> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getcurrent.ca/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Programmatic access to Canadian business verification

The Current API lets you verify Canadian businesses programmatically. Submit a company name and receive registry data, regulatory registrations, sanctions screening results, key people, and website analysis — all in a single call.

## What you can do

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Business Registry" icon="building" href="/guides/searching">
    Search provincial and federal business registries. Get legal names,
    registration numbers, addresses, entity type, and status.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Regulatory Registrations" icon="scale-balanced" href="/guides/searching">
    Check if a business is registered with CRA (charities), FINTRAC (MSB), AGCO,
    or Health Canada (cannabis).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sanctions Screening" icon="shield-halved" href="/guides/sanctions-screening">
    Screen against 10 official sanctions sources — OFAC, UN, EU, UK, Canada,
    and more. Includes company and key people screening.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Website Analysis" icon="globe" href="/guides/website-analysis">
    Extract structured data from a business's website: people, addresses,
    contact info, and NAICS industry classification.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Get started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get an API key">
    Generate a key from your [API Keys](https://app.getcurrent.ca/api-keys)
    page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run your first search">
    Follow the [Quickstart](/quickstart) to make your first API call in minutes.
  </Step>
</Steps>