Self-employment

Many immigrants to Alberta own and operate their own businesses.

The Business Link, a service centre funded by the governments of Alberta and Canada, has a library of business publications and offers help on the following business topics:

  • e-business
  • financing
  • start-up
  • import and export issues
  • innovation
  • legal issues
  • marketing
  • operations
  • taxation

Business advice is available from staff and guest counsellors. The Business Link also offers seminars on a wide variety of topics. For more information, visit the Business Link website or phone or 1-800-272-9675 toll-free throughout Alberta.

The Alberta Learning and Information Service (ALIS) provides many information resources and links regarding self-employment, as well as starting and successfully operating a small business. To learn more, visit ALIS's small business and self-employment information page.

For more information, contact the Alberta Employment and Immigration office nearest you. Look under Government of Alberta in the blue or white pages of your telephone book.