Canada's Dual-Registry System
Canadian businesses can incorporate federally through Corporations Canada (receiving a Business Number from the CRA) or provincially through each province's registry. This dual-registry system creates a similar fragmentation challenge to the US context, with AI systems needing to reconcile federal and provincial records to resolve a business's identity.
The Business Number as the Primary Anchor
For federally incorporated Canadian businesses, the Business Number (BN) issued by the Canada Revenue Agency is the most reliable identity anchor. It is unique, permanent, and publicly verifiable. AI Verified anchors federally incorporated Canadian businesses to their BN, and provincially incorporated businesses to their provincial registration number.
Quebec and Bilingual Considerations
Quebec businesses registered with the Registraire des entreprises du Québec (REQ) have a distinct registration system. AI Verified supports REQ registration numbers as valid anchors for Quebec businesses, and handles the bilingual name considerations that arise when a business has both French and English trading names.
Verification for Canadian Businesses
Silver tier ($19/month) provides registry-anchored verification. Gold tier ($99/month) adds citation monitoring, particularly valuable for businesses in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal where AI-generated recommendations are a significant client acquisition channel.