In 1994, in response to business community pressure, Ontario enacted business regulation reforms and developed a strategy to modernize services for the business community. Ontario Business Connect was created to provide registration services for new businesses at multiple access points. Users can access OBC directly or through sites that bundle government and commercial services together. Sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services, the main partners are the government departments and agencies involved with new businesses at the provincial and federal level, IT firms, point-of-service partners, and three private service wholesalers.