How to find and apply for Ontario business licences and permits — and autofill your details with my-id.ca
Apply for Ontario business licences without retyping your owner details
Every Ontario business licence and permit application asks for the same owner name, address, and business identity details. This guide is an example of storing those repeating fields in my-id.ca so each application starts mostly filled.
Official form and source
Start from the official Ontario source to find what licences and permits apply to your business:
What these applications are about
Ontario businesses may need licences and permits from provincial ministries, administrative authorities, and local municipalities depending on their activity. The BizPaL tool helps identify what's required; each licence is then applied for through the relevant agency.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your name and address (personal or business).
- Business name and type of business activity.
- Location of the business (for municipal requirements).
Use BizPaL on ontario.ca to generate a checklist of licences and permits for your specific situation.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Store your owner identity details once. Save your name and address in my-id.ca.
- Autofill owner fields on each application. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on each agency's portal, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Enter business-specific details yourself — activity type, location, and permit-specific information.
- Submit to the relevant agency for each licence.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Owner identity details repeat across every licence application, renewal, and government correspondence. Stored once in my-id.ca — in Canada, with self-hosted AI — each business form starts mostly filled.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I find out which licences and permits my Ontario business needs?
- Use the BizPaL tool on ontario.ca to find licences and permits based on your location, industry, and business activities. Requirements vary by sector and municipality.
- What do licence and permit applications ask for?
- Most applications ask for the business owner's name, home or business address, business name, and the type of business activity. my-id.ca stores your owner identity details for autofill.
- Does my-id.ca apply for my licences for me?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your personal and business identity details; you complete each licence or permit application through the relevant agency.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.