Your Guide to Small Business - Incorporating your business; Registering your business name

ServiceOntario
ServiceOntario provides small businesses with one-stop access to government information and services online, in person and by phone.  Through the ServiceOntario.ca website, users can navigate through a wide range of general information about government programs and services in one convenient and easy-to-use location.

ServiceOntario also helps people start up their business.  Entrepreneurs can apply for a Master Business Licence (MBL) and make applications for a range of essential provincial programs

• Business Name Registration and Renewal;
• Business Name Searches and Enhanced Business Name Search;
• Retail Sales Tax;
• Employer Health Tax; and,
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.

Businesses can also register for Goods and Service Tax (GST), corporate income tax, payroll deduction and import/export accounts.  The ServiceOntario website also allows users to update business information, when needed, through the website.  This service provides business owners with a fast and easy way to notify different levels of government of changes or updates to their business information, or when closing their accounts.

These services are offered through 150 self-help computer kiosks, on the Internet and through private sector service providers under contract with the ministry.  Those who do not have access to the Internet, can register in person at locations such as Small Business Enterprise Centres and ServiceOntario/Government Information Centres.  Support for business services is provided in conjunction with the Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre (COBSC). 
Website support: 1-888-463-6461

 

ServiceOntario/Government Information Centres
Visit one of more than 60 ServiceOntario/Government Information Centres across Ontario for the government information and services you’re looking for.  ServiceOntario provides a wide range of general government information, and performs routine transactions for government services in one convenient, accessible location.  All ServiceOntario/Government Information Centres provide business registration services.

To find the centre closest to you, call 416-326-1234 in Toronto or toll free at 1-800-267-8097 or visit us on the web at www.ServiceOntario.ca

 

Private-Sector Service Providers

Services for small business, incorporation, business search/registration and filing services are available through private-sector Service Providers under contract with the Ministry of Government Services.

In addition, these private-sector companies offer a variety of customized services for those clients wishing to obtain additional value-added services.

We encourage you to visit all the Service Provider websites below for more information on the government and value-added products and services they each offer:

• OnCorp Direct Inc.
  Internet address: www.oncorp.com
  Telephone: (416) 964-2677
  Toll free: 1-800-461-7772
  
  
• Cyberbahn, a division of Thomson Reuters Canada Limited
  Internet address: www.cyberbahngroup.com
  Telephone: (416) 595-9522
  Toll free: 1-800-806-0003
  
  
• ESC Corporate Services Ltd.
  Internet address:www.eservicecorp.ca
  Telephone: (416) 595-7177
  Toll free: 1-800-668-8208
  

 

Real Property Registration Branch
Business dealing with real estate will find many services through the government’s Real Property Registration Branch.  The branch registers, records and manages land documents and property titles including deeds, mortgages and registered plans of survey. 

Phone: 416-314-4882

Website: Visit www.mgs.gov.on.ca to find the Land Registry Office nearest you.
Phone:  (800) 263-7466    Website:  www.trd.fin.gov.on.ca