Business Resources

​Federal — Start, Register & File

• CRA – Register for a Business Number (BN) & program accounts: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/registering-your-business/register.html↗

• CRA – Register for a GST/HST account: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/gst-hst-businesses/account-register.html↗

• CRA – Open/manage a Payroll (RP) account: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/payroll/open-manage-payroll-account.html↗

• CRA – My Business Account (sign‑in/setup): https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/e-services/cra-login-services/register-cra-sign-in-services.html↗

 

Federal — Plan, Learn, IP & Compliance

• Business Benefits Finder (Innovation Canada): https://innovation.canada.ca↗

• Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO): https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canadian-intellectual-property-office/en/canadian-intellectual-property-office↗

• Canada’s Anti‑Spam Legislation (CASL) – CRTC Guidance: https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/com500/guide.htm↗

 

Federal — Finance, Export, R&D

• BDC – Business Development Bank of Canada: https://www.bdc.ca↗

• Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP): https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canada-small-business-financing-program/en↗

• Farm Credit Canada (FCC): https://www.fcc-fac.ca↗

• Trade Commissioner Service (TCS): https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca↗

• Export Development Canada (EDC): https://www.edc.ca↗

• NRC IRAP: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/industrial-research-assistance-program↗

• SR&ED (R&D tax credit): https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program.html↗

• Mitacs – Business Innovation Programs: https://www.mitacs.ca↗

• Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP): https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canada-digital-adoption-program/en↗(status may vary; check page)

 

Federal — Audience‑specific

• Futurpreneur Canada (18–39): https://www.futurpreneur.ca↗

• NACCA – Find an Aboriginal Financial Institution (AFI): https://nacca.ca/afis↗

 

 

PROVINCIAL

 

British Columbia — Start, Register & Permits

• BC Registries & Online Services (name request, incorporation, filings): https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/ministries/citizens-services/bc-registries-online-services↗

• BizPaL (BC page): https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/business/small-business/find-business-permits-licences-bizpal↗

• Register to collect PST (eTaxBC): https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/sales-taxes/pst/register↗

• Employer Health Tax (EHT) – Register:  https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/employer-health-tax/employer-health-tax-overview/eht-register↗

 

British Columbia — Compliance, Safety & Codes

• WorkSafeBC – Register as an Employer: https://www.worksafebc.com/en/insurance/need-coverage/registering↗

• Employment Standards Branch – for Employers: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards↗

• WorkBC – Employer Resources (recruitment, wage subsidies):  https://www.workbc.ca/employers↗

• Technical Safety BC – Permits: https://www.technicalsafetybc.ca/apply-for/permits↗

• BC Building Code 2024: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/construction-industry/building-codes-standards/bc-codes/2024-bc-codes↗

• BC Fire Code (2024): https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/construction-industry/building-codes-standards/bc-codes/fire↗

 

British Columbia — Health Permits (food & personal services)

• Health Operating Permit (overview + links to health authorities):https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/business/managing-a-business/starting-a-business/starting-a-restaurant-in-bc/permits-licences/health-operating-permit↗

• Island Health – Food Safety & Permits (Vancouver Island): https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn-about-health/food-safety/food-safety↗

 

British Columbia — Privacy, Accessibility, Consumers

• OIPC BC – For Private Organizations (PIPA): https://www.oipc.bc.ca/for-private-organizations/↗

• Accessible BC Act – Resources: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/about-the-bc-government/accessibility/accessible-bc-act↗

• Consumer Protection BC – Licensing/Compliance: https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca↗

 

British Columbia — Advice, Training, Innovation

• BC Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs (gov portal): https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/business/small-business↗

• Community Futures British Columbia (find your local CF): https://communityfutures.ca/locations?province=british-columbia↗

• WeBC (Women’s Enterprise Centre): https://we-bc.ca↗

• Innovate BC (programs & grants): https://www.innovatebc.ca↗