Links
Canada 411 (http://www.canada411.com/)
Yellow Pages (http://www.yellowpages.ca/searchBusiness.do)
Postal Codes (http://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/apps/fpc/personal/findByCity?execution=e2s1)
Bank of Canada Exchange Rates (http://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/en/exchange.htm)
Current and historical exchange rates for all currencies
Interest Rates (http://www.cannex.com/canada/english/)
Current rates of return on a variety of investments
Google Search Engine (http://www.google.ca/)
To search within a site eg. [medical site:www.cra.gc.ca]
Mapquest (Canada) (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/main.adp?countrycode=CA)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-e.html)
This is the main Canada Revenue Agency site.
General Enquiries: 1.800.959.5525 (press *)
Service Ontario (http://www.ontario.ca/en/services_for_business/index.htm)
Information related to incorporating a business, obtaining an Ontario Corporation Number and maintaining your corporate records and related forms
Statistics Canada (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/start-debut-eng.html)
This one-stop guide to the national economy lets you check out statistics, including the Consumer Price Index.
GST/HST Registry (to determine if a business is registered) (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/esrvc-srvce/tx/bsnss/gsthstrgstry/menu-eng.htmll)
Revenue Quebec (http://www.revenu.gouv.qc.ca/en/entreprise/)
Tax information for residence of Quebec
General Enquiries: 819.770.1768
Services for Entrepreneurs: Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre (http://www.canadabusiness.ca/)
Canada Business is a government information service for businesses and start-up entrepreneurs in Canada. Canada Business reduces the complexity and burden of dealing with various levels of government by serving as a single point of access for federal and provincial/territorial government services, programs and regulatory requirements for business.
Small Business Finance (http://www.smallbusinessfinancetips.com/)
This site will cut through the confusing world of small business finance and put yourself on an equal footing with the finance experts.
Performance Plus (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mangb/sme/engdoc/homepage.html)
An interactive on-line financial performance tool to help new and established firms determine how they measure up to the competition. It allows you to enter your company's financial data confidentially and compare it to industry averages. This tool will assist you in making sound operational decisions.
Retail Sales Tax (Ontario) (http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/english/taxes/rst/)
Information on the Ontario tax that is charged on most goods and some services
General Enquiries: 613.746.9200