BizPaL explained
BizPaL is a web service for Canadian businesses provided by the federal, and participating provincial/territorial, and municipal governments in Canada.
Based on information provided by the user, it generates a customized list of the necessary permits and licenses from the municipal, provincial/territorial and federal levels of government.
BizPaL is currently active in ten provinces and two territories.
Overview
BizPaL is an online service providing information about permit and licensing requirements from the three levels of government in Canada. It is an integrated response by all levels of government to the problems entrepreneurs sometimes encounter when starting up or growing a business.
BizPaL generates a personalized list of the business documents needed from the three levels of government- local, provincial/territorial, and federal- that a new entrepreneur or small business owner may have to deal with in order to start up or grow a business. If the business is already operating, entrepreneurs can use BizPaL to verify that all the correct permits and licences have been obtained.
BizPaL was launched as a pilot project with a lead group of participating governments in December 2005 through the first half of 2006. The BizPaL service is currently available in more than 1,000 jurisdictions across Canada.
The program is available in provinces, territories, and municipalities which have entered into an agreement between themselves and the federal government.
While the service is an initiative of the federal government, each jurisdiction is responsible for maintaining their own data within the system.
Participating governments
As of January 1, 2018, the Territory of Nunavut is not participating in BizPaL.
The following is a list of participating provinces/territories and municipalities as listed on the BizPaL federal website.[1]
Federal
Alberta
- Airdrie
- Amisk
- Arrowwood
- Banff
- Barrhead
- Barrhead No. 11, County of
- Beaumont
- Beaver County
- Bittern Lake
- Black Diamond
- Bonnyville
- Brazeau County
- Brooks
- Calgary
- Camrose
- Camrose County
- Canmore
- Carmangay
- Caroline
- Carstairs
- Castor
- Champion
- Clyde
- Cochrane
- Cold Lake
- Coronation
- Cremona
- Crossfield
- Czar
- Devon
- Dewberry
- Didsbury
- Drayton Valley
- Edmonton
- Elnora
- Flagstaff County
- Foothills No. 31, Municipal District of
- Fort Saskatchewan
- Grande Cache
- Grande Prairie
- Halkirk
- Hanna
- High Level
- High River
- Hinton
- Hughenden
- Lac La Biche County
- Lac Ste. Anne County
- Lacombe
- Leduc
- Lesser Slave River No. 124, Municipal District of
- Lethbridge
- Lloydminster
- Lomond
- Marwayne
- Medicine Hat
- Milo
- Newell, County of
- Northern Lights, County of
- Northern Sunrise County
- Okotoks
- Olds
- Paintearth No. 18, County of
- Parkland County
- Peace River
- Penhold
- Ponoka
- Provost
- Provost No. 52, Municipal District of
- Red Deer
- Redwater
- Rocky Mountain House
- Rocky View County
- Slave Lake
- Smoky Lake County
- Spirit River No. 133, Municipal District of
- Spruce Grove
- St. Albert
- St. Paul No. 19, County of
- Stony Plain
- Strathcona County
- Sundre
- Swan Hills
- Thorhild County
- Two Hills
- Two Hills No. 21, County of
- Vermilion
- Vermilion River, County of
- Vulcan
- Vulcan County
- Wainwright
- Westlock
- Westlock County
- Wetaskiwin
- Wheatland County
- Whitecourt
- Wood Buffalo
- Woodlands County
British Columbia
Manitoba
- Alexander, Rural Municipality of
- Arborg
- Brandon
- Carman
- Cartwright
- Coldwell
- Dauphin
- Dauphin, Rural Municipality of
- De Salaberry
- Deloraine
- Dufferin
- Ellice
- Eriksdale
- Ethelbert
- Ethelbert, Rural Municipality of
- Flin Flon
- Franklin
- Gilbert Plains
- Gilbert Plains, Rural Municipality of
- Gillam
- Gimli, Rural Municipality of
- Glenwood, Rural Municipality of
- Grandview
- Grandview, Rural Municipality of
- Hillsburg, Rural Municipality of
- Langford
- Lorne
- Manitou
- Minnedosa
- Minto, Rural Municipality of
- Montcalm
- Morden
- Morris
- Morris, Rural Municipality of
- Neepawa
- Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
- Odanah
- Pembina
- Pinawa, Rural Municipality of
- Portage la Prairie
- Portage la Prairie, Rural Municipality of
- Powerview-Pine Falls
- Reynolds
- Ritchot
- Roblin
- Roblin, Rural Municipality of
- Rosedale
- Saskatchewan, Rural Municipality of
- Selkirk
- Shell River, Rural Municipality of
- Siglunes
- Silver Creek, Rural Municipality of
- Somerset
- Souris
- South Norfolk
- St-Lazare
- St-Pierre-Jolys
- St. Andrews, Rural Municipality of
- St. Clements, Rural Municipality of
- St. Laurent, Rural Municipality of
- Stanley, Rural Municipality of
- Steinbach
- Teulon
- Thompson
- Thompson, Rural Municipality of
- Treherne
- Victoria, Rural Municipality of
- Whitemouth
- Winchester
- Winkler
- Winnipeg
- Woodlands, Rural Municipality of
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Yukon
References
Notes and References
- Web site: BizPaL Participants . 2012-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130112044612/http://www.bizpal.ca/en/page/partners . 2013-01-12 . dead .
