Links from the Business Link Website are related to the mandate and objectives of the Business Link site as a source of business information for Canadians or businesses operating in Canada. In general, the Business Link may provide links to the following:

• Canadian government sites providing business-related information, programs and services;
• foreign government sites providing information to Canadian companies doing business abroad (i.e. customs, import procedures, tariffs, patents, copyright, trademark, industrial design);
• commercial business databases, including company directories, available free of charge;
• sites maintained by Business Link partners;
• Internet/Web search engines and directories.

Links to Commercial Organizations

We generally do not provide links to commercial sites. Under some circumstances, the Business Link will provide links to a commercial organization to provide clients with free information or services useful to a business, where such information is not available from non-commercial sites. The decision will be at the discretion of the Business Link Webmaster.

Request for a Link from the Business Link Site

To request a link to be placed on the Business Link Website, please contact the Webmaster by E-mail.

In your contact message, please explain how the proposed link relates to this policy and contributes to the objective and enhancement of the Business Link. Ensure that a return contact name and E-mail address are included. If a proposed link meets the criteria stated in this policy, it may still be declined at the discretion of the Business Link Webmaster. If a link is approved, the administrators of the target site will be informed and the link established.

A reciprocal link back to the Business Link Web site is encouraged.

Guidelines when Linking to the Business Link Site

Webmasters are recommended to follow these steps when establishing external links from your Web site to the Business Link Web site:

• in addition to linking to specific pages within the Business Link site, also provide a link to the Business Link homepage (http://www.canadabusiness.ab.ca);
• periodically check the integrity of the links to the Business Link documents;
• Business Link discourages the use of frames;
• Business Link content may be used in a framed environment if the third party frame does not exceed 20% of the viewing area.

Banner Policy
The Business Link does not participate in banner advertisement or banner exchange on our Website.