Available Resources
As an entrepreneur, a great many tools, websites and organisations are available to help you reach your goals.
Guides & Tools
Info Entrepreneur
The Info-Guide offers drafting tips for the creation of an effective business plan covering various strategic aspects. Hyperlinks to numerous more specific guides and tools are spread throughout the text.
Canada Revenue Agency
This guide offers information the Canada Revenue Agency's programs, in addition to giving an overview of the rights and obligations of businesses.
Young Bar of Montreal
This guide allows entrepreneurs to learn more on the legal aspects of starting a business: legal form of company, labor law, taxation, intellectual property, etc.
Business Development Bank of Canada
The Business Development Bank of Canada offers a lot of resources: document templates, business guides, free software, publications, webinars, assessment tools, business loan and financial ratios calculators, etc.
Government of Quebec
This portal gives access to many services, such as PerLE, to acquire permits and licences, and Démarrer un entreprise, which allows businesses to fulfill their obligations towards many ministries and organisations of the Government of Quebec.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
This online tool displays detailed financial data for over 1,000 sectors of activity in the country and about thirty performance indicators to help businesses assess how they are doing compared to their competitors.
Organisations
Government of Canada, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitain Montreal
Info Entrepreneurs is the leader when it comes to delivering quality information on governmental programs and services for business people. It also constitutes a prime source of business information. Info Entrepreneur's services are free, and include over-the-phone assistance, tailored support and access to printed and digital documentation.
Futurpreneur Canada is a non-profit organisation which offers financing, mentorship and support tools to young and recent business owners aged 18 to 39.
SAJE offers counselling services, coaching and formation for entrepreneurs to help them materialize their project, be it to launch, buy or grow a business.
Entrepreneuriat Québec is an organisation offering formations for entrepreneurs: courses, workshops, coaching, conferences, practical exercises and personalised follow-up.
McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship
McGill Dobson Match is a platform that allows new businesses to find additional members to join their team. Startups can publish a summary of their project, and individuals can describe themselves and mention what they could contribute to a business.
The Réseau des SADC+CAE of Québec unites non-profit organisations aiming to expose and develop rural regions, notably by supporting entrepreneurs.
The BDC's mission is to contribute to the creation and development of strong Canadian businesses through financing, counselling services and indirect financing, with a particular consideration for SMEs.
Government Websites
Government of Canada
This website provides information about businesses, statistics, financing, innovation, research, technology, intellectual property, telecommunications, regional development, norms and regulations, the environment, as well as commerce and investment.
Government of Canada
The Agency provides to businesses, non-profit organizations and communities easy-to-access services through its network of business offices.
Government of Quebec
This section of Portail Québec allows businesses from the province to access public services from a single window, notably to start and manage a business.
Gouvernement du Québec
The ministry's website provides information and lists resources useful to entrepreneurs, such as the various programs on offer for businesses in terms of financing, innovation, regulatory conformity, exportation, management, etc.
Government of Quebec
Revenu Québec provides information to help businesses better understand their fiscal obligations.
Government of Canada
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office manages and processes intellectual property requests: patents, trademarks, industrial design, etc.
Revenu Québec
The Registraire des entreprises helps protect enterprises, associations and the public in their economic and social relations by applying the various laws governing enterprises and their activities.
Legal Affairs
​Arbitrage Montréal offers an accessible, confidential and very quick formula to resolve your legal disputes without a lawyer, and without going to the tribunal! Arbitration is a solution to put a definitive end to your disputes with a partner, client, provider or competitor. In Quebec, the arbitration award has the same value as a judgement from the Court.
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Arbitrage Montréal also offers an escrow payment service to help you cover your back during a transaction with a provider or client which you are not entirely sure you can trust.
This website provides information on legal topics relevant to businesses.
Fondation du Barreau du Québec
The Fondation du Barreau du Québec, in collaboration with Éducaloi, has prepared a series of six leaflets for quebec entrepreneurs, and in particular self-employed persons.
The Compass Startup Legal Clinic provides free legal information, workshops and meetings to help entrepreneurs with their common issues.
Marketing & Market Studies
Government of Canada
Statistics Canada is useful for entrepreneurs who wish to better understand the country, its population, resources, economy, society, culture, etc.
Government of Quebec
The Institut de la statistique du Québec is the government body in charge of producing, analyzing and disseminating objective and high-quality official statistical information for Québec, in order to enhance knowledge, enlighten debate and support decision-making by the various players in Quebec society.
The website icriq.com gives you free access to the most accurate data from the Banque d'information industrielle of the Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ). Its mission is to make structured information available on industrial and commercial establishments of Québec. The structured information is based on the Quebec companies that are manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors or industrial-related services.
Sales4U offers digital marketing and company growth expertise. Website review, business modelling and growth plan are free of charge.
Government of Canada
This website provides information about businesses, statistics, financing, innovation, research, technology, intellectual property, telecommunications, regional development, norms and regulations, the environment, as well as commerce and investment.
Government of Canada, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
Info Entrepreneurs is a great source of commercial information that can help businesses in their market study. Info Entrepreneur's services are free, and include over-the-phone assistance, tailored support and access to printed and digital documentation.