Resources and Links

These links are intended to be of use to people currently operating a business and those considering starting a business. If you find any of these links to be outdated, or know of any which should appear on this list, please email us

Local Area:

• The City of Brockville
• The Town of Gananoque
• Township of Athens
• Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley
• Township of Front of Yonge
• Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands

Canadian Federal Sites

Business Development Bank of Canada
Information of interest to entrepreneurs and owners of small and medium-sized business, including financial and management services. http://www.bdc.ca

MERX
MERX is an easy, fast and efficient prospecting tool to help your business grow. New opportunities are listed daily from all levels of government including MASH sector (Municipal, Academic, School Boards and Hospitals) from across Canada. Take a look and see if there is an opportunity for you!
http://www.merx.com

Industry Canada
Canada's largest business site which includes features investment opportunities, market trends, information on business management, and over 500,000 pages of searchable text. Information and links to federal and provincial small business initiatives are provided. Details marketplace legalities for new businesses. http://www.ic.gc.ca

Statistics Canada
Identifies major international trading partners, with comparative demographic statistics. Contains links to provincial statistics servers .
http://statcan.ca

Canada Business Service Centre
Single access point to receive information on Federal and Provincial government services and regulation for products and services, employment, export, import marketing, etc. Also get information on business activities in areas such as aerospace, agriculture and food, commercial fishering, forestry manufacturing, tourism, etc.
http://www.cbsc.org

Canadian Department of Finance
The Department of Finance Canada is the federal department primarily responsible for providing the Government of Canada with analysis and advice on the broad economic and financial affairs of Canada.
http://www.fin.gc.ca

Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
(COBC) provides access to accurate, timely and relevant business information. We are a single-window access point for information on over 1,400 business-related programs and services offered by the federal and provincial government.
http://www.cbsc.org/ontario

Canada Export
Headline stories, business opportunities, trade fairs, publications and trade secrets.
http://www.infoexport.gc.ca

OACFDC
Ontario Association of CFDC's. This site offers a map of and links to ther CFDC offices throughout Ontario.
http://www.oacfdc.com

Government of Canada
Service Canada provides easy-to-access, one-stop service for Canadians. Apply for programs and benefits on-line. Find information for seniors, youth and families or a Service Canada Centre near you. http://www.canada.gc.ca