Licensing and registering your business

Description

The Government of Alberta licenses or registers businesses under the Fair Trading Act, Charitable Fund-raising Act, Cemeteries Act and the Cooperatives Act. This publication describes what businesses require a licence, how to apply for a licence or registration, how to conduct a business licence search and the role of corporate registry services, the registration of a business name, and responsibilities of licensees.

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October 1, 2022

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Licensing and registering your business [October 2022]

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[ARCHIVED VERSION] - Licensing and registering your business [August 2019]

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[ARCHIVED VERSION] - Licensing and registering your business [November 2017]

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[ARCHIVED VERSION] - Licensing and registering your business [February 2017]

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[ARCHIVED VERSION] - Licensing and registering your business [January 2016]

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[ARCHIVED VERSION] - Licensing and registering your business [September 2011]

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[ARCHIVED VERSION] - Licensing and registering your business [November 2010]

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Title and publication information

Type

Fact Sheet Serial

Frequency

Irregular

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator

Service Alberta

Publisher

Service Alberta

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic

Business and Industry

Resource Dates

Date Created

2010-11-01

Date Added

2016-07-12T15:03:04.052720

Date Modified

2022-10-01

Date Issued

2010-11-01

Audience information

Consumers General Public

Language

English (Canadian)

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Licence

Open Government Licence - Alberta

Contact

Contact Name

Consumer Contact Centre

Contact Other

Phone: 1-877-427-4088

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Licensing and registering your business

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