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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.

Date Updated:
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