North America. Public registers of companies.

In the world of business, information is the key to success. For traders engaged in the wholesale supply of industrial raw materials, reliable data on partners and counterparties is crucial. One of the most reliable sources of such information is the government’s public company registers. These registers provide access to crucial data on registered companies, allowing you to verify their legitimacy, check their financial stability and avoid possible risks.

This article is designed to be an indispensable assistant for business people in the North American region. We have compiled for you a database of all official government public company registries available in North America. With the help of this article, you can easily find a link to the registry you are looking for, quickly access information about any company you are interested in, and use this data to make informed business decisions.

Whether you are working with local partners in North America or transacting internationally, our article will help you stay ahead of the curve by ensuring you have access to reliable information. Use this article as a visual aid in your work, so you can always be confident in the reliability of your business partners and counterparties.

A listing of all publicly available public registers of businesses and organisations in the North America region:

  1. USA
  • Registry Name: United States Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.sec.gov
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch
  • Note: The SEC focuses primarily on securities registration and regulation rather than on the registration of all businesses in the country. There are a number of other sources, such as each individual state’s public registry portals, where you can find information about registered companies in a particular state.
  1. Canada
  • Registry Name: Corporations Canada
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.canada.ca
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/corporations-canada/en
  1. Mexico
  • Registry Name: Registro Público de la Propiedad y el Comercio
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.gob.mx
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://rpc.economia.gob.mx/siger2/xhtml/login/login.xhtml;jsessionid=qpwL0c4qpeeDr_AqMdpAK7WbffeK9DcLpLyjuoiU92Cc1PG_dsGQ!348726216
  1. Bahamas
  • Registry Name: Bahamas Department of Registrar General
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.bahamas.gov.bs
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/rgd/
  1. Barbados
  • Registry Name: Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.caipo.gov.bb
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://caipo.gov.bb/search-our-database/
  1. Belize
  • Registry Name: Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.bccar.bz
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://www.companysearch.bz/public_search/index2.php
  1. Nicaragua
  • Registry Name: Registro Público de la Propiedad
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.registropublico.gob.ni
  1. Costa Rica
  • Registry Name: Registro Nacional
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.rnpdigital.com
  1. Dominica
  • Registry Name: Oficina Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.onapi.gov.do
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://www.onapi.gov.do/index.php/busqueda-de-signos-nombres-y-marcas
  1. Honduras
  • Registry Name: Registro Mercantil de Honduras
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.rmh.hn
  1. Guatemala
  • Registry Name: Registro Mercantil
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://portal.sat.gob.gt/portal/
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://portal.sat.gob.gt/portal/solicitud-electronica-de-nit/
  1. Panama
  • Registry Name: Registro Público de Panamá
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.registro-publico.gob.pa
  1. El Salvador
  • Registry Name: Registro de Comercio
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.cnr.gob.sv
  1. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Registry Name: Companies Registry
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.ecipo.gov.vc
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://ecipo.gov.vc/#/ep/clientcontrol/search
  1. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Registry Name: Nevis Corporate Registry
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.nia.gov.kn
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://nia.gov.kn/documents/company-registry/
  1. Saint Lucia
  • Registry Name: Companies Registry
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.rocip.gov.lc
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: http://efiling.rocip.gov.lc/#/
  1. Trinidad and Tobago
  • Registry Name: Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.legalaffairs.gov.tt
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/ttNameSearch/
  1. Jamaica
  • Registry Name: Companies Office of Jamaica
  • A link to the public register of businesses: www.orcjamaica.com
  • Link directly to company data retrieval: https://services.orcjamaica.com/aps/identity/login?signin=85ade571aa2167b3cb967362202c553f

No public registers. Countries where we are not aware of any public registers of enterprises: Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominica, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti.

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