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Canada Business
Canada Business provides a wide range of information on government services,
programs and regulations and will answer your questions about starting
a new business or improving an existing one. They provide a comprehensive
first stop for information on government services, programs and
regulatory requirements for both the federal and provincial/territorial
governments.
Canada Business offers services in every province and territory through
walk-in centres, toll-free telephone numbers, the Web, electronic
mail, surface
mail and fax.
Canada Business offers a combination of products, services, publications
and expert referrals to help clients get current and comprehensive
business
information on a variety of topics such as writing a business
plan, starting a business, finding new markets, preparing for exporting
and also dealing with intellectual property (IP) issues.
Canada Business Web site provides provincial contacts and also offers a large
variety of on-line services (e.g. the Interactive
Business Planner that is
a Web tool
to assist you in preparing a comprehensive three-year business
plan).
Industry Canada's Regional Offices
Industry Canada works with Canadians throughout the economy and
in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment,
improve
Canada's
innovation performance, increase Canada's share of global
trade and build a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace. CIPO
is a special
operating agency of Industry Canada located in Gatineau, Quebec.
The headquarters of Industry Canada is located in Ottawa,
and there are
15 regional offices located across Canada. Correspondence
intended for CIPO and delivered during business hours, to one of Industry
Canada's offices in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and
Vancouver will
be
considered to be received on the date of reception in that
office,
if it is also a day on which CIPO's offices in Gatineau are
open. In addition,
correspondence intended for CIPO and delivered during business
hours using the Registered Mail Service of any Canada Post
office will
be considered to be received in the same way.
Provincial/Territorial Business Information Centres
Different provincial/territorial business information centres
across Canada provide a wide range of information on different
federal
and provincial/territorial programs, services and regulations
of interest
to a small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They feature
information guides, workshops, and expert referrals on
different business
issues including intellectual property (IP). Many business
centres are
walk-in centres providing in-person business assistance.
Furthermore, business
sections of different public libraries feature different
IP publications, links, and other resources for SMEs.
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