1. Women in Business

In Canada, the business landscape has changed over the years. Industry Canada has reported the number of women who head companies in Canada has doubled since 1990. As a result, women partially or wholly own nearly half of Canadian small businesses. Most women entrepreneurs in Canada work in either the service and retail sectors, however this is changing, as women are now beginning to own larger numbers of small and medium sized companies in emerging fields of technology and manufacturing.

This Info-Guide provides information on a variety of resources for women entrepreneurs; including tax and employment information, financing, as well as on various associations and online publications.

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents (PIPED) Act sets out ground rules for how private sector organizations may collect use or disclose personal information in the course of commercial activities. As of January 1, 2002, the personal health information collected, used or disclosed by these organizations is also covered.

For further information:
please call 1-800-282-1376
visit these Web sites:
A Guide for Businesses and Organizations
http://www.privcom.gc.ca/information/guide_e.asp
Information and Privacy Commissioner
http://www.ipc.on.ca/
see the document

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