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City of Richmond Main Reception
Business License Department

604-276-4000
604-278-5575

www.richmond.ca
Tourism Richmond 604-271-8280 www.tourismrichmond.com
BC Tourism 1-800-HELLOBC www.hellobc.com
Steveston Village www.steveston.bc.ca
Steveston Community Centre 604-718-8080
Volunteer Richmond Information Services 604-278-5244 www.volunteerrichmond.ca
Richmond Public Library 604-231-6401 www.rpl.richmond.bc.ca
Garden City Taxi Cab 604-272-1111 
Richmond News 604-270-8031 www.richmond-news.com
The Richmond Review  604-606-8700 www.richmondreview.com
Businesses for Sale www.business-trader.com
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Business Start-Up Information
BDC-Business Development Bank
604-666-7850 www.bdc.ca
CYBF-Canadian Youth Business Foundation
1-800-464-2923 www.cybf.ca
Industry Canada-Small Business Financing
1-866-959-1699
www.ic.gc.ca/csbfp
Apprenticeship Grants
1-866-742-3644
www.servicecanada.gc.ca
TradeStart
1-866-926-5545
www.tradestart.ca
Apply for a Domain Name
www.e-bc.ca
Canada Intellectual Property Office (Trademark, Patent & Copyright)
1-866-997-1936
www.cipo.gc.ca
Developing a Business Plan
www.smallbusinessbc.ca/ibp
Starting up & Running an Import Business
1-866-926-5545
www.smallbusinessbc.ca/pdf/importing.pdf
Starting up & Running an Export Business
www.smallbusinessbc.ca/bizEstablished-exportPlan.php
Business Seminars & Workshops
604-775-5525
Small Business BC
604-775-5525 www.smallbusinessbc.ca
Business Name Request / Registration
604-775-1044
www.fin.gov.bc.ca/registries
OneStop Business Registry
1-877-822-6727

Registering a Society (download package)

www.fin.gov.bc.ca/registtries
Changing Name of Corporation
www.corpotaeonline.gov.bc.ca

Changing from Proprietorship to Corporation

www.corpotaeonline.gov.bc.ca

Changing from Corporation to Proprietorship

www.onestopbc.ca
Federal Registration
604-666-9875 www.strategis.ic.gc.ca
Nuans-Name Search   System
www.nuans.com
BizPal Business Permits and Licenses
www.bcbizpal.ca
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Government Agencies
Stats Canada 1-888-263-1136 www.statcan.gc.ca
BC Stats 604-660-2421 www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca
Industry Canada 604- 666-9875 www.ic.gc.ca
Workers Compensation Board (WCB) 604-273-2266 www.worksafebc.com
BBB (Vancouver Better Business Bureau)
604- 682-2711 www.mbc.bbb.org
Employment Standards Branch,
Ministry of Labour
1-800-663-7867 www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb
Export/Import Source www.importsource.ca
Export/Import Controls www.international.gc.ca
Canada Export Centre 604-685-7823 www.canadaexportcentre.com
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada 604-685-5986 www.asiapacific.ca
Canada China Business Council 604-630-1545 www.ccbc.com
Gateway to Asia 604-732-3278 www.gatewaytoasia.ca
Department of Foreign Affairs &
International Trade
1-800-267-8376 www.international.gc.ca/international/index.aspx
Canadian Trade Commissioner
(Doing Business Abroad)
www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca
CSBC-Canada Border Services Agency 1-800-461-9999 www.cbsa.gc.ca
Canada Business-Service for Entrepreneurs www.canadabusiness.ca
Canada Business 1-888-576-4444 www.canadabusiness.gc.ca
Human Resources Centre
604- 273-6431 www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca
Canada Revenue Agency 1-800-959-5525 www.cra.gc.ca
Apply for GST/HST on-line
Ministry of Finance 604- 660-2421 www.fin.gov.bc.ca
Ministry of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development www.gov.bc.ca/tted/
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