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Advice on becoming a general contractor?
I am in grade 12 now and for years I have wanted to become a General Contractor when I am older. I am looking for any advice on how to do so, specifically for Ontario, Canada. Where i live you do not require a license to be a General Contractor. Can you reccomend any steps I take before starting a company. I am considering an apprenticeship as a General Carpenter because I would like to know how to do a lot of work myself. Would it be worth my while to take a college program? What else advice can you offer? Thanks for your help everyone
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- you need a business license in your city, plus businesss insurance for your customers, to become a contractor in ontario. Plus, u need to register with the canada revenue agency to pay the taxes (gst and income taxes of your employees and your business), and also register with the workers compensation board if employees are hired. being an apprentice or to a technical college would help.
