Canada KYB Verification

Overview
The Canada KYB (Know Your Business) Verification API enables real-time verification of Canadian businesses using official registry data. This API checks details like business name, business number, and registry ID against governmental databases to ensure accuracy and validity of business credentials.
Usecase
Financial Compliance and Risk Management:
Banks and financial institutions can utilize this API to perform due diligence during the account opening process for business clients, ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and assessing the risk profile of the business.
Insurance companies might use it to verify business details before underwriting commercial insurance policies, minimizing the risk of fraud.
Business Onboarding for Fintech Platforms:
Fintech startups focused on business-to-business services can integrate this API to automate and streamline the verification process of businesses during onboarding, ensuring that they only deal with legitimate entities and reducing manual verification workload.
Supplier and Partner Verification:
Manufacturing and retail companies can use this API to verify the legitimacy of new suppliers or partners before entering into contracts, thus ensuring the reliability and regulatory compliance of their supply chain.
E-commerce platforms may use it to authenticate sellers during registration, enhancing trust and security for buyers.
Legal and Contractual Due Diligence:
Law firms and legal service providers can utilize the API to verify the status and legitimacy of businesses as part of the due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, investments, or other legal agreements.
Real estate firms might find it useful to confirm the status of commercial clients before finalizing leases or purchases of property.
These use cases demonstrate the versatility of the Canada KYB Verification API in supporting a wide array of industries and sectors, facilitating secure, compliant, and efficient business operations and interactions.
API Details
Request Body
Pre-production
Production
curl --location 'https://api.signzy.app/api/v3/us/canada-kyb-fetch' \
--header 'Authorization: <-----Auth Token----->' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
    "businessName": "FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD.",
    "businessNumber": "131350431",
    "registryId": "BC1006807"
}'
curl --location 'https://api.signzy.app/api/v3/us/canada-kyb-fetch' \
--header 'Authorization: <-----Auth Token----->' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
    "businessName": "FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD.",
    "businessNumber": "131350431",
    "registryId": "BC1006807"
}'
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API Input Mapping:
All the three inputs are optional, but any one of the input must be entered to run the API.
Field
Type
Description
Required
businessName
string
The name of the business to verify.
Optional
businessNumber
string
The business Number which is common to the whole Canada.
Optional
registryId
string
Business Registry ID specific to different states associated with the respective business.
Optional
Sample Response
JSON
{
    "result": {
        {
            "name": "FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD.",
            "business_number_bn": "-",
            "registry_id": "1169271963",
            "registered_office_location": "Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique",
            "status": "Active",
            "status_notes": "-",
            "business_type": "Société par actions ou compagnie",
            "created": "2013-04-23"
        },
        {
            "name": "FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD.",
            "business_number_bn": "-",
            "registry_id": "A0043679",
            "status": "Inactive",
            "status_notes": "Amalgamated",
            "business_type": "Non-Canadian corporation",
            "registered_in": "British Columbia",
            "registration_date": "-"
        }
    }
}
{
    "result": {
        {
            "name": "FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD.",
            "business_number_bn": "-",
            "registry_id": "1169271963",
            "registered_office_location": "Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique",
            "status": "Active",
            "status_notes": "-",
            "business_type": "Société par actions ou compagnie",
            "created": "2013-04-23"
        },
        {
            "name": "FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD.",
            "business_number_bn": "-",
            "registry_id": "A0043679",
            "status": "Inactive",
            "status_notes": "Amalgamated",
            "business_type": "Non-Canadian corporation",
            "registered_in": "British Columbia",
            "registration_date": "-"
        }
    }
}
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Parameter
Type
Description
businessName
String
The official name of the business
businessNumber
String
The business number associated with the business
registryId
String
The registry identification number associated with the business
registeredOfficeLocation
String
Location of the business's registered office
status
String
Current status of the business
statusNotes
String
Additional notes regarding the business status
businessType
String
Type of business as registered
createdDate/registrationDate
String
Date of creation or registration of the business
registeredIn
String
Province in which the business is registered
Error Code Response & Mapping
Error Code Response & Mapping
400(Bad Request)
401(Unauthorized)
403(Forbidden
500(Internal Server Error)
409(Upstream Down Error)
{
    "error": {
        "name": "error",
        "message": "businessNumber/registryId must be at least 5 characters long.",
        "status": 400,
        "reason": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
        "type": "Bad Request",
        "statusCode": "400"
    }
}
{
    "error": {
        "name": "error",
        "message": "businessNumber/registryId must be at least 5 characters long.",
        "status": 400,
        "reason": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
        "type": "Bad Request",
        "statusCode": "400"
    }
}
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Field
Type
Description
name
string
Text displayed on the screen explaining error type.
reason
string
Reason for the error.
status
number
HTTP status code.
message
string
Error message indicating an upstream error.
type
string
Error type.
statusCode
string
Status code representing the error scenario.
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Field	Type	Description	Required
businessName	string	The name of the business to verify.	Optional
businessNumber	string	The business Number which is common to the whole Canada.	Optional
registryId	string	Business Registry ID specific to different states associated with the respective business.	Optional

Parameter	Type	Description
businessName	String	The official name of the business
businessNumber	String	The business number associated with the business
registryId	String	The registry identification number associated with the business
registeredOfficeLocation	String	Location of the business's registered office
status	String	Current status of the business
statusNotes	String	Additional notes regarding the business status
businessType	String	Type of business as registered
createdDate/registrationDate	String	Date of creation or registration of the business
registeredIn	String	Province in which the business is registered

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Text displayed on the screen explaining error type.
reason	string	Reason for the error.
status	number	HTTP status code.
message	string	Error message indicating an upstream error.
type	string	Error type.
statusCode	string	Status code representing the error scenario.

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