Business Development Services

Links to very useful information

Internet First Stops:

• Canada Ontario Business Service Centre (COBSC) www.cobsc.org
• Canada Business www.canadabusiness.ca
• Strategis (Industry Canada) www.ic.gc.ca

Government Grants and Subsidies:

• www.canadabusiness.ca

Business Plans:

• Interactive Business Planner from Canada Business www.canadabusiness.ca/ibp/en/
• Download RCCFDC’s business plan guide and cash flow projections.

Financing:

• Business Development Bank of Canada www.bdc.ca
• Canada Business www.canadabusiness.ca
• Strategis www.strategis.gc.ca/sources

Business Tools and Guides:

• Canadian Innovation Centre www.innovationcentre.ca/
• Canadian Standards Association www.csa.ca
• OnCorp Direct Companies (small business registration & name search, incorporation, etc.) www.oncorp.com/
• Performance Plus Business Benchmarks (Industry Canada) www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/pp-pp.nsf/en/Home

Human Resources:

• Employers Online http://employers.gc.ca/
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board http://www.wsib.on.ca/wsib/wsibsite.nsf/public/homepage
• Ministry of Labour www.labour.gov.on.ca

Intellectual Property:

• Intellectual Property office www.cipo.ic.gc.ca

Exporting:

• Export Source – TEAM Canada http://exportsource.ca/gol/exportsource/site.nsf/
• Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/

Trade Shows:

• Uni Link Worlds Top Trade Shows www.unilinkfairs.com/

Business Associations:

• Canadian Chamber of Commerce www.chamber.ca
• Renfrew Chamber of Commerce www.renfrewontario.com/chamber/chamber.htm
• Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce http://www.upperottawavalleychamber.com/
• Arnprior Chamber of Commerce http://www.gacc.ca/
• Deep River Chamber of Commerce http://www.deepchamber.ca/
• Calabogie and Area Business Association http://www.calabogie.org/
• Canadian Federation of Independent Business http://www.cfib.ca/en/
• Canadian Franchise Association http://www.cfa.ca/CFA_HTM/Home.html

Youth:

• Youth Opportunities Ontario http://www.youthjobs.gov.on.ca/
• Canada Youth Business Foundation http://www.cybf.ca/

Other:

• County of Renfrew http://www.countyofrenfrew.on.ca/
• Enterprise Renfrew County http://www.enterpriserenfrewcounty.com/
• Algonquin College http://www.algonquincollege.com/pembroke/
• Ontario Association of Community Futures http://www.ontcfdc.com/
• Pan Canadian Community Futures Network http://www.communityfutures.ca/    

Ontario:

• Government of Ontario http://www.gov.on.ca/
• Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/
• Ontario Business Gateway http://www.gov.on.ca/ont/portal/!ut/p/.cmd/cs/.ce/7_0_A/.s/7_0_252/_s.7_0_A/7_0_252/_l/en?docid=STEL02_038758

Revenue Canada:

• www.cra-arc.gc.ca