Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
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This document is intended to provide general business licencing information for a number of specific industries and is best used as a starting point when researching regulations.
Summary
A number of general business start-up regulations will also apply to most businesses in Ontario. The Business Start-Up Info-Guide is a very useful resource to assist entrepreneurs in dealing with general business start-up information.
It is also very important to understand legal issues that exist in a specific industry before starting a business. It may be useful to contact a lawyer or the Law Society of Upper Canada, which offers a Lawyer Referral Service, when researching business licences and regulations.
For further information:
please call 416-947-3330 or 1-800-668-7380
see the document
Legal Issues in Starting a Business
visit the website
Law Society of Upper Canada's Lawyer Referral Service
Adoption Agency
Business Activity on Ontario Lakes and Waterways
Car Rental Agency
Credit Negotiation Business
Day Care
Disc-jockeys
Driving School
Employment Agency
Estheticians/Beauticians
Firearms
Foreign Currency Exchange Business
Freight Forwarding Business
General Contractor
Holistic Medicine
Home and Cottage Inspectors
Immigration Consultant
Internet Service Provider
Landlords
Loan Brokers
Mortgage Brokers
Mutual Fund Dealer
Paralegal Service
Private Lenders
Private School
Security Guard, Private Investigator, Security Alarm Monitoring Station
Taxi/Limousine Service
Telephone Debit Cards
Tourist Establishment
Translation/Interpretation
Truck Rental Business
Video Rental/Sales
Need more information?
Click:
Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
Call: 1-800-567-2345
Visit: visit our
Regional Access Program Locations page
to locate an office near you
Some of the organizations listed above are not subject to the federal Official Languages Act or the French Language Services Act of Ontario. Their services may not be available in both official languages.
DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this document is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. Users concerned about the reliability of the information should consult directly with the source, or seek legal counsel.