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A sworn declaration that a business is carried on under a particular trade or operating name — useful to confirm a business name to banks, suppliers, or registries. Fill it in online, download a ready-to-sign PDF, and notarize in Ontario.
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STATUTORY DECLARATION OF TRADE OR OPERATING NAME IN USE
I, ______, of ______, in the Province of Ontario, SOLEMNLY DECLARE that:
The business in question is owned by ______, and is carried on under the trade or operating name ______.
The nature of the business is: ______.
That trade name has been in use since ______. The business registration or BIN number, where applicable, is .
I have authority to make this declaration on behalf of the business, and I make it for the following purpose: .
I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath.
DECLARED before me at the ______________________ of ______________________, in the Province of Ontario, this ______ day of ______________, 20______.
_______________________________ _______________________________
A Commissioner for taking Affidavits Signature of Declarant
Statutory Declaration of Trade or Operating Name in Use
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STATUTORY DECLARATION OF TRADE OR OPERATING NAME IN USE
I, ______, of ______, in the Province of Ontario, SOLEMNLY DECLARE that:
The business in question is owned by ______, and is carried on under the trade or operating name ______.
The nature of the business is: ______.
That trade name has been in use since ______. The business registration or BIN number, where applicable, is .
I have authority to make this declaration on behalf of the business, and I make it for the following purpose: .
I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath.
DECLARED before me at the ______________________ of ______________________, in the Province of Ontario, this ______ day of ______________, 20______.
_______________________________ _______________________________
A Commissioner for taking Affidavits Signature of Declarant
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Overview
It is a sworn statement confirming the legal owner of a business and the trade or operating name in use.
It is sworn by a person with authority over the business before a notary public or commissioner.
It links a trade name to its owner.
After you fill in your statutory declaration of trade or operating name and download the PDF, do not sign it in advance. A sworn document must be signed in front of a notary public or commissioner for taking affidavits, who administers your oath or solemn affirmation first.
Minute Notary commissions your statutory declaration of trade or operating name online by secure video, under Ontario's remote commissioning rules (O. Reg. 431/20), or in person in Ottawa. Bring valid government-issued photo identification.
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