Program, Service and Regulation Information Available at the COBSC

Access information on programs, service and regulations through one of the COBSC's three channels of service:

CLICK - What you can find on the COBSC Web site

CALL - What you can find by calling us

VISIT - What you can find by visiting an office near you

CLICK - What Programs, Services and Regulation Information You Can Find on the COBSC Web site

Starting a Business

Aboriginal Business Service Network (ABSN)
Are You an Employee or Self-Employed?
Business Guides
Business Immigration Program - Ontario
Business Information Services at Ontario’s public libraries
Business Licences
Business Start-Up Assistant (BSA)
Co-operative - Business Structure
Federal Business Incorporation - Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA)
Federal Not-For-Profit Incorporation - Canada Corporations Act / Part II
Forms of Business Organization
Legal Issues in Starting a Business
Online Federal Incorporation
Ontario Business Incorporation
Questions to Ask Before You Sign a Lease
Regional Access Program Location Index
Registering a Business Name or Partnership

Sources of Financing

Aboriginal Business Canada
Aboriginal Resource Guide
Access to Capital
Advance Payments Program (APP)
Canada Music Fund
Canada Small Business Financing (CSBF) Program
Canadian Television Fund
CANARIE
Capital Leasing Pilot Project
Community Futures Program
Co-operative Development Initiative (CDI)
Co-Vision - Start-up Financing Solution
Eastern Ontario Development Program
FACTOR Loan Programs for Recording
Financing Services for Smaller Capital Goods Exporters
Growth Capital for Aboriginal Business
Innovation Financing Solution
Language Industry Program
Northern Ontario Development Program
NORTHSTAR Trade Finance Inc.
Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC)
Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities
Publications Assistance Program - PAP
Sources of Financing
Sources of Micro-credit Financing
Steps to Growth Capital
Summer Company
Targeted Wage Subsidy Program
Term Financing Solution
Tourism Innovation Partnerships (TIP) Program
Tourism Investment Fund
Venture Capital
Women Entrepreneurs' Fund

Taxes

Business Number - BN
Business Window
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
Corporation Internet Filing
Employer Health Tax - EHT
Excise Taxes and Excise Duties
General Excise and Sales Tax Regulations
Goods and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax - GST/HST
GST/HST Rebates for Public Service Bodies
GST/HST Returns
GST/HST TELEFILE
Guide for Canadian Small Businesses
Income Tax - Payroll Deductions
Income Tax Returns - T1 General Income Tax and Benefit Return
Income Tax Returns - the T2 Corporate Income Tax Return and the T2 Short Return
New Employer Visits
Non-profit Organization - NPO - Information Return
Online Requests for Business - Financial Transactions
Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC)
Purchase Exemption Certificates for Retail Sales Tax
Small Business Information Seminar
Tables on Diskette - Payroll Deductions
Vendor Permits and the Retail Sales Tax

Regulations and Licensing

Application for a New Liquor Licence
Articles and Bylaws Regarding Cooperatives
BizPaL
Business Licences
Business Number - BN
CA Number Registration and Database
Care Labelling of Textiles
Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999
Canadian Food Safety and Quality Program
Competition Act - Misleading Advertising and Deceptive Marketing Practices
Cosmetics
Electrical Safety Authority - Product Approvals
Extra-provincial Corporations from Within Canada
Extra-provincial Corporations from Outside Canada
Federal Business Incorporation - Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA)
Fair Labelling Practices Program
Food
Food Labelling
Food Safety Enhancement Program
Importer/Exporter Account Number
Labelling - Packaging Consumer Products (Non-Food)
Labelling - Textiles
Labelling Claims
Legal Issues in Starting a Business
Marketing Freshwater Fish
Medical Devices
Motor Vehicle Dealers Act - MVDA
Municipal Requirements to Start a Business
Natural Health Products Regulations
Ontario Business Incorporation
Precious Metals Marking
Products Banned Under the Hazardous Products Act
Protection of Personal Information - Your Responsibilities
Radiocommunications
Real Estate and Business Brokers Act - REBBA
Registering a Business Name or Partnership
Registration of a Cooperative
Registration of Commercial Vehicles
Regulated Business Practices / Consumer Complaints
Standards - What every business needs to know
Technical Standards and Safety Authority - TSSA
Therapeutic Products
Transportation Health and Safety Association of Ontario
Travel Industry Act
Vendor Permits and the Retail Sales Tax
Weights and Measures
Wild Animal and Plant Trade

CALL - What you can find by calling us

COBSC Business Information Line

Speak to an Information Officers by calling the COBSC's general phone line.  They can answer a number of business questions and can provide you with the resources you require to run a successful enterprise:

COBSC General Business Information Line
Toll-Free: 1-800-567-2345 (in Ontario)
Local: 416-954-8597
TTY: 1-800-457-8466
Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am-6:00pm
Services available in English and French

Team Canada Inc 1-888 Export Information Service

The 1-888-811-1119 Export Information Service connects Team Canada Inc clients to the full range of government export programs, services and expertise.

Team Canada Inc 1-888 Export Information Service
Toll-Free: 1-888-811-1119
Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am-6:00pm
Services available in English and French

Aboriginal Business Service Network (ABSN)

Access general business information, pathfinding, counselling service and business tools for Aboriginal business by calling the Aboriginal Business Service Network (ABSN) phone service:

ABSN
Toll Free: 1-877-699-559
TTY:  1-800-457-8466
Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am-6:00pm
Services available in English and French

Network for Women Entrepreneurs (NWE)

Access business information and learning opportunities through the Network for Women Entrepreneurs:

Toll Free: 1-888-300-9308
Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am-6:00pm
Services available in English and French

VISIT - What you can find by visiting an office near you

Through the Regional Access Program, the COBSC works in partnership with local business organizations to give you access to the information you need, including library resources and Internet access.

To locate the Regional Access Program office near you, check our  Regional Access Program Location Index or call 1-800-567-2345.