The Business Start-Up Assistant (BSA) is your Web gateway to all the information you need to start a business in Canada. Organized by topic and province, the BSA provides reliable information from government and non-government sources.
The Business Start-up Assistant (BSA) is a one-stop site to useful and authoritative information for launching a business in Canada. It combines start-up information from the federal, provincial and territorial governments, the community and many other sources. Information is organized by topics such as market research, financing, taxation, business planning, and many others - all critical to starting a new business. This easy to navigate site also provides links to federal, provincial and territorial forms for registering your business.
All links in the BSA have been carefully selected for the quality, currency and accuracy of the information they contain.
The BSA is a product developed and managed by the Canada Business. It is also accessible from the Canada Business Web site, a comprehensive site of government information, electronic forms, tools and services for Canadian business.
Alberta Contact(s):
The Business Link Business Service Centre
250 - 639 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 0M9
Telephone: 403-221-7800
Fax: 403-221-7817
Toll-free (information): 1-800-272-9675
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: buslink@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web site:
http://www.CanadaBusiness.ca/alberta
British Columbia Contact(s):
Small Business BC
601 West Cordova Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 2G1
Telephone: 604-775-5525
Fax: 604-775-5520
Toll-free (information): 1-800-667-2272 (B.C. Region only)
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 711 (long distance charges accepted)
E-mail: askus@smallbusinessbc.ca or comments@smallbusinessbc.ca
Web site:
http://www.smallbusinessbc.ca/
Manitoba Contact(s):
Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre
250 - 240 Graham Ave
P.O. Box 2609
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 4B3
Canada
Telephone: 204-984-2272
Fax: 204-983-3852
Toll-free (information): 1-800-665-2019
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: manitoba@canadabusiness.ca
Web site:
http://www.canadabusiness.ca/manitoba
Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday
New Brunswick Contact(s):
Canada Business - New Brunswick
Ground Floor, Barker House
570 Queen Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 6Z6
Telephone: 506-444-6140
Fax: 506-444-6172
Toll-free (information): 1-888-576-4444
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: infonb@canadabusiness.ca
Web site:
http://www.canadabusiness.ca/nb
Hours of operation: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Monday thru Friday - except Government holidays
Newfoundland and Labrador Contact(s):
Canada/Newfoundland and Labrador Business Service Centre
90 O'Leary Avenue
P.O. Box 8687
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
A1B 3T1
Telephone: 709-772-6022
Fax: 709-772-6090
Toll-free (information): 1-800-668-1010 (in the Atlantic region only)
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: info@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web site:
http://www.cbsc.org/nl
Hours of operation: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday
Northwest Territories Contact(s):
Canada/NWT Business Service Centre
8th Floor
701, 5201 - 50th Avenue
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 3S9
Telephone: 867-873-7960
Fax: 867-873-0573
Toll-free (information): 1-800-661-0599
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: yel@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web site:
http://www.canadabusiness.ca/nwt
Nova Scotia Contact(s):
Canada/Nova Scotia Business Service Centre
1575 Brunswick Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2G1
Telephone: 902-426-8604
Fax: 902-426-6530
Toll-free (information): 1-888-576-4444
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: halifax@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web site:
http://www.canadabusiness.ca/ns
Nunavut Contact(s):
Nunavut Business Service Centre
Hamlet Office
P.O. Box 16
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
X0B 0C0
Telephone: 867-983-2337
Fax: 867-983-2193
Toll-free (information): 1-877-499-5199
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: cnbsc@gov.nu.ca
Web site:
http://www.canadabusiness.ca/nunavut
Ontario Contact(s):
Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre (COBSC)
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2W7
Telephone: 416-775-3456
Fax: 416-954-8597
Toll-free (information): 1-800-567-2345 (in Ontario)
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: ontario@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web site:
http://www.cobsc.org/
Prince Edward Island Contact(s):
Canada / PEI Business Service Centre
75 Fitzroy Street
P.O. Box 40
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
C1A 7K2
Telephone: 902-368-0771
Fax: 902-566-7377
Toll-free (information): 1-800-668-1010 (in the Atlantic region only)
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: pei@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web site:
http://www.canadabusiness.ca/pe/
Hours of operation: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Quebec Contact(s):
Info entrepreneurs
380 St-Antoine Street West, local 6000
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 3X7
Telephone: 514-496-4636
Fax: 514-496-5934 Toll Free / Sans frais 1-888-417-0442
Toll-free (information): 1-800-322-4636
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: infoentrepreneurs@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web site:
http://www.infoentrepreneurs.org
Hours of operation:
Regulars Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Summer Hours: (from June 25 to Labour Day) 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Documentation Centre (Library) Hours for On-Site Research: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday
Yukon Contact(s):
Canada-Yukon Business Service Centre
Suite 101
307 Jarvis Street
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2H3
Telephone: 867-633-6257
Fax: 867-667-2001
Toll-free (information): 1-800-661-0543
TTY (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: yukon@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web site:
http://www.canadabusiness.ca/yukon
Saskatchewan Contact(s):
See National Contact.