Are you interested in selling your goods and services to the federal government? If so, you should register in the Supplier Registration Information (SRI) service as a potential supplier to the Government of Canada. SRI is used by federal government buyers to identify potential suppliers for purchases not subject to any of the trade agreements (for which they use MERX).

An important feature of SRI is the Procurement Business Number (PBN) created using your Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Business Number (BN) to uniquely identify a branch, division, or office of your company. Public Works and Government Services Canada is using the BN for its purchasing and payment systems as a supplier identifier code.

For additional information on federal government procurement, click here.

For assistance, contact the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises, Public Works and Government Services Canada:

Administration enquiries:         604 666-8295
BC/Yukon InfoLine:              1 866 602-0403

Do I need to register for a certificate to sell parking rights?

Yes, if you sell off-street parking rights within the Metro Vancouver region. Taxable parking sites include parking lots and parkades, commercial and municipally run sites and other businesses if a separate fee is charged for parking. More information is available at www.translink.ca/parkingtax.

To register for a certificate with TransLink, you will need to complete a registration form that is available on TransLink’s website which will ask for:

• the date that the business plans to start selling parking rights
• your incorporation number (if you are registered as a corporation, society or association)
• your driver’s license number (if you are registered as a sole proprietor or partnership)
• your Federal business number (if provided with one)
• your Company Name
• your business mailing address

Questions? Contact TransLink’s Parking Tax Services by phone at 604 453-4545 from 8:00am to 4:30pm or by email to parkingtax@translink.ca.

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