LAWS & REGULATIONS
Resources that provide an overview of the
Canadian and Brazilian regulations for doing business in Canada.
More specific regulations, for example concerning Standards or
Immigration, are listed under those specific headings.
Brazilian
Capital Abroad
http://www.bcb.gov.br/?FOREIGNCAPITALNORMS
Banco Central do Brasil. Regulation relating to Brazilian
investments in foreign enterprises and financial institutions.
[Portuguese, English]
Brazilian source 
Doing
Business 2008 – Canada
http://www.doingbusiness.org/Documents/
CountryProfiles/CAN.pdf
World Bank Group.
73pp PDF. Regulations affecting 10 stages of a business’s
life are measured: starting
a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers,
registering property, getting credit, protecting investors,
paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts
and closing a business. [English, French, Portuguese,
Spanish]
Investment
Regulation in Canada
http://www.investincanada.com/en/establish-a-business/getting-started/investment-regulation.aspx
The Investment Canada Act reviews significant business
investments in Canada by non-Canadians, including business
entities that are not owned or controlled by Canadian
citizens. If you plan to acquire control over an existing
Canadian business or establish a new business in Canada,
you must file either a Notification or an Application
for Review – the forms are available at this site. [English,
French, Spanish]
Canadian source 
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Editor's Pick
Doing Business in Canada
http://www.millerthomson.com/mtweb.nsf/
wdb?readform
Miller Thomson. 94pp PDF. Chapters cover corporate law, taxation, customs and international trade, employment and labour, immigration law, real estate, intellectual property, securities, environmental law, aboriginal law, civil litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency law, and financial services. [English]
en/bg00328.html
Canada Business's mandate is to provide referrals on government programs, services and regulations in all regions of Canada. The Info-Guides summarize Federal and Provincial Government programs on topics such as importing, e-business and taxation. [English, French]
Canadian source
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
http://www.canlii.org/en/index.html
A searchable database of federal and provincial laws,
and case law. The official website for federal laws and
regulations is at http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en.
[English, French]
Canadian source
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