Additional Resources

Funding

• Ontario Arts Council Grants

  https://www.arts.on.ca/grants

• Canada Council of the Arts Grants

  https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants

• Blue Sky Net

  https://blueskynet.ca/

• BDC Financing

  https://www.bdc.ca/en

• Caisse Alliance

  https://www.caissealliance.com/en/

• NECO Community Futures

  https://neco.on.ca/

• Parry Sound Area Community Business and Development Centre

  https://cbdc.parrysound.on.ca/

• Economic Partners

  http://www.economicpartners.com/en/

• Fair Finance Fund

  https://www.fairfinancefund.org/

• FedNor Business Funding

  https://fednor.gc.ca/eic/site/fednor-fednor.nsf/eng/home

• Futurpreneur

  https://www.futurpreneur.ca/en/ontario/

• Canada Support for Technology Innovation

  https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation

• IION - Innovation Initiatives Ontario North

  https://iion.ca/

• NOHFC

  https://nohfc.ca/

• NOW Professional Services Grant

  https://www.lambac.org/now/

• Small Business Access Portal

  https://www.ontario.ca/page/small-business-access

• OTF Grants

  https://otf.ca/apply-grant

• SNAPP Grant - Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program

  http://rainalgoma.ca/snapp/

• RISE

  https://risehelps.ca/

• Waubetek

  https://www.waubetek.com/article/business-loans-154.asp

Service Ontario has resources from registering your business to incorporating.

• Service Ontario

  https://www.ontario.ca/page/business-services

SBS provides market research and resources to assist with start ups and also includes guides on business specific topics such as Incorporation and Not-for-profits.

• Small Business Services

  https://sbs-spe.feddevontario.canada.ca/en

CRA is your go to for Income tax, HST, Payroll, Incorporation, Not-for-profits and Charities.

• Canada Revenue Agency

  https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency.html
• https://www.canada.ca/en/services/taxes/gsthst.html

• Innovation Initiatives Ontario North

  https://iion.ca/

• Ministry of Labour

  https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/

• Statistics Canada

  https://www.statcan.gc.ca/

• Industry Canada

  https://www.ic.gc.ca/

• Canadian Intellectual Property Office

  https://www.cipo.gc.ca/

Import and Exporting Services

• Canada Border Services Agency

  https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html

Zoning, Licenses and Permits

• City of North Bay

  https://www.northbay.ca/

• Parry Sound

  http://www.parrysound.ca/en/index.asp

• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit

  https://www.myhealthunit.ca/en/index.asp

Employment services, subsidies and workplace safety coverage

• WSIB

  http://www.wsib.on.ca

• Yes Employment

  https://yesnorthbay.com/

• YMCA Employment Services

  https://ymcaofsimcoemuskoka.ca/employment-services-locations/

• Employment North

  https://employmentnorth.com/

• Agilec

  https://agilec.ca/

Chamber of Commerce

• Ontario Chamber of Commerce

  http://www.occ.ca/

• North Bay

  http://nbdcc.ca/

• West Nipissing

  https://westnipissingchamber.ca/

• Parry Sound

  https://www.psachamber.ca/

• Temagami

  http://temagamiinformation.com/

• Almaguin

  https://almaguinhighlandschamberofcommerce.wildapricot.org/

Social Enterprise

• See The Change

  https://seethechange.ca/

• SEOntario

  https://seontario.org/

• Social Enterprise for Canada

  http://www.socialenterprise.ca/

For Women in Business

• Paro

  http://paro.ca/2013/

• Business Women’s Network

  https://www.facebook.com/BWNnorthbay/

• WEOC

  https://weoc.ca/

Not-for-profit & Charities

• Registering for Charitable status

  http://www.cbo-eco.ca/en/index.cfm/managing/taxes/charitable-status/

• Ontario Trillium Fund

  https://otf.ca/?redirected=1

• Ontario Nonprofit Network

  https://theonn.ca/

Incorporation

• NUANS Corp

  https://www.nuans.com/auth/app/scr/corp/nuans/public/PreSearch.html?lang=eng

• Federal Corporations - Industry Canada

  http://www.strategis.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/Intro