Online Business Permit and Licence Service Saves Time, Cuts Paperwork and Helps Entrepreneurs

Mannville, AB — Starting and running a business is easier thanks to BizPaL, an online business permit and licence service that saves time spent on paperwork and helps entrepreneurs start up faster.

“The Small Business Week is a good opportunity to highlight this permanent initiative that is helping entrepreneurs, all across our country, to start a business,” said Leon Benoit Member of Parliament for Vegreville - Wainwright.  “BizPaL is a great example of our government’s commitment to cut red tape so Canadian businesses can continue to do what they do best: innovate, create jobs and generate wealth in our communities. I encourage any municipalities that haven’t already enrolled to look into participating.”

BizPaL is a unique partnership among federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments. It is designed to cut through the paperwork burden and red tape that small business owners encounter. BizPaL saves entrepreneurs time and money. With BizPaL, the need to contact multiple levels of government to acquire the various permits and licenses entrepreneurs need is greatly reduced. Most of the information entrepreneurs need is available from a single source. This means they spend less time searching and more time building their business.


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BizPaL Simplifies Permits and Licences for Canadian Businesses to Help Create Jobs and Growth

BizPaL is an online service that benefits Canadian businesses by helping them identify which permits and licences they require and how to obtain them. Entrepreneurs simply provide information on the type of business they want to start or expand and the activities they plan to undertake. BizPaL then automatically generates a list of the required permits and licences from all levels of government, along with basic information on each, and links to government sites where the entrepreneur can learn more and, in some cases, apply online.

BizPaL also benefits governments by making it easier for them to provide businesses with accurate information on permits and licences. Although the service is offered online, it can also be used through other service channels (i.e., telephone and in-person centres) to extend services to more clients.

Industry Canada is the lead federal department for the BizPaL initiative, supporting the centralized functions of the project. The government of Stephen Harper is fully committed to creating a competitive business environment that supports innovation and reduces red tape.

The success of BizPaL is due in part to the multi-jurisdictional partnership among federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments. The partnership operates under a shared governance and costing model with collaborative decision making. Each jurisdiction is responsible for adding and maintaining its own information in BizPaL.
Visit www.bizpal.ca for additional information.