Welcome to the City of Corner Brook’s Business Services page. Whether you’re starting a new venture, growing an existing business or looking to invest in our community, this is your starting point for doing business in Corner Brook. Below you’ll find links to tenders, business forms, taxes, incentive programs, available land and more. If you already know what you’re looking for, use the Quick Navigation menu below, otherwise scroll down for more information. If you are unable to find what you’re looking for, please contact our Business Division at: (709)-637-1551 or business@cornerbrook.com
Quick Navigation:
Tenders, RFPs and Land Sale
Starting or Expanding a Business
Business Districts
Business Forms
Business Taxes and Business Credit Programs
Facade Appeal Comprehensive Enhancement (FACE) Program & Blade Sign Program
AWESOME
Home-Based Businesses
Investing Incentives
Potential Land for Development
Business Directory
Business Services and Programs
Tenders, RFPs and Land Sale
View the City’s current tenders, requests for proposals, expressions of interest and land sales, along with recent award results and links to the provincial Public Procurement Act and regulations.
Starting or Expanding a Business
Get step-by-step guidance on registering a new business with the City, including development applications, fees, zoning, building permits and signage, plus local resources for business planning and financing.
Business Districts
Learn about Corner Brook’s commercial zones, the Downtown Central Business District, the Maple Valley Road industrial area, and the Lundrigan Business Park and Watsons Pond Industrial Park.
Business Forms
Download the forms you need to get started or make changes, including Registration of a New Business, Business Closure or Change of Ownership, and the Mobile Vending Permit application.
Business Taxes and Business Credit Programs
Find out how business taxes are calculated, who to contact about your bill or a payment plan, how interest-free quarterly payments work, and what tax incentives are available to new businesses in the City’s industrial parks.
Facade Appeal Comprehensive Enhancement (FACE) Program & Blade Sign Program
Explore funding to improve your storefront, with FACE grants of up to $10,000 for facade, signage, lighting, accessibility and landscaping upgrades, and funding for the full cost of Downtown blade signs up to a set maximum.
AWESOME
Learn about the Assistance to Women Entrepreneurs of Small or Medium Enterprises program, which waives business taxes for two years for eligible new and recently registered women-owned businesses.
Home-Based Businesses
Find out how to operate a business from your home, including the development application and public notice process, application fees, and how the home-based business tax is calculated.
Investing Incentives
Discover the Business Improvement Program tax credit for storefront and landscaping upgrades, along with provincial EDGE incentives and other grants and financing for businesses starting, relocating or expanding in Corner Brook.
Potential Land for Development
View properties with development potential in the city, with links to the City’s Development Regulations and Zoning Map and contact details for our Land Management staff.
Business Directory
Browse local businesses by category, from accommodations and restaurants to contractors and professional services, or apply to have your Corner Brook business listed or updated.
