Frequently Asked Questions

• General Questions
• Most Popular
• Programs and Services

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Programs and Services

Business Tools and Resources

• Start-up, Incorporation and Support
  • Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
  • Corporations Canada
  • Network for Women Entrepreneurs
  • NUANS® Name Search System
  • Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative
• Planning and Management
  • Interactive Business Planner
  • Managing for Business Success
  • Performance Plus
  • Small Business Research and Policy
  • SME Direct — Competitive Intelligence
  • Steps to Competitiveness — Marketing
• Electronic Commerce
  • The Digital Economy in Canada — Principles for Electronic Authentication

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Company Directories

• Competition Bureau — CA Identification Number
• Solutions for Advanced Manufacturing

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Consumer Information

• Competition Bureau — Consumer
• Consumer Measures Committee — The Identity Theft Statement
• Measurement Canada — Consumer Page

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Financing

• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
• Canada Small Business Financing Program
  • For Lessors
  • For Small Businesses (Borrowers)
  • For Lenders
  • Capital Leasing Pilot Project
• Canadian Textiles Program (CANtex)
• Performance Plus
• Sources of Financing

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Innovation, Research, Science and Technology

• Biotechnology and Life Sciences
  • Medical and Related Sciences (MaRS) Discovery District
• Commercialization
  • Language Industry Program (LIP)
  • Medical and Related Sciences (MaRS) Discovery District
• Information and Communications Technology
  • Accessible Procurement Toolkit
  • Francommunautés virtuelles
  • GeoConnections
• Research Programs and Assistance
  • Canada Research Chairs — communications guidelines for
    • Chairholders
    • Universities
  • National Research Council Canada (NRC)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
    • College and Community Innovation Pilot Program
    • For Partners
    • PromoScience
• Science and Technology
  • Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
• Technology Transfer and Collaboration
  • Federal Partners in Technology Transfer (FPTT)

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Intellectual Property

• Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
• Copyright Reform Process
• Intellectual Property Policy Directorate
• NUANS® Name Search System

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Not-for-Profit Organizations

• Corporations Canada — Not-for-profit

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Radio, Spectrum and Telecommunications

• Radio
  • Amateur Radio (Spectrum Management and Telecommunications)
  • Certification and Engineering Bureau — Terminal Attachment Program
  • Certification and Engineering Bureau — Wireless Program
  • Industry Canada Emergency Telecommunications — Priority Access for Dialing
  • Health Canada and Industry Canada FAQ on Radio Frequency Fields
  • Spectrum Direct®
• Spectrum Management and Telecommunications
  • Broadband for Rural and Northern Development Pilot Program / National Satellite Initiative
  • Broadband — Customer Premises Equipment
  • Direct-to-Home (DTH) Satellite Broadcasting
  • High-Definition Television (HDTV)
  • Low-power Licence-exempt Radiocommunication Devices
  • RIC-40: Low Power FM Broadcasting
  • Virtual Radio Licence

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Regional and Rural Development

• Regional and Rural Development Initiatives
  • Canada-Ontario Infrastructure Program (COIP)
  • Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF)
• French Language Initiatives
  • Francommunautés virtuelles
  • Language Industry Program (LIP)

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Regulations and Standards

• Competition Bureau
  • CA Identification Number
• Corporations Canada
  • Guide to Federal Incorporation
• Investment Canada Act
• Measurement Canada
• Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB)
  • Debtors
  • Creditors
  • Insolvency Name Search Database
  • Trustees in Bankruptcy — E-Filing
  • Unclaimed Dividends Search Service
• Privacy for Business

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Youth Initiatives

• Computers for Schools (CFS)
• Cyberwise.ca