Covid Resources

Our partners have a website to help you navigate Covid-19 programs. Visit Oxford Connections.

If you are a small business, be sure to submit your business listing on SupportingOxford.ca

Government Registrations

• Registering Your Business Name in Ontario
• Online Business Registration
  • HST
  • Payroll Source Deductions
  • Import/Export
  • Corporation Tax Installments
• Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB)
• Incorporating Your Business Online

Government Guides from CRA

• Information for Canadian Small Business
• General Information for GST/HST Registrants

Market and Business Research

• Canada Business Ontario
  • Business plan samples
  • Market research & statistics
  • Grants
  • Financing and more

• Worktrends.ca
  • Jobs
  • Employers
  • Industries and labour market trends in the counties of Oxford, Elgin and Middlesex
  • Local resources
  • Growth opportunities
  • Business data

• Canada Post
  • Determine the number of households in a community
  • Find a postal code

• Financial Performance Data
  • Benchmarking tool to measure how your business compares with others in regards to sales, expense and profit margins. Also helpful for new business planning.

• Oxford County Library
  • Databases
  • Online books

• Information Oxford
  • Local business and community information and listings.

• Southwestern Ontario Marketing Alliance
  • Manufacturing in southwestern Ontario

• Statistics Canada
  • Access latest census information.

• Techalliance
  • Mentoring, funding, prototyping, education and resources for tech-based businesses.

Business Development Bank of Canada

• Advice Centre
  • Information for startup and growing businesses.

• Entrepreneurial Questionnaire for Self Assessment

• How to prepare a winning loan request
  • Guide for entrepreneurs seeking a bank loan

Exporting

• Export Development Canada
  • Information and assistance with expanding into global markets

Canadian Trademarks

• Canadian Intellectual Property Office
• Canadian Trademark Search Database

Information and Assistance for Employers

• Employment Standards Act of Ontario
• Employment Standards Act Poster
  • Employers MUST post for employees
• Employment Standards Act Workbook for Employers
• Ontario Minimum Wage Requirements