Starting a Business

In advance of making an investment or detailed business plan, it is recommended that you ensure what you are proposing is in compliance with relevant CBRM bylaws. Staff of the Planning and Development Department can assist you with questions you may have. For more information, please visit the following webpages:

http://www.cbrm.ns.ca/building-and-development-permitting-application-process.html

http://www.cbrm.ns.ca/municipal-planning.html

http://www.cbrm.ns.ca/planning-department.html

BizPaL Online Business Permits and Licences

BizPaL is a web-based service that allows business clients to easily generate a customized list of the permits and licences they require from three levels of government - local, provincial and federal. This service cuts document research time and helps entrepreneurs start up faster.

If you are already operating, BizPaL can help you verify that you have all the correct permits and licences.

This service is the result of collaboration between the Government of Canada and participating provincial and municipal governments.

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Development Support Program

The Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s Commercial District Improvement bylaw allows property owners undertaking new commercial developments in certain areas of the Municipality to apply to have the increase in property taxes resulting from these new developments to be phased in over a period of five or ten years, depending the scale of the development.You may be eligible for the incentive if the location of your proposed development is within the geographic boundaries as defined in the by law.

MORE INFO, INCLUDING MAPS & APPLICATION FORM

Cape Breton Partnership

The Cape Breton Partnership is Cape Breton – Unama’ki’s private sector-led economic development organization, responsible for promoting our Island as a great place to live, work, and invest; growing a culture that celebrates creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship; and connecting entrepreneurs and companies to the resources they need to succeed.

The Cape Breton Partnership, through the Regional Enterprise Network (REN), carries out economic development activities on behalf of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality and is a one-stop shop to connect companies and entrepreneurs from any industry or sector to the supports they need to succeed.

Whether it’s support for entrepreneurs starting or growing a business, training, networking, immigration, investment attraction initiatives, and more - the Cape Breton Partnership can help.

Click here to access the Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s Community profile.

To learn more, please contact:

Lan Zheng, Economic Development Officer, CBRM
Cape Breton Partnership
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Denis Thibeault, Economic Development Officer, CBRM
Cape Breton Partnership
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Main Office Phone: 902-562-0122

Helpful Links:
Facebook: @cbpartnership
Twitter: @cbpartnership
Instagram: @cbpartnership
LinkedIn: Cape Breton Partnership

Websites:
www.CapeBretonPartnership.com
www.WelcomeToCapeBreton.ca
www.CapeBretonJobBoard.com
www.EntrepreneurCB.com