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Business registration in Canada

Registration, licensing, names, permits, and formal establishment requirements. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

606 matching statutes

  • Canada

    Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act

    2023, c. 15, s. 54

    As of 26 May 2026 · 2 provisions

    The Act gives consumers in Quebec a right to French-language service from federally regulated private businesses, gives covered employees workplace French-language rights in Quebec, and imposes related duties, complaint, and enforcement rules.

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  • Canada

    Lobbying Act

    1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.)

    As of 26 May 2026 · 2 provisions

    This Act sets lobbying registration, reporting, conduct, and enforcement rules, including duties to file returns, limits on contingent payments, a post-office lobbying restriction, and penalties for offences.

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  • Canada

    Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations

    As of 26 May 2026 · 3 provisions

    These Regulations define key terms for targeted substances and set out who may possess, handle, or apply for registration for certain substances and test kits, along with Ministerial review, issue, refusal, notice, and suspension powers.

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  • Canada

    Canada Elections Act

    2000, c. 9

    As of 26 May 2026 · 19 provisions

    This provision defines key election terms and sets core rules for electors, election officers, and the Chief Electoral Officer.

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  • Canada

    Petro-Canada Public Participation Act

    1991, c. 10

    As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

    This Act reorganizes Petro-Canada, gives the Minister control over certain shares, requires amendment articles with ownership and service constraints, and sets rules for approvals, appointments, and dissolution.

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  • Canada

    Apprentice Loans Act

    2014, c. 20, s. 483

    As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

    This Act sets up apprentice loans, lets the Minister administer and adjust the program, and requires repayment rules, reporting, and penalties for false statements.

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  • Canada

    Electricity and Gas Inspection Act

    E-4

    As of 26 May 2026 · 2 provisions

    This Act sets rules for inspecting, verifying, sealing, and registering electricity and gas meters, and gives officials powers to enforce those rules.

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  • Canada

    Underused Housing Tax Regulations

    As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

    This provision defines several terms and sets rules for prescribed property, prescribed areas, prescribed conditions, and when certain regulation provisions apply or are repealed.

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  • Canada

    Copyright Act

    C-42

    As of 26 May 2026 · 7 provisions

    This provision sets out copyright definitions and some core rules on copyright ownership, moral rights, and the powers of the Governor in Council and the Minister.

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  • Canada

    Non-Taxable Imported Goods (GST/HST) Regulations

    As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

    These regulations list certain imported goods that are non-taxable in prescribed circumstances and set importers’ paperwork and export-reporting requirements for some of those goods.

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  • Canada

    Food and Drug Regulations

    As of 26 May 2026 · 23 provisions

    These regulations set out food and drug labeling, import, inspection, and packaging rules, and give the Minister and inspectors specified powers and duties.

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  • Canada

    Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

    As of 26 May 2026 · 10 provisions

    This provision defines key terms and sets core rules for dangerous goods, including when handling, offering for transport, or transporting them is prohibited or subject to conditions.

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  • Canada

    Lighters Regulations

    As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

    This provision sets product-safety rules for lighters, including child-resistance, flame-height limits, marking, warnings, testing conditions, and record-keeping for manufacturers and importers.

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