Starting a Business
Featured Government Web Sites
- Business Start-up Assistant
- The Business Start-up Assistant conveniently organizes a wealth of information about starting and operating a business in Canada by location and topic.
- Interactive Business Planner - IBP
- The Interactive Business Planner (the IBP) is a computer software program that uses the capabilities of the Internet to assist you in preparing a 3 year business plan for a new or existing business.
Business Basics
Government Programs and Services
View a list of programs and services related to business start-up.
Start-up Guides for Common Types of Businesses
Search our Business Information System (BIS) database, which contains documents describing business-related programs and services of the Government of Canada.
Search Federal and Provincial/Territorial Documents
If you would like to search federal and provincial/territorial documents, please visit the Canada Business regional Web site by clicking on the appropriate flag below.
