Corporate Sector The Corporate Sector was a sector located in the galaxy ' s Outer Rim Territories that was governed by the independent Corporate Sector Authority . It was described as a " fiefdom " where corporate entities were given free reign to govern their own territory . History . The Galactic Republic . Prior to the Age of the Empire , the Corporate Sector was made up of a series of loosely - aligned autonomous star system s , independent from the Galactic Republic , which were home to numerous corporations as well as tax evaders , arms merchants , and pirate s . The majority of these systems remained neutral during the Clone Wars of 22 BBY to 19 BBY , thus also gaining a reputation for harboring war profiteers . Even five years after the end of the war , technologies that had previously belonged to the former Confederacy of Independent Systems as well as the Trade Federation were still appearing in the sector . Imperial Era . By 18 BBY , these star systems were considered to be slowly coalescing into a unified entity . Fearful of this opposition , forces of the newly - formed Galactic Empire forces under Moff Wilhuff Tarkin invaded and occupied the Salient system on the edge of the sector , in an intent to send a message to defiant systems and gain a staging area for further military incursions into Corporate space . The prolonged campaign drew in smuggler s and mercenaries from across the sector as well as from other sector s as far away as Tingel Arm , including Saw Gerrera ' s Partisans , but the Empire eventually proved victorious . Despite this , the Corporate Sector would remain in existence , and its systems would eventually coalesce to create the Corporate Sector Authority ( CSA ) . The Empire viewed it as a haven for former Separatists , with Moff Tarkin suspecting the warship that attacked Sentinel Base originated in the Corporate Sector ; when the Moff later traveled to Coruscant , some speculated he was going to be sent on a mission to the sector to hunt down Separatist recidivists . Berch Teller , the leader of the rebel cell that was responsible for the ensuing series of attacks , suggested his fellow rebels flee to the Corporate Sector to avoid Imperial capture . Rise of the First Order . Thirty years after the Battle of Endor , the Corporate Sector was still controlled by the Corporate Sector Authority . The First Order used it as a way to bribe New Republic Senator Erudo Ro - Kiintor , who received credits through shells and third - party corporations with the connivance of the CSA . It served as a haven for war profiteers who sold munitions to both sides in the cold war . During the First Order – Resistance war , the Corporate Sector world of Cantonica was a destination for wealthy tourists and war profiteers , who visited the casinos and racing tracks of Canto Bight . Following the Evacuation of D ' Qar , the Resistance operatives Finn , Rose Tico , and BB - 8 traveled there on a mission to recruit the Master Codebreaker to disable the First Order ' s hyperspace tracker . Though the mission went awry , Finn and Rose managed to recruit the slicer DJ , free several fathier s , and inspire hope in several stable hands including Temiri Blagg . Behind the scenes . The Corporate Sector was first mentioned in the new " Star Wars " canon in " Tarkin " , a novel written by James Luceno and released on November 4 , 2014 . It was originally created for " Han Solo at Stars ' End " , a 1979 " Star Wars " Legends novel written by Brian Daley .