Ajax Area Links

Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade

Telephone: 905-686-0883
The voice of the business communities of Ajax and Pickering. Membership covers the full spectrum of local enterprise - small and medium-sized businesses, local branches and plants of large corporations, professional firms, and financial institutions.

Telephone: 905-438-4008
Provides free access to information and consulting for startup businesses. The Centre’s extensive in-house library offers business start-ups access to key information critical to planning their business. An on-site business registration station helps to facilitate the start-up process.

Telephone: 905-728-2899
Provides monthly meetings for members for the exchange of information and promotion of business in Durham Region. The association also hosts events and publishes a newsletter focused on this important sector of the economy.

Telephone: 905-263-4221
Dedicated to supplying opportunities to home based entrepreneurs and helping them expand their businesses.

Telephone: 905-434-1412
Fosters the growth and prosperity of manufacturers in Durham Region. This website provides information about the programs and services offered to local manufacturers and outlines DRMA events.

Provides a listing of business opportunities in the Town of Ajax.

Education and Labour Links

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Telephone: 905-721-8668
Provides detailed information about the programs offered by Ontario’s newest University. The vision of UOIT is to be an innovative and market-oriented institution, pursuing inquiry, discovery and application through excellence in teaching and learning, value-added research and vibrant student life.

Telephone: 905-721-3111
Information about the programs offered through Durham College, including Continuing Education programs. Durham College is the first Ontario college to guarantee their graduate’s skills to employers.

Telephone: 905-576-6150
This site provides information about the school board, parent’s information, departments, trustee information, along with links to each of the schools that are part of the Board.

Telephone: 905-666-5500
The site provides information about the school board, parents and community, trustees, the schools within the Board system and learning resources.

Telephone: 905-666-3620
Promotes and facilitates the development of a skilled labour force. This website provides information about relevant labour force programs and services in Durham Region.

Telephone: 1-866-448-8541
Information on programs, services and partnerships with outside organizations, to help develop workplace skills and inform users about the current labour market.

Transportation Links

Telephone: 905-683-4111
Serves the public transportation needs of Ajax’s growing business community. Site provides information about routes, fairs and special needs services.

Telephone: 416-235-4686
General information about the highway infrastructure in the Province of Ontario and information related to transportation legislation and regulations, traveller’s information and road safety.

Telephone: 905-665-3474
Documents the progress on the extension of Highway 407 from its current terminus at Brock Road in Pickering to Highway 35/115 in Clarington. The site documents the process of submitting the environmental assessment terms of reference to the Minister of the Environment for review.

Telephone: 416-776-3000
Provides information about Lester B. Pearson International Airport and the services it offers for business and recreational travellers. The site also provides information about the future Pickering Airport, which could be operational as soon as 2012.

Telephone: 905-576-8146
Information on the services provided by the Oshawa Municipal Airport, the only full-serviced commercial and general aviation facility in Durham Region.

Telephone: 416-869-3200
Features information about this key public transit system linking Ajax to Downtown Toronto. The website features information about train and bus schedules and fares, stations and terminals and connecting with local transit.

Telephone: 1-888-888-5909
Provides information about their rail lines and services to businesses.

Telephone: 1-800-766-7912
Provides information about their rail lines and services to businesses.

Telephone: 1-888-842-7245
Provides information about the VIA Rail commuter train service. Includes information about destinations, schedules and fares.

Business Services Links

Telephone: 905-686-0883
The voice of the business communities of Ajax and Pickering. Membership covers the full spectrum of local enterprise - small and medium-sized businesses, local branches and plants of large corporations, professional firms, and financial institutions.

Telephone: 613-238-4000
The Chamber represents the voice of Canadian businesses. The site includes information about policy and advocacy, international affairs, document certifications and membership.

Telephone: 416-222-8022
Provides information about the advocacy role of the group at all levels of government, along with member services end educational services.

Telephone: 416-360-7320
Information on business markets and site selection services in the Greater Toronto Area, along with information on strategic sectors, real estate and relocation, business costs, quality of life, and several downloadable files for the GTA.

Telephone: 416-482-5222
The Chamber represents the voice of Ontario businesses. The site includes news releases and information on upcoming seminars, along with membership inquiries. A variety of research is also presented on the site.

Government Links

Telephone: 1-866-287-4283
This Government of Canada website provides a comprehensive listing of the most current information related to business start-up, financing, human resources management, business statistics, regulations, importing/exporting, innovation and research and development.

Telephone: 1-800-567-2345
A joint federal and provincial information centre for government programs, services and regulations for new and existing businesses. The COBSC has a contact centre staffed by Information Officers who can respond to business-related inquiries.

Telephone: 519-885-5870
Provides information on how to bring an innovation to the marketplace. The website provides information for inventors, service delivery, and links to partners providing assistance for new inventors.

Telephone: (819) 997-1936
Features a searchable database on patents and trademarks. CIPO is a special operating agency of Industry Canada which administers the intellectual property system in Canada and disseminates intellectual property information.

Telephone: 416-973-1419
CTN assists small and medium-sized technology related businesses in Canada to access a wide range of technology and related business assistance. This web site can link a business to a business advisor who will help identify business needs and find solutions to technological challenges.

Telephone: 1-888-811-1119
An excellent resource for export information in the global marketplace. The site provides links to regional, national, and international trade programs. Includes information on getting started, developing an export plan, identifying and entering new markets and export financing.

Telephone: 1-800-328-6189
Information on the Canadian economy and its industrial sectors. The Strategis research tool is the most comprehensive business and consumer site on the Canadian economy.

Telephone: 1-800-267-8376
Provides information about international trade, including the services provided to exporters, policy development, and the attraction of investment in the Canadian economy. Key items of interest include emerging markets, trade policy, and an overview of countries and regions.

Telephone: 416-326-8555
Provides information on a wide array of services offered to help small businesses, especially with operating and building capacity. This Ministry is also responsible for protecting consumers and monitoring fraud.

Telephone: 416-325-6666
Highlights business programs and services developed by the provincial government. Some of these programs and services listed include: starting and expanding a business, exporting, the wisdom exchange program, and the young entrepreneurs strategy.

Telephone: 1-866-296-6722
Provides information related to property assessment in the Province of Ontario. The site includes a variety of on-line services designed to help the general public along with local and regional governments.

Telephone: 1-800-565-1921
Allows users to register, renew, or amend a business online, as well as apply for provincial and federal programs and subscribe to a business information service. The web site also informs its users about the services OBC offers and the locations throughout Ontario.

Telephone: 905-668-7711
Comprehensive information about the region's programs and and services. Businesses can find relevant information on the Durham business community and visitors can search a comprehensive tourism information section.

Telephone: 1-800-959-1956
Revenue Canada promotes compliance with Canada’s tax laws. The site provides business information pertaining to payroll, GST, business account registration, corporations, sole proprietorships and partnerships, along with excise taxes and duties.

Telephone:1-888-576-4444
Provides a listing of traditional and alternative sources of financing for small businesses. Includes an extensive directory of Canadian financial providers.

Telephone: 613-238-3222
The Standards Council of Canada’s mandate is to promote efficient and effective voluntary standardization. Information on the web site includes: ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards, accreditation programs, information services, and alert services.

Telephone: 1-800-263-1136
Statistics Canada produces a wide variety of information on economic and social conditions in Canada. Information from the 2001 Census is available on the website. Information about Ajax can be found in the Community Profiles section by typing Ajax in the Place Name field.

Financial Services Links

Telephone: 1-800-303-1282
The Bank of Canada promotes the economic and financial well-being of Canada. The web site provides useful information on the bank rate, bonds and securities, currency, monetary policy, and publications and research.

Telephone: 905-666-6694
Information on financial products, consulting services, subordinate financing and venture capital. The BDC has a particular focus on the emerging and exporting sectors of the economy.

Telephone: 416-973-5081
The CCC helps facilitate international trade by helping companies to better access opportunities and win business in the global marketplace. The web site provides useful information on CCC’s services, publications, and industry research.

Telephone: 416-640-7600
EDC provides financial services to help Canadian businesses succeed in the global marketplace by developing administration and risk management support programs and delivering financial services to other countries to purchase Canadian goods.