A person must not use in British Columbia any name of which “limited”, “limitée”, “incorporated”, “incorporée” or “corporation”, or any abbreviation of them is a part unless
- (a) the person is a corporation entitled or required to use the words, or
- (b) in the case of “limited” or “limitée”, the person is
- (i) a limited liability company registered under section 377 as an extraprovincial company,
- (ii) a limited partnership, within the meaning of the Partnership Act, that is entitled or required to use that word, or
- (iii) a member of a class of persons prescribed for the purposes of this section.
Without limiting subsection (1), a person must not use in British Columbia any name that includes “(VCC)” unless
- (a) the person is registered under the Small Business Venture Capital Act, or
- (b) the person is a federal corporation entitled or required to use that inclusion.
Without limiting subsection (1), a person must not use in British Columbia any name that includes “(EVCC)” unless
- (a) the person is registered under Part 2 of the Employee Investment Act, or
- (b) the person is a federal corporation entitled or required to use that inclusion.
