Starting a Business

"Am I an Entrepreneur?" : Self-assessment Quiz
Western Economic Diversification Canada's Self-Assessment Quiz. Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Take this interactive self-assessment tool.

Business Start-up Assistant
The BSA, from the CBSC, is a website that consolidates essential information required by anyone wishing to launch a successful business. It combines start-up information from the Canada-Business Service Centres, the federal and provincial partners, the community, and many other sources. Information is organized by topics such as market assessment, financing, taxation, writing a business plan and many others critical to starting a new business.

Canada Revenue Agency
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency is responsible for Canadian tax, trade, and border administration. The Department draws its mandate from a federal statute, the Department of National Revenue Act, which gives the Minister of National Revenue federal responsibility for controlling, regulating, managing and supervising income and consumption taxes, as well as customs and excise duties.

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
This Web site provides information for industry representatives and other private sector professionals who are planning projects that may be subject to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (Act). While the Act applies to the federal government, you may be asked to provide information or prepare an environmental assessment for your proposed project.

Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Since 1971 the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has been giving small firms a big voice in the public arena. If you own and operate your own business and are looking for ways to help it prosper, then CFIB can be of service.

Canadian Ontario Business Service Centre (COBSC)
A Resource for Canadian Business Information. The COBSC offers a variety of products, services and expert referrals to help you obtain quick, accurate and comprehensive business information. The COBSC helps minimize telephone runaround, inadequate or incorrect information, and duplication of government services. This help enables you to make well-informed business decisions in an increasingly global economy.

Canada / British Columbia Business Service Centre - Sample Business Plan
Designed to provide you with techniques for developing your idea, starting a new venture and improving your existing small business.

Doing Business in Canada
To assist Strategic Alliance Partners generate business by matching them with companies that want to successfully sell products/services in Canada, thereby creating employment opportunities and wealth in the Canadian economy.

Interactive Business Planner
The IBP uses the capabilities of the Internet to assist entrepreneurs prepare a 3 year business plan for their new or existing business.

Ontario Community Futures Economic Development Corporation
Community Futures is a Community Economic Development (CED) program introduced in 1986. The program helps rural communities to develop and implement a long term Community Strategic Plan leading to the sustainable development of their local economy. The program is administered by Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDC) at the local community level.

Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)
SEDI contributes to enterprise development and increase access to self employment for disadvantaged people who are pursuing economic independence and increased social participation.