Data reference standard on the business number.: BT48-45/2024E-PDF

"This data reference standard is intended to ensure that departments and agencies use the business number (BN) as the standard identifier for all transactions between businesses and the Government of Canada (GC). The BN is a unique, nine-digit number assigned to a business to provide a consistent representational format for identifying businesses in Canada. This standard is also intended to standardize the format for capturing BNs in systems and identified in datasets to enable data interoperability and improve data quality. …"--Preamble, page 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Treasury Board, issuing body.
Title Data reference standard on the business number.
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Norme référentielle relative aux données sur le numéro d'entreprise.
"Published: 2024-05-06."
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Ottawa, Ontario : Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat = Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor du Canada, 2024.
©2024
Description 1 online resource (4 pages)
ISBN 9780660722528
Catalogue number
  • BT48-45/2024E-PDF
Subject terms Administrative agencies -- Data processing -- Standards -- Canada.
Business enterprises -- Data processing -- Standards -- Canada.
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