Esheria Regulatory Atlas

Business registration in Canada — Ontario

Registration, licensing, names, permits, and formal establishment requirements. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.

594 matching statutes

• Canada — Ontario

  GENERAL

  13 provisions

  This part mostly defines terms used in the regulation and lets certain related long-term care homes ask the Director to treat them as operated by the same licensee.

  Regulation Open & Chat

• Canada — Ontario

  Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3

  4 provisions

  This Part sets rules for family-property equalization, matrimonial homes, mediation, and related court procedures.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Canada — Ontario

  BEEF CATTLE

  1 provisions

  This regulation sets the beef-cattle licensing, security, payment, fee, claims, registry, and enforcement rules for dealers and related parties.

  Regulation Open & Chat

• Canada — Ontario

  Metrolinx Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 16

  3 provisions

  This Act continues Metrolinx, defines its area and core terms, and gives its board and Minister roles in planning, approving, and overseeing regional transit operations.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Canada — Ontario

  WINDOW CLEANING

  1 provisions

  This regulation sets safety and reporting rules for window cleaning work, including registration, notice, age, protective equipment, fall protection, equipment standards, and building-owner documentation.

  Regulation Open & Chat

• Canada — Ontario

  Consumer Protection Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 30, Sched. A

  5 provisions

  This provision sets the Act’s scope, key consumer-law definitions, and several core rules on disclosure, estimates, unfair practices, unsolicited goods, and internet-gaming advertising.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Canada — Ontario

  OCCUPATION OF PUBLIC LANDS UNDER SECTION 21.1 OF THE ACT

  2 provisions

  This regulation sets conditions for when a person may occupy public lands under section 21.1 of the Act, and it also requires accurate registration information, immediate stoppage if artifacts or human remains are found, and compliance with specific use rules for listed structures and equipment.

  Regulation Open & Chat

• Canada — Ontario

  HAZARDOUS AND SPECIAL PRODUCTS

  2 provisions

  This part sets rules for hazardous and special products, including producer responsibilities, collection systems, and registration/reporting timelines.

  Regulation Open & Chat

• Canada — Ontario

  Line Fences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.17

  2 provisions

  This Act sets out how neighbors can get fence-viewers to decide boundary-fence disputes, how awards are made and enforced, and how appeals work.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Canada — Ontario

  Protecting Farmers from Non-Payment Act (Regulating Agricultural Product Dealers and Storage Operators), 2023, S.O. 2023, c. 9, Sched. 30

  4 provisions

  This part sets definitions and rules for agricultural product dealers and storage operators, including licensing, agreements, records, payments, trusts, funds, boards, inspections, enforcement, and offences.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Canada — Ontario

  Execution Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.24

  2 provisions

  This part sets out how execution creditors, debtors, and sheriffs handle seizure and sale of property, including exemptions, selections, disputes, and enforcement steps.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Canada — Ontario

  Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Act, 2016, S.O. 2016, c. 37, Sched. 8

  2 provisions

  This part sets out the Authority’s structure, powers, finances, and whistleblower rules, including what the Authority and its officers must do and the penalties for reprisal offences.

  Act or statute Open & Chat