Picking a Name - Just starting out

[Suzie_Homemaker]

Might be provincial difference, here, if we use our own name in business name, we don't have to register business but if we use something different we do. Since my surname not Sprout or Little, I would have to register my business to call my day home that. I can operate as Suzie's Daycare without registering.

[bright sparks]

Might be provincial difference, here, if we use our own name in business name, we don't have to register business but if we use something different we do. Since my surname not Sprout or Little, I would have to register my business to call my day home that. I can operate as Suzie's Daycare without registering.

In Ontario you can register your business name free of charge if it is the same as your own legal name. Suzie's Daycare wouldn't work as it is not full name...also this is only relevant if you are HST registered. Home daycare's in Ontario are classed as sole proprietors and you can use any name you like without the necessity of registering the business name. If you want to register it, you can and get a BIN but again this is not a legal requirement. Only time there needs to be a business registered...at least small business anyway is HST. It isn't applicable for Home daycare providers otherwise. My Daycare is Bright Sparks Home Daycare....It is on all of my contracts and other documents including tax receipts. However, I am a sole proprietor so my taxes are filed under my full legal name, not my daycare name.