This page answers the frequently asked questions about starting a small business
Are you looking to start a…
- Home-Based Business?
- Restaurant?
- Consulting Business?
- Bed & Breakfast?
- Convenience Store?
- Personal Care Home for Seniors?
- Construction Business?
- Buying a Business?
- Franchise?
- Early Childhood
Business Registration
Sole Propietorship or General Partnership:
Cost $60.00 Registration $8.00 per Name Search
- On-line at Service Ontario www.serviceontario.ca then click on ”Services to Businesses”
- In person – Small Business Enterprise Centre at City Hall OR
- Ellen Fairclough Builiding 119 King Street West, 1st Floor
Any questions with regard to registering a Sole Proprietorship of Partnership you can contact: Ontario Business Connects at 1 800 565-1921.
Corporation Registration:
Provincial Incorporation
Ontario Land Registry Office
119 King St. W. 4th Floor Hamilton (905) 521-7561
Fee of $360. (Minister of Finance)
For more information please visit: http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2831/
Federal Incorporation
Industry Canada Corporations Directorate
(613) 941-9042
$200 when submitted on-line or $250 for all other means.
NUANS Report is $18, at http://www.corporationcentre.ca
For more information please visit: http://www.corporations.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/eng/home
Licensing
To learn more about Muncipal Licensing Requirements for specific business types in Hamilton visit the www.hamilton.ca/bizpal for more information.
Sources of Funding
Financing Info Guide - Financing Info-Guide
Funding:
- Business Development Bank of Canada – www.bdc.ca
- Royal Bank - www.royalbank.com
Grants/Government Programs:
- Canada Business - www.canadabusiness.ca
Other Resources
Are you looking for books, magazines or other resources for starting your business? Visit the Hamilton Public Library’s “Find-it Guides” for business startups for more information.
