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Business registration in Canada

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606 matching statutes

  • Canada

    Foreign Bank Representative Offices Regulations

    As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

    These regulations set the rules for registering and operating foreign bank representative offices, including what must be filed, when changes and appointments must be reported, a yearly fee, and limits on what the office and its employees may do.

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  • Canada

    Animal Pedigree Act

    1985, c. 8 (4th Supp.)

    As of 26 May 2026 · 2 provisions

    This Act lets qualified people form animal pedigree associations, but they need ministerial approval and must follow detailed by-laws for registration, identification, records, and governance.

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  • Canada

    Canada Small Business Financing Act

    1998, c. 36

    As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

    This Act sets rules for federally backed small business loans, including who can lend, who qualifies, fees, liability limits, audits, and offences.

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  • Canada

    Order Declaring an Amnesty Period (2006)

    As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

    This Order creates an amnesty period for certain individuals who possess a non-restricted firearm and lack the required registration certificate, allowing them to regularize, deactivate, export, surrender, sell, give away, or temporarily keep the firearm before doing so.

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  • Canada

    Vessel Registration and Tonnage Regulations

    As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

    This regulation sets vessel-registration exemptions, notice rules, and tonnage-measurement requirements, including when Canadian and foreign vessels must hold or update an International Tonnage Certificate (1969).

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  • Canada

    Insurance Companies Act

    1991, c. 47

    As of 26 May 2026 · 26 provisions

    This part defines many key terms for insurance companies and societies, sets some general powers and limits, and gives regulators powers to make rules and exemptions.

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  • Canada

    Industrial Design Regulations

    As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

    This regulation sets filing, communication, and representation rules for industrial design matters handled by the Office.

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