Business and local economy
Start and maintain your business
Visit myBusiness to learn how to:
- Start and open a business
- Set up a business in the city centre
- Find your land use district
- Identify the permits your business needs
- Prepare your business for an emergency
We can help
- Live chat (available on this page)
- Contact us through 311 - online form, 311 app, or call 311.
- Visit one of our business service experts (3rd Floor, 800 Macleod Trail S.E.)
Working together to make Calgary more business friendly

- Council's Business Advisory Committee is getting to the heart of issues to improve Calgary’s business environment.
- Our Living Labs can help your business research and test new ideas.
- We’re making improvements to better support you.
- We're encouraging Calgarians to Buy Local to support our local businesses and economy.
- We conduct ongoing research with businesses to better understand the outlook and viewpoint of the business community. If you are a business owner, leader or manager, join our online business research panel, Business Perspectives, to share your ideas. Contact research@calgary.ca to join.