Canada Cooperatives Regulations

13 For the purpose of paragraph 23(a) of the Act, a cooperative name is prohibited if it connotes that the cooperative

• (a) carries on business under royal, vice-regal or governmental patronage, approval or authority, unless the appropriate government department or agency consents in writing to the use of the name;

• (b) is sponsored or controlled by or is affiliated with the Government of Canada, the government of a province, the government of a country other than Canada or a political subdivision or agency of any such government, unless the appropriate government, political subdivision or agency consents in writing to the use of the name;

• (c) is sponsored or controlled by or is affiliated with a university or an association of accountants, architects, engineers, lawyers, physicians, surgeons or an other professional association recognized by the laws of Canada or a province, unless the appropriate university or professional association consents in writing to the use of the name; or

• (d) carries on the business of a bank, loan company, insurance company, trust company or other financial intermediary or a stock exchange that is regulated by a law of Canada or a province, unless the appropriate government department or agency consents in writing to the use of the name.