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For Businesses

For Canadian businesses

Take control of your business listing on BCF.

Your business may already have a listing on BuyCanadianFirst. Find your business, claim an eligible listing and manage the business information available to you.

Claiming a listing confirms your authority to manage permitted business information. It does not create an ownership, origin or BCF verification status.

Find your businessHow claiming works
Your business listing

BCF Business Example

Toronto, Ontario · Manufacturing

Unclaimed listing

✓ Owner-managed

Claim approved

An approved representative manages the permitted listing information.

Why claim

Keep your business information useful and current.

Claiming gives an approved representative a clear way to maintain permitted information and request review when protected details need attention.

01

Manage your profile

Maintain permitted business description and profile information for your listing.

02

Keep contact details current

Maintain supported contact information customers use to reach your business.

03

Request protected corrections

Request review when protected business name, category or address information needs correction.

Why your business may already be on BCF

Businesses do not need to create an account before appearing on BCF.

BCF listings may begin with information from approved public or structured sources. This lets people find supported business information even before an authorized representative claims the listing.

Unclaimed listing describes management status only. It does not by itself establish accuracy, ownership, registration, product origin or BCF endorsement.
1

Source-supported informationA listing begins with information supported by an approved public or structured source.
2

BCF organizes the listingSupported information is presented in a consistent directory format.
3

Businesses can participateAn authorized representative can claim an eligible listing and manage permitted information.

How claiming works

Claim your listing in a few clear steps.

BCF reviews claims before management access is granted.

Step 1

Find your business

Search BCF and open the matching business listing.

Step 2

Start your claim

Select Claim this business and sign in or create your account.

Step 3

Tell us your relationship

Provide the requested contact and relationship information.

Step 4

BCF reviews the request

BCF reviews the claim before management access is granted.

Step 5

Manage your listing

After approval, the listing becomes Owner-managed and permitted fields become available to manage.

Claim status

What an approved claim means.

✓ Owner-managed

Management authority

An approved claim means BCF has approved a representative’s authority to manage the permitted information on that listing.

A claim does not establish

  • Canadian ownership
  • Canadian registration
  • Manufacturing in Canada
  • Made in Canada product origin
  • BCF verification or endorsement

What you manage

Know what you manage and what BCF reviews.

Approved owners can maintain permitted listing information through the native owner edit experience. Protected identity, trust, source and evidence fields remain under BCF review and control.

You manage

  • Business description
  • Business type and profile details
  • Phone and website
  • Business hours
  • Products and services
  • Industries served
  • Business logo and photos

BCF review required

  • Business name
  • Category
  • Address and location

BCF controlled

  • Trust attributes
  • Registry information
  • Source information
  • Evidence and verification information

Corrections

Need to correct protected information?

If your business name, category or address needs correction, an approved listing owner can submit a request for BCF review. The request does not directly overwrite the public listing.

For business owners

Is your business already on BCF?

Find your listing and check whether it is eligible to claim.

Find your businessLearn how claiming works