{"title":"Alert Bay business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","question":"Do I need a business licence in Alert Bay, and how do I get one?","slug":"business-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"business","name":"Starting and running a business"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Alert Bay","url":"https://www.alertbay.ca"},"short_answer":"Alert Bay has a Business License Bylaw (No. 668) and issues business licences through the Village Office. Apply with the 2025 On Island or Off Island Business License Application on the Village's Business Licenses page. Fees are set in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.","aliases":["alert bay business license","business licence application alert bay","renew business licence alert bay","off island business licence alert bay"],"cost":"Set in the Fees and Charges Bylaw (Schedule D in Bylaw 788; the current 2024 bylaw is on the Fees and Charges page). Amounts not stated here.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-974-5213"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"15 Maple Road, Alert Bay, BC V0N 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licenses, Village of Alert Bay","url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/business-licenses"}],"related":[{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Alert Bay home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/business-licence/"}],"topic":{"title":"Business licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/business-licence/"},"facts":{"who_needs":{"label":"Who needs one","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's Business License Bylaw 668 is mostly unreadable because it is scanned.","sources":[]},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"Business licence fees are set in the Village's Fees and Charges Bylaw (Schedule D in the 2020 Bylaw 788); the current 2024 bylaw is posted on the Fees and Charges page.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/4540/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 788, Village of Alert Bay","section":"Bylaw 788 s. 4","quotes":["The fees set for Business License shall be set in Schedule D attached to and forming"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_apply":{"label":"How to apply","value":"Use the 2025 On Island or Off Island Business License Application, both linked from the Business Licenses page.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/business-licenses","title":"Business Licenses, Village of Alert Bay","section":"Business Licenses page","quotes":["2025 On Island Business License Application Here","2025 Off Island Business License Application Here"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"The Village's current list of business licences is valid until April 30, 2027.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/business-licenses","title":"Business Licenses, Village of Alert Bay","section":"Business Licenses page","quotes":["business licenses valid until April 30th, 2027"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"inter_community":{"label":"Inter-community licence","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's Business License Bylaw 668 is mostly unreadable because it is scanned.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's Business License Bylaw 668 is mostly unreadable because it is scanned.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Business License Bylaw #668, 2004","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/2981/Bylaw%20668-Business%20license%20bylaw.pdf","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 668, 2004 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay","section":"title","quotes":["Business License Bylaw #668, 2004"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":3},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Alert Bay issues business licences under its [Business License Bylaw No. 668](https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/2981/Bylaw%20668-Business%20license%20bylaw.pdf) (2004). Most pages of the bylaw cannot be read online, so this page cannot say exactly who must hold a licence or what the penalties are.\n\nFees are set in the Village's Fees and Charges Bylaw (Schedule D in Bylaw 788 from 2020). The current 2024 bylaw is posted on the Village's Fees and Charges page. The schedule is scanned, so no amounts are given here.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Go to the Village's [Business Licenses page](https://www.alertbay.ca/business-licenses).\n2. Use the 2025 On Island or Off Island Business License Application, both linked there.\n3. Call the Village Office (250-974-5213) to confirm the current fee and how to submit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Village's current list of business licences is valid until April 30, 2027.\n- The Off Island form posted online is for 2015-16 and is out of date, so check with the office before relying on it.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/business-licenses","title":"Business Licenses, Village of Alert Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/2981/Bylaw%20668-Business%20license%20bylaw.pdf","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 668, 2004 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/4540/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 788, Village of Alert Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 3 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/business-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/business-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/business-licence.json"}}