Business Services
Find information and links to business services offered by the provincial government.
Most Requested Business Services
Starting a Business
- Curious about what it takes to start a business in Ontario? View the province’s 10 steps to starting a Business for Entrepreneurs
- Take a simple 10-Minute Questionnaire for a downloadable custom guide to help start or grow your business.
- Visit the Ontario Business Registry, which allows businesses and not-for-profit corporations to complete transactions online, including registering, incorporating, and updating their information.
- What are the Top 10 forms used?
- Not sure what registry form applies to your business? Browse these options.
- How do I Register a Business with the Government of Canada?
- How do I get a Business Number and Register it with the CRA?
- How do I Register my Business Online?
- How do I file my business’ Annual Return?
- How do I Update my Company Information?
Business Supports
Hiring Supports for Businesses
- Employment Ontario helps job seekers, workers and employers with advice, grants and other services around public and private sector employment.
- Hire a Young Person Take advantage of funding, programs and tax incentives to help hire and train employees for your business, not-for-profit or public-sector organization.
- How do I Hire an Apprentice? And how would it benefit me as an employer?
- What is the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)? And how does it provide foreign workers, international students, business owners and entrepreneurs from outside Canada, with a means to apply for permanent residence in Ontario.
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