Quesnel Joins The Bizpal Network
October 01, 2007

QUESNEL, British Columbia — Starting and running a business in the City of Quesnel just became easier thanks to BizPaL, a new online business permit and licence service that saves time spent on paperwork and helps entrepreneurs start up faster.

Today, Richard Harris, Member of Parliament for Cariboo–Prince George, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, together with the Honourable Rick Thorpe, Minister of Small Business and Revenue, and Minister Responsible for Regulatory Reform, Province of British Columbia, and Nate Bello, Mayor of Quesnel, welcomed the launch of BizPaL in the City of Quesnel.

BizPaL is an innovative service that provides entrepreneurs with simplified access to the information on permits and licences that they need to establish and run their businesses. This unique partnership among federal, provincial, territorial, regional and local governments is designed to cut through the paperwork burden and red tape that small business owners encounter.

“Canada’s New Government is pleased to be working with the Province of British Columbia and the City of Quesnel to provide easy access to essential information and reduce paperwork costs for area businesses,” said Mr. Harris. “This new service contributes to a more competitive and productive local economy.”

“BizPaL is a user-friendly, time-saving tool that helps cut red tape dramatically and reflects our government’s commitment to making British Columbia Canada’s most small-business friendly jurisdiction,” said Minister Thorpe. “This partnership with the city of Quesnel and Industry Canada demonstrates how successful we can be when we all work together.”

“This will be a great addition to the services we offer our business community,” said Mayor Bello. “I’d like to thank our council for their support in bringing BizPaL to Quesnel.”

The BizPaL service in the City of Quesnel was developed with the support of Industry Canada and in collaboration with the City of Quesnel and the Province of British Columbia.

Area business owners and entrepreneurs can access the service by visiting the website at www.city.quesnel.bc.ca.