Fact Sheet

April 2001

New service integrates federal-provincial business registration

Businesses can now register for both Ontario and Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) business programs during a single computer session. Integrated online registration eliminates the need for businesses to provide different levels of government with the same information, and simplifies the registration process when starting up or expanding a business.

The CCRA has partnered with the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services' Ontario Business Connects to provide integrated registration services to their common business clients. Both levels of government are committed to improving client service, increasing efficiency, and reducing administrative costs.

From self-help workstations across the country, businesses can register or apply for the following government programs:

CCRA programs

• goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax account
• corporate income tax account
• payroll deductions account
• import/export account

• Ontario Business Name
• Ontario Retail Sales Tax Vendor Permit
• Employer Health Tax
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board account

Payments/credit cards
During the registration session, the users will be asked to provide their credit card number (VISA, Mastercard, or American Express only) to pay for the $60 fee Ontario Business Connects charges for a Business Name registration request.

Confirmation of registration

CCRA Registration Summary
The CCRA Registration Summary, printable from the self-help workstations, provides a business its Business Number and its account number. It also includes telephone numbers to call if additional information is required.

Ontario Master Business Licence
At the end of a successful Ontario Business Name registration, the client can print an Ontario Master Business Licence. This licence is a legal document that can be presented to financial institutions as proof of a Business Name. The following information appears on the licence: the nine-digit Business Number, the legal name of the business, the business type, address information, the Business Name registered, the Ontario Business Identification Number assigned, and the effective and expiry dates of the Ontario Business Name.

Partnership with Nova Scotia
To date, both Nova Scotia and Ontario have partnered with the CCRA to provide single-window access to registration for business programs. From the same self-help workstations across the country, businesses can also register or apply for Nova Scotia programs. They can initiate a Nova Scotia Business Name reservation, apply for various Nova Scotia licences and permits, and apply for a Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia account.

For more information, visit:
www.ccr.gov.on.ca/obc or www.ccra.gc.ca/bro

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