Link Policy

Summary

Links from the CBSCs Web sites are related to the mandate and objectives of the CBSCs sites as a source of business information for Canadians or businesses operating in Canada. In general, the CBSCs may provide links to the following:

• Canadian government sites providing business-related information, programs and services;
• foreign government sites providing information to Canadian companies doing business abroad (i.e. customs, import procedures, tariffs, patents, copyright, trademark, industrial design);
• commercial business databases, including company directories, available free of charge;
• sites maintained by CBSCs partners;
• Internet/Web search engines and directories.

Links to Commercial Organizations

We generally do not provide links to commercial sites. Under some circumstances, the CBSCs will provide links to a commercial organization to provide clients with free information or services useful to a business, where such information is not available from non-commercial sites. The decision will be at the discretion of the CBSC site's Webmaster.

Request for a Link from the COBSC Site

To request a link to be placed on the COBSC Web site, please contact the Webmaster by e-mail.

In your contact message, please explain how the proposed link relates to this policy and contributes to the objective and enhancement of the COBSC. Ensure that a return contact name and e-mail address are included. If a proposed link meets the criteria stated in this policy, it may still be declined at the discretion of the COBSC Webmaster. If a link is approved, the administrators of the target site will be informed and the link established.

A reciprocal link back to the COBSC Web site is encouraged: < http://www.cbsc.org/ontario/>

Guidelines when Linking to the COBSC Site

Webmasters are recommended to follow these steps when establishing external links from your Web site to the COBSC Web site:

• in addition to linking to specific pages within the COBSC site, also provide a link to the COBSC homepage (http://www.cobsc.org/en);
• periodically check the integrity of the links to the COBSC documents;
• the COBSC discourages the use of frames;
• COBSC content may be used in a framed environment if the third party frame does not exceed 20% of the viewing area.

Banner Policy

The Canada Business Service Centres (CBSCs) do not participate in banner advertisement or banner exchange on our Web sites.

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Ontario Contact(s):
Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre (COBSC)
Toronto, Ontario  M5C 2W7
Telephone: (416) 775-3456
Fax: (416) 954-8597
Toll-free (information): 1-800-567-2345 (in Ontario)
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: ontario@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.cobsc.org/en