Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Regulations

42 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part.

corporate name

corporate name means the name of a corporation. (Version anglaise seulement)

distinctive

distinctive, in relation to a trade-name, considered as a whole and by its separate elements, means a trade-name that distinguishes the activities in association with which it is used or intended to be used by its owner from any other activities or that is adapted to so distinguish them. (distinctive)

official mark

official mark means an official mark referred to in subparagraph 9(1)(n)(iii) of the Trade-marks Act. (marque officielle)

trade-mark

trade-mark means a trade-mark as defined in section 2 of the Trade-marks Act. (marque de commerce)

trade-name

trade-name means a name that has been reserved by the Director under subsection 12(1) of the Act, or the name under which activities are carried on, or intended to be carried on, whether it is a corporate name or the name of a body corporate, trust, partnership, sole proprietorship or individual. (dénomination commerciale)

use

use means the actual use by a person that carries on activities in Canada or elsewhere. (emploi)

(2) For greater certainty, this Part applies to the corporate name of an amalgamated corporation.