General Small Business Informations

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General Small Business Information
1.	Business Name Registration and Information Companies and Personal Property Security Branch Ministry of Consumers and Business Services 393 University Ave. 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M5G 2M2 416-314-8880 1-800-361-3223 http://www.cbs.gov.on.ca/mcbs/english/company_info.htm	Canada Custom and Revenue Agency (CCRA) Goods and Services Tax Income tax and Payroll Deductions Import/Export Tax Corporate Income Tax 1 Front Street West, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M5J 2X6 General Inquiry 1-800-959-8281 Business Enquires and Registrations 1-800-959-5525 Forms Dept. (Employers Kit) 1-800-959-2221 http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca
2.	Goods & Service Tax (GST) Canada Customs & Revenue Agency (Business Window) 1 Front Street West, 1st Floor 1-800-959-5525 Forms & Publications 1-800-959-2221	Employer's Health Tax Ministry of Finance 5 Parkhome Ave, 2nd floor (Yonge & Sheppard) 1-800-263-7965
3.	Retail Sales Tax (RST) Vendor's Permit Purchase Exemption Certificate Employer Health Tax (EHT) North York Regional Tax Office Retail Sales Tax Office Ministry of Finance 5 Park Home Ave., Suite 200, 2nd Floor North York, ON M2N 6W8 (Yonge & Sheppard) 416-222-3226 1-800-268-8852 http://www.trd.fin.gov.on.ca	Workplace Safety & Insurance Kit The Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB), Ministry of Labour 200 Front St. West, 10th Floor 416-344-1013 416-344-1007 1-800-387-0080 http://www.wsib.on.ca
4.	Municipal Licenses Municipal Licensing & Standards Taxicab Unit 150 Borough Drive, 2nd Floor Scarborough, ON M1P 4N7 416-392-3082 416-392-3000 Businesses & Trade 112 Elizabeth Street, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M5G 1P5 416-392-3046	Trade Certification (required for certain trades) Ministry of Education & Training 625 Church Street, 1st Floor 416-326-5605 Training Hotline 416-326-5656
5.	Import Information (Duties, Tariffs, Quotas, Importer's #) Canada Customs & Excise Division 1 Front Street West 1-800-959-5525 or Cargo Pearson Airport 905-612-7937	Registering Special Businesses Itinerant sellers, etc... Ministry of Consumer & Commercial Relations 250 Yonge Street, 32nd Floor 416-326-8800 Canada Ontario Business Call Centre Information Line 1-800-567-2345
6.	Import/Export Permit Applications 416-973-8022	City of Toronto Small Business Centre Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. W., Mail Floor, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 416-392-6646
7.	Ontario Business Connect Helpline 416-314-9151 1-800-565-1921 http://www.cbs.gov.on.ca/obc	Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre (COBSC) 416-954-4636 1-800-567-2345 Fax 1-800-240-4192 http://www.cbsc.org/ontario
8.	Employment Standard Branch, Ministry of Labour 1201 Wilson Ave, 2nd Floor, Building E, Downsview, ON M5V 3J1 416-235-5330 1-800-531-5551 Fax 416-235-5080 http://www.gov.on.ca/LAB/main.htm
Small Business Information Sources
9.	Business Development Bank of Canada 150 King Street West, #100 416-952-6094	Ministry of Enterprise Opportunity and Innovation 900 Bay Street, 8th Floor 416-325-6666
10.	Toronto Business Development Centre 1071 King Street West 416-345-9437	Foreign Affairs & International Trade Export Controls/Permits 613-996-2387 Info Export 1-800-267-8376
11.	Federal Government Bookstore Renouf Publications Bookstore 12 Adelaide Street West 416- 363-3171	Export Information Ministry of Economic Development & Trade Trade Development Division 56 Wellesley Street West, 7th Floor 416-314-8200
12.	Ontario Goverment Bookstore Publications Ontario 880 Bay Street (at Grosvenor) 416-326-5320
13.	Street Vending Metro, Sidewalk and Curblane Vending Office 112 Elizabeth Street 416-338-7224 Special Events 416-392-1802	Labour Regulations Ministry of Labour, Employment Standards Branch 400 University Avenue, 9th Floor 416-326-7160
14.	Innovation Centre - Waterloo Inventors Assistance Program 1-800-265-4559	Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge Street (at Bloor) Toronto, ON M4W 2G8 416-393-7196
15.	Affordable Consulting Services Ryerson Consulting 416-979-5059 Impact Consulting 416-978-4343 York University 416-736-5069	Statistics Canada 25 St. Clair Ave. East, 10th Floor Toronto, ON M4T 1M4 416-973-6586 1-800-263-1136 http://www.statcan.ca
16.	Alcohol & Gaming Commission 20 Dundas Street West 416-326-0450 City Realty & Business Taxes Tax and Water Revenue 415-338-4829 Citizenship & Immigration Canada Immigration Inquiries 416-973-4444	Local Business Self-help Offices Brampton 905-874-2650 Etobicoke 416-394-8949 Markham 905-475-4890 Mississauga 905-615-3275 Newcomers 416-415-2370 Scarborough 416-396-7169 Vaughan 905-832-8545
17.	Human Resources Development Canada Foreign Worker Recruitment 416-954-3111 Self-Employment Assistance Program Job Opportunities Workplace-Based Training Project-Based Training ....Contact your nearest HRDC Office Agriculture & Agri-food Canada Packaging and labeling food products 416-954-0623 Health Canada 2301 Midland Avenue, Scarborough 416-973-1600	Industry Canada Intellectual Property Div. 416-954-1429 'Patent, Copyright, Trade Mark, Industrial Design, Federal Incorporation Consumer Products Division 416-954-1405 * Packaging & Labeling - non-fccd products * Textile CA# * Jewelry & Precious Metals Food & Consumer Products Manufacturers of Canada 885 Don Mills Road, Suite 301 UPC#'s 416-510-8024
18.	Associations etc... Better Business Bureau 416-766-5744 Manufacturers' Alliance & Exporters Assoc. 798-8000 Canadian Franchise Association 905-525-2896 Canadian Importers Association 416-595-5333 Canadian International Trade Assoc. 416-351-9728 Canadian Standards Association 416-747-4129 Certified General Accountants Assoc. 416-322-6520 Insurance Bureau of Canada 416-445-5912 Lawyer Referral Service 1-900-565-4577 Toronto Board of Trade 416-366-6811 Retail Council of Canada 416-922-6678 YMCA Enterprise Centre 416-928-3362 Young Entrepreneurs Association 416-588-0908	City of Toronto Departments Tax Enquiries 338-4829 Purchasing (Tenders) 392-7851 Zoning & By-law Inquiries 392-7522 Public Health Inquiries 392-7401 Fire Prevention Inquiries 392-0160
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