Corporate registries are provincial and territorial systems that record the legal name and key pertinent information for corporate entities.  Registries may also include other entities such as registered partnerships, associations, syndicates and joint ventures.

Accurate names are very important in PPRS.  When a debtor or secured party is a corporation, the corporate registry is a definitive source for an accurate name.

In some jurisdictions around the world, the corporate or company registry is also a place to record “charges” against a company’s assets. This is not applicable in Canada.  Instead, if pertaining to personal property, such “charges” would be registered as security interests in the Personal Property Registry.