockeport11 Sherbrooke11 Tusket11 Valley11 Wellington11 Wilmot11 Armdale10 Barrington10 Barrington Passage10 Bras D'Or10 Cambridge10 Canning10 Canso10 Concord10 Cove10 Dart.10 Dominion10 Lantz10 Middle Musquodoboit10 Middle West Pubnico10 Quebec10 Westmount10 Weymouth10 Blockhouse9 Church Point9 East Preston9 Head of Chezzetcook9 Lake Echo9 Louisbourg9 Musquodoboit Harbour9 New York9 Newport9 Waterville9 Brooklyn8 Chester Basin8 Glen Haven8 Glenwood8 Greenfield8 Herring Cove8 New Ross8 Pleasantville8 Regina8 Richmond8 Rose Bay8 Sambro8 Scotsburn8 Sheet Harbour8 St. Peter's8 Thorburn8 West Pubnico8 Whycocomagh8 Williamswood8 Arcadia7 Brampton7 Burnaby7 East Bay7 Ellershouse7 Eskasoni7 Grand Pre7 Havre Boucher7 Hebbville7 Ingonish7 Kennetcook7 L'ardoise7 Louisdale7 Lower Wedgeport7 Merigomish7 Milford7 Mulgrave7 New Germany7 Richmond Hill7 River John7 Surrey7 Sydney Forks7 Barrie6 Boutiliers Point6 Cleveland6 Don Mills6 Downsview6 Grand Lake6 Granville Ferry6 Hatchet Lake6 Little Brook6 Mt. Uniacke6 North Preston6 North River6 Port Hood6 Reserve Mines6 Saint-laurent6 St. Laurent6 St. Peters6 Upper Sackville6 Vaughan6 Victoria6 Waterloo6 Westphal6 Albert Bridge5 Alder Point5 Blandford5 Coxheath5 Dayton5 Dingwall5 East Amherst5 East Pubnico5 Edwardsville5 Freeport5 Gaetz Brook5 Glen Margaret5 Guelph5 Lahave5 Lakeside5 Laval5 Longueuil5 Maitland5 Meteghan River5 Mill Village5 Millville5 Mount Pearl5 New Victoria5 Niagara Falls5 Orangedale5 Port Hastings5 Port Medway5 Prospect5 Prospect Bay5 Saltsprings5 Scotchtown5 South Ohio5 Stoney Island5 Upper Musquodoboit5 Waverly5 Western Shore5 Willowdale5 Woodbridge5 Woods Harbour5

What each Nova Scotia entity search result shows

Entity name: The legal business name as registered with the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia. A name search matches exact and partial names; the profile also carries former names, trade names and assumed (fictitious) business names where the register files them.
Entity ID & filing number: The unique entity ID and filing number the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia assigns each entity. It is the most reliable way to tell apart similarly named businesses and links to the entity’s filing history and filing images.
Entity status: Active, inactive, dissolved, revoked, withdrawn, merged, canceled or pending — the entity status the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia records. An active status in good standing is the register’s own signal that an entity is current on its annual reports and filings.
Entity type: Corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, business trust or other form — Nova Scotia recognises numerous business entity types, from a sole proprietorship and small businesses to large corporations — and whether the entity is domestic to Nova Scotia or a foreign entity registered to legally transact business there.
Registration & formation date: The formation date the entity was formed or first registered, as filed in its formation documents. Browse the full directory below by registration year to see every entity formed in a given year.
Registered agent & officers: Where the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia publishes them, the registered agent name, principal office address, principal name, officers and directors appear on the entity profile — the people and physical address on the public filing, not private ownership percentages.

Checking name availability before you form an entity, verifying a counterparty is active, or confirming a registered agent are the common reasons to run a Nova Scotia business entity search. Netstate republishes the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia filing and labels every field with its source; it is not a certificate of good standing or an FCRA consumer report.

Beyond the entity search: due-diligence records

The Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia filing is the corporate record. For fuller due diligence on a Nova Scotia business, Netstate cross-references it against 60 other registers and 16 federal datasets in one lookup — so an entity search can surface trade names and assumed names, UCC filings (the security interests recorded against a company’s assets), business licenses and permits, and an EIN where one is on record, alongside the corporate filing. For consumer-facing complaint history, the Better Business Bureau and the state’s consumer-protection office hold records the corporate register does not.

Other Canadian provinces & territories

12 registers

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The official register

The Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia is the filing office of record for Nova Scotia. Its own search is at Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia. Netstate republishes the same filings and cross-references them against 60 other registers and 16 federal datasets — one lookup covers every jurisdiction at once, with each field labeled with its source.

Common questions

Type a business name, registered agent or officer name, or an address into the search box above and open the matching entity. Every result is a Nova Scotia entity on file with the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia, with its entity ID / filing number, entity status, entity type and registration date shown. The official register search is at https://rjsc.novascotia.ca/. Searching is free and needs no account.

Each entity profile shows its entity status as the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia records it — active, inactive, dissolved, revoked, withdrawn, merged or pending. An active status is the register's own signal that an entity is current on its filings; the hub above breaks down how many Nova Scotia entities sit in each status. Netstate republishes the status field and is not itself a certificate of good standing.

Counts are read from the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia records on every request. City names are shown as the registry files them; filing variants of the same city are merged under one page. Field provenance is documented in the methodology. Source register: Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Service Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia Company Search