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Finding a Canadian Business | Banking | Business Guides | Chambers of Commerce and BBBs | Investments | Regulatory Agencies | Scams | Telephone Directories

Finding a Canadian Business

• Canadian Trade Index
  Detailed information on 32,000 Canadian companies.
• Canadian Company Capabilities from Industry Canada
  Use the search engine to find goods and services or explore the specialized databases for business information organized by sector.
• Corporations Directorate
  Guide to Federal Incorporation
• Canadian Business Resource
  Detailed corporate and executive profiles.
• Made in Canada
  Canadian-made consumer products.
• CanadaOne Business Directory
  The website includes an online magazine, a Canadian business directory, and toolkit for small businesses.
• Trade Show News Network
  A listing of Canadian businesses by category.

Banking

• The Canadian Banking System
  An overview of the banks, banking system and regulatory environment.
• Canadian Bankers Association
  General facts, statistics, papers, and reports on Canada's chartered banks.
• Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
  Insures eligible deposits up to a maximum of $60,000 per depositor at each member institution.
• Banks in Canada
  Directory information for all domestic and foreign bank subsidiary members of the CBA.
• Exchange Rates
  Convert to and from Canadian dollars using the latest noon rate.

Business Guides

• Canadian Business Service Centres
  Government programs and services for businesses.
• NAFTA Countries
  NAFTA regional database produced by the U.S. International Trade Administration.

Chambers of Commerce and BBBs

• Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus
  Locate a Canadian BBB, file a complaint, and scam information.
• Canadian Chambers of Commerce
  CCs in all provinces and territories.

Investments

• Canadian Securities Industry
  An Overview prepared by Finance Canada.
• Canadian Venture Exchange
  Canada's public venture capital marketplace.
• Montréal Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Exchange
  Offers a wide range of derivative products.
• The Toronto Stock Exchange
  Canada's premier market for senior equities, accounting for 95% of all equity trading in Canada.
• SEDAR, System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval
  Includes documents required for filing with Canadian securities administrators and Canadian exchanges.
• Investcom and Investor Resources Centre
  The Canadian markets.

Regulatory Agencies

• Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
  The primary regulator of federally chartered financial institutions and federally administered pension plans.
• British Columbia Securities Commission
  The Provincial government agency that regulates trading in securities in British Columbia.
• Alberta Securities Commission
  The regulatory agency responsible for overseeing the capital market in Alberta.
• Ontario Securities Commission
  Administers and enforces securities legislation in Ontario.
• L’Autorité des marchés financiers
  An independent regulatory body funded by the securities industry to oversee the Quebec securities market.

Scams

• PhoneBusters
  The national deceptive telemarketing call centre, operated by the Ontario Provincial Police.
• Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus
  Information on scams originating in Canada.
• News releases
  • U.S. and Canadian Authorities Strengthen Partnership To Combat Cross-Border Scams During National Consumer Protection Week
  • Canada, Mexico and the United States combat weight-loss fraud: 734 compliance actions taken
  • Three more arrests in Canadian telemarketing ring investigation
  • Telemarketer Sentenced to Jail
  • Four arrests made in a telemarketing ring investigation
  • Competition Bureau Participates in Boiler-Rooms Take-Downs
  • Competition Bureau Joins Federal Trade Commission in Educating Consumers About Internet Weight-Loss Scams

Telephone Directories

• Telephone Directories on the Web — Canada
  Links to major white and yellow pages directories.
• Canada411
  Telephone numbers for persons or businesses.
• Canada Tollfree
  A huge database of toll-free numbers.
• Service Canada
  The primary toll-free access point to information on the Government of Canada.