Business & Procurement
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Federal
- BizPaL — Permits and Licences FinderGenerate a personalized list of federal, provincial, and municipal permits you need to operate a business
- Canada Business — Starting a BusinessOfficial guide for starting a business in Canada — permits, taxes, licensing, and supports by province
- Canada Tariff FinderFind the customs tariff for a specific product in any country Canada has a free trade agreement with, and compare rates across up to three products or markets.
- Canada's Business Registries — Multi-Jurisdiction SearchFree basic search across the federal registry and eight provincial/territorial business registries from one page (not yet all 14 jurisdictions).
- Canada's Business Registries (ISED)Free cross-provincial business lookup aggregating the official registries of AB, BC, MB, NS, ON, QC, SK, and Corporations Canada — one search across jurisdictions.
- CanadaBuys — Federal TendersModern federal procurement portal replacing buyandsell.gc.ca — browse and bid on tenders
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)Search and apply for patents, trademarks, copyrights, and industrial designs in Canada
- Canadian Patents DatabaseSearch over 2.6 million Canadian patent documents from 1869 to the present, with full-text and images, maintained by CIPO.
- Canadian Trademarks DatabaseCIPO's searchable database of more than 1.4 million Canadian trademarks registered from 1865 to the present, updated weekly.
- CFIA — Automated Import Reference System (AIRS)Question-and-answer tool that walks importers through the exact CFIA requirements, documents and HS codes for bringing food, plants and animals into Canada.
- CIPO — Canadian Copyrights DatabaseSearch Canadian copyright registrations from 1991 onward by title, owner name, or registration number and view registration details.
- CIPO — Canadian Industrial Designs DatabaseSearch all registered Canadian industrial designs by title, owner, classification, or registration date, with drawings and status for each design.
- CIPO — Goods and Services ManualSearch CIPO's pre-approved goods and services terms and use the Classify List feature to assign Nice classes before filing a Canadian trademark application.
- Corporations Canada — Federal Corporation SearchConfirm the existence and status of any federally incorporated business, not-for-profit, cooperative or board of trade by name, corporation number or business number.
- Corporations Canada — Nuans Name SearchRun pre-searches and order official Nuans reports comparing a proposed corporate name against Canada's database of existing corporate names and trademarks.
- FedDev OntarioFederal economic development agency supporting business growth, innovation, and community economic development in southern Ontario
- Innovation Canada — Business Benefits FinderPersonalized search of federal, provincial, and regional business funding and support programs
- ISED — Canadian Importers DatabaseLook up which companies import specific goods into Canada — search by product, city, or country to get lists of major importers based on CBSA customs data.
- ISED — Canadian Industry StatisticsGenerate industry snapshots by NAICS code or keyword — GDP, employment, number of businesses, trade, and financial performance trends for any Canadian industry.
- ISED — ExploreIP: Canada's IP MarketplaceSearch thousands of patents held by Canadian governments, universities, and hospitals that are available to license or commercialize, and contact the IP holders directly.
- ISED — Financial Performance Data (SME Benchmarking)Build financial benchmark reports for 1,000+ industries — revenues, expenses, profit margins, and balance-sheet ratios — and compare your small business against industry averages.
- MERX — Canadian Procurement PlatformCanada's largest electronic procurement platform — access federal, provincial, and municipal tender notices across all industries
- OSB — Bankruptcy and Insolvency Records SearchSearch every bankruptcy and proposal filed in Canada since 1978, receiverships since 1993, and CCAA records (free); other searches cost $8 per name.
- OSB — Licensed Insolvency Trustee RegistryLook up every Licensed Insolvency Trustee in Canada — active, semi-active, and inactive — to verify a trustee's licence before engaging them.
- Statistics Canada — Canadian International Merchandise Trade Web AppExplore monthly Canadian import and export data by HS commodity code, trading partner, and province, with charts, time series, and top-25 commodity rankings.
- Trade Data OnlineGenerate custom reports on Canadian and US trade in goods with 200+ countries by HS product code or industry, with CSV and Excel export, from ISED.
Provincial
- Alberta Purchasing ConnectionAlberta's public-sector tender site — bid opportunities, awards, and vendor accounts
- BC Bid — Provincial ProcurementBC's electronic tendering portal for public-sector opportunities across the province
- BC Business Registry — Corporate OnlineSearch BC corporate records, register a new business, and file annual reports through BC Corporate Online
- OrgBook BCPublic verifiable-credential directory from BC Registries to confirm a business is legally incorporated and in good standing, with API access.
- Manitoba TendersProvincial tender notices for Manitoba government and public-sector opportunities
- Newfoundland and Labrador — Companies and Deeds Online (CADO)Search NL's registry of companies, co-operatives, condos, deeds and mechanics liens electronically, with records from 1982 to present.
- Northwest Territories — Corporate Registries Online (CROS)Search NWT-registered corporations, business names, partnerships, societies and co-ops — legal name, status and type are free; full profiles cost $4.
- Nova Scotia — RJSC Connect Business SearchSearch Nova Scotia's Registry of Joint Stock Companies by name or Registry ID to see any business, society or non-profit's status, addresses and filing dates.
- Nunavut — NNI Registered Business SearchSearch the Government of Nunavut's database of NNI-registered Nunavut and Inuit-owned businesses eligible for procurement preferences, by name, community or type.
- Ontario Business RegistryRegister, search, and manage Ontario business names, corporations, and partnerships online
- PEI — Business / Corporate Registry SearchSearch PEI's corporate and business names registry free of charge for corporations, non-profits, co-ops and trade names, and order full profile reports.
- Québec — Registre des entreprisesQuebec's official enterprise registry: search corporations, sole proprietorships, and nonprofits by name or NEQ number for status, directors, and filings. Note: site blocks automated requests; browse manually.
- SEAO — Système électronique d'appels d'offres du QuébecQuebec's electronic tender system for public contracts with full search and alerts — currently offline as of May 2026
- SaskTendersSaskatchewan government and public-sector tenders and bid opportunities
- Yukon — Corporate Online Registry (YCOR)Search Yukon's corporate registry for any business or non-profit and view summary information free, with fee-based entity profiles, certificates and filings.
Agency
- Competition Bureau — Report of Merger ReviewsBrowse the weekly-updated register of ongoing and concluded merger reviews under the Competition Act, including pre-merger notifications and advance ruling requests.
- CPATA — Public Register of Patent and Trademark AgentsLook up any licensed Canadian patent or trademark agent by name, city, or employer and verify their current licence status with the College's regulator register.
Crown Corp
- Canadian Commercial Corporation — Government ProcurementProcurement tools for businesses selling to governments domestically and internationally
- Defence Construction CanadaDefence construction contracting and project management