Business licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality
149 placesWhat the bylaws of 149 places in British Columbia say on the same question, side by side. Each cell is a short form of a fact that is sourced, quoted and checked on the place's own page.
| Place | Fee | Inter-community licence | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Mile House | $120 first year, then $80 a year | Not confirmed | Notice $125 if paid in 14 days; $275 after 28 days |
| Abbotsford | By business type: $130 to $260 by floor area | Yes, $250 a year (mobile trades, health care) | Notice $500 ($450 if paid in 14 days); ticket $1,000 |
| Alert Bay | Business licence fees are set in the Village's Fees and Charges… | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Anmore | $165 a year for most; home-based $110 | Only for ride-hailing | Notice $500 ($350 if paid in 14 days); ticket $500 |
| Armstrong | $35 a year (new: $110 application, $88 inspection) | Yes, $150 a year ($75 if started after July 31) | Ticket $250 |
| Ashcroft | By type: $60 to $200 a year | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Barriere | By category (retail up to 1,000 sq. ft. $131.25) | Yes, $75 (mobile businesses) | Notice $100 (row names repealed bylaw) |
| Belcarra | $100 a year (home occupation) | Not confirmed | Notice $100 ($50 if paid in 14 days); ticket $100 |
| Bowen Island | By type: commercial $125 + $75 first-time fee | Not confirmed | Notice $125 first offence; $450 further |
| Burnaby | By type: office $666 first year, $200 renewal | Yes, $300 (trades and home health care) | Notice $500 ($400 if paid in 15 days) |
| Cache Creek | By category: $50 to $150 a year | Not confirmed | Amount not readable; up to $2,000 in court |
| Campbell River | $150 a year (most categories) | Yes, $150 a year (mobile businesses) | Ticket $200 |
| Canal Flats | $75 new; $75 renewal | Not confirmed | Ticket $100 |
| Castlegar | By type: $100 to $150 (contractors $100) | Yes, $100 (mobile businesses) | Ticket $200 ($100 if paid in 30 days) |
| Central Saanich | By type: home-based $50; small commercial $100 | Yes, $100 intermunicipal; $170 inter-community | No ticket found; $100 to $10,000 in court |
| Chase | Fees are in Schedule G of the Fees and Charges Bylaw (amounts not on… | Yes, $75 (mobile businesses) | Not confirmed |
| Chetwynd | $100 a year (most categories) | Yes, $130 (2017 Northeast BC licence) | Ticket $50 |
| Chilliwack | $100 (home occupation); commercial $100 + $0.25 per m2 | Yes, $250 (mobile trades, health care) | Notice $500 ($490 if paid early) |
| Clearwater | $100 a year (most businesses) | Yes, $75 (mobile businesses) | Ticket $100 ($75 if paid in 30 days) |
| Coldstream | By class: $60 to $120 (retail over 93 m² $110) | Yes, $150 (mobile service businesses) | Notice $100 ($50 if paid in 14 days); ticket $100 |
| Colwood | By type: $100 home; small commercial $125 | Yes, $70 plus base licence fee (mobile) | Notice $200 ($160 if paid in 14 days); ticket $200 |
| Comox | $100 a year (most businesses) | Yes, $150 (mobile businesses) | Notice $500 ($450 if paid in 14 days); ticket $500 |
| Coquitlam | By type: $100.80 to $248.80 | Yes, $175 a year (Tri-Cities mobile) | Notice $500; ticket $1,000 |
| Courtenay | By type: $100 for most (new fees from Jan 1, 2027) | Yes, $150 (mobile businesses) | Notice $500 ($375 if paid in 14 days) |
| Cranbrook | $150 a year plus taxes | Yes, $75 (with Kimberley only) | Ticket $100 |
| Creston | By class: home occupation $70; small commercial $120 | Yes, $100 (mobile businesses) | Notice $100 ($50 if paid early) |
| Cumberland | By tier: Tier 1 $125 application plus $25 a year | Yes, $150 (mobile businesses) | $200 ($100 if paid early) |
| Dawson Creek | By category: most retail $114.64 | Yes, $130 (mobile businesses) | Notice $125 ($100 if paid in 14 days) |
| Delta | By persons engaged: $175 (1 to 5 persons) | Yes, $300 Metro-West; $250 Fraser Valley | Ticket $1,000; notice $500 ($450 if paid in 14 days) |
| District of North Vancouver | By category: business not listed $193.90 | Yes, category fee plus $60 (listed trades) | Notice $100 ($75 if paid in 14 days); ticket $100 |
| Duncan | $100 a year ($125 after February 29) | Yes, $170 a year (mobile businesses) | Notice $100 ($75 if paid in 14 days) |
| Elkford | $100 a year | Yes, $100 (mobile businesses) | Not confirmed |
| Enderby | $75 (most businesses) | Yes, $150 a year | Notice $500; ticket $500 |
| Esquimalt | By type: $100 (home occupation $100) | Yes, $100 intermunicipal; $170 inter-community | Notice $250 ($200 if paid early) |
| Fernie | Bylaw $100; city page $150 (confirm) | Yes, $100 (mobile businesses) | Ticket $750 |
| Fort St James | By size: $100 (0 to 200 m²); home occupation $50 | Not confirmed | $100 |
| Fort St. John | $150 (home occupation $125) | Yes, $130 (mobile businesses) | Notice $200 ($150 if paid in 14 days) |
| Fraser Lake | $75 a year | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Fruitvale | $90 a year (most businesses) | Recognizes Trail's inter-municipal licence; no own fee | Notice $200; ticket $250 |
| Gibsons | $240 (many service businesses) | Yes, no separate fee set | Notice $200 ($150 if paid early) |
| Gold River | $75 a year (most businesses) | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Golden | $70 a year (most categories) | Not confirmed | Notice $100 first offence ($80 if paid in 14 days) |
| Grand Forks | $75 a year | Yes, $100 (mobile businesses) | No current ticket; $3,000 to $50,000 in court |
| Granisle | By class: home occupation $30; most others $75 | Not confirmed | Ticket $50 (old bylaw); up to $2,000 in court |
| Greenwood | $100 plus $50 application fee | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Harrison Hot Springs | $125 a year plus $25 application fee | Yes, $250 a year ($300 with no local premises) | $200 ($190 if paid early) |
| Highlands | $100 a year (Intermunicipal licence) | Yes, $100 a year | None set; no licences issued |
| Hope | $150 a year | Yes, $250 (mobile trades, health care) | Notice $200 ($150 if paid in 14 days); ticket $1,000 |
| Houston | By type: general $125; restaurant or retail $250 | Not confirmed | Notice $200 ($150 if paid in 14 days) |
| Hudson's Hope | $50 | Bylaw listed; coverage and fee not readable | $100 a day (home occupations only) |
| Invermere | $150 application; $150 renewal | None set | Ticket $500 first offence; $3,000 after |
| Kamloops | By category: retail under 324 m² $168; $15 application | Yes, $75 (mobile businesses) | $200 |
| Kaslo | $75 a year (resident); home-based $60 | Yes, $100 (mobile businesses) | $500 (resident); $1,000 (non-resident) |
| Kelowna | Not confirmed | Yes, $150 a year (qualifying businesses) | Not confirmed |
| Kent | $125 a year (most businesses) | Yes, $250 (construction trades, repair) | No ticket; up to $10,000 in court |
| Keremeos | $100 a year | Yes, $150 (50% off after July 1) | $100 |
| Kimberley | By category: $50 to $100 (most) | Yes, fee not stated | $100 |
| Kitimat | By people engaged: 1 to 3 people $75 | Not confirmed | Notice $250 ($200 if paid in 14 days); ticket $1,000 |
| Ladysmith | $100 a year | Yes, $170 (mobile businesses) | No current ticket; up to $2,000 in court |
| Lake Country | $125 a year plus $30 application fee | Yes, $150 (mobile businesses) | Notice $100 ($50 if paid in 14 days); ticket $100 |
| Lake Cowichan | $100 a year ($125 after end of February) | Yes, $170 (Town page says $270) | Ticket $100 |
| Langford | $100 (commercial under 5,000 sq. ft.) | Yes, $100 (mobile businesses) | Not confirmed |
| Langley City | $234 a year plus $60 application fee | Yes, $250 a year (trades, construction) | Ticket $200 |
| Lantzville | $100 new licence ($50 home business) | No | No set ticket amount; $100 to $50,000 in court |
| Lillooet | $150 a year (plus $35 application fee, new) | Yes, $75 (mobile businesses) | Notice double the licence fee |
| Logan Lake | $100 a year | Yes, $75 | $100 |
| Lumby | By category: retail under 1,000 sq ft $50; other $100 | Yes, $150 (mobile businesses) | $500 first offence; $1,000 second and later |
| Lytton | $50 a year | Not confirmed | None set; punishable under Offence Act |
| Mackenzie | By category: personal services $80; business services $104 | Not confirmed | $100 |
| Maple Ridge | From $110 a year | Yes, $250 (construction, some health care) | Notice $300 ($250 if paid early); ticket $300 |
| McBride | $125 commercial; $75 home business | Not confirmed | No ticket; $2,000 to $10,000 in court |
| Merritt | $150 a year plus $50 application fee | Yes, +$150 Okanagan or +$75 Thompson-Nicola | Notice $100 ($75 if paid in 14 days) |
| Metchosin | $35 to $100 a year by type and employees | Yes, $100 a year (contractors, towing, sales) | $250 minimum |
| Midway | $50 a year (most businesses) | None set | Not confirmed |
| Mission | $158 a year (most classifications) | Yes, $250 (mobile trades, health care) | Notice $250 ($175 if paid early); ticket $200 |
| Nakusp | $125 a year (most businesses) | None set | Notice $200 ($150 if paid in 14 days) |
| Nanaimo | $165 a year (most businesses) | Yes, $170 a year (free for non-profits) | $250 ($187.50 if paid early) |
| Nelson | $135 a year (retail, restaurant, most others) | Yes, $100 (mobile businesses) | Notice $500 ($450 if paid in 14 days) |
| New Denver | Use the Village Fees and Charges Bylaw to find the fee for your… | Yes, $100 (mobile businesses) | Not confirmed |
| New Hazelton | By type: retail $75; home occupation $12.50 | Not confirmed | $100 |
| New Westminster | By type: $59 application plus annual fee | Yes, $300 (trades, home health care) | Notice $500 ($450 if paid early); ticket $1,000 |
| North Cowichan | $100 renewal ($125 after); $100 application | Yes, $170 ($85 if started after July 1) | Notice $200 ($100 if paid in 14 days); ticket $200 |
| North Saanich | $100 commercial; home-based $50 | Yes, $170 (mobile businesses) | Ticket $500 ($350 if paid in 30 days) |
| North Vancouver | $133.33 (business not specified); home-based $127.02 | Yes, additional $60 (listed contractors) | $400 ($350 if paid early) |
| Northern Rockies | By type: retail $40; professional $100 | Not confirmed | Notice $200 ($180 if paid in 21 days) |
| Oak Bay | By class: $100 (home-based $50) | Yes, $100 (listed trades) | Ticket $500 ($350 if paid in 30 days) |
| Oliver | $100 a year (standard) | Yes, annual add-on; fee not stated | Not confirmed |
| Osoyoos | $150 a year (most businesses) | Yes, $150 (min $25; pro rata after July 1) | Ticket $150 ($120 if paid in 30 days); notice $150 |
| Parksville | $150 a year (general business) | Yes, $170 a year (mobile businesses) | Notice $150 ($112.50 if paid in 14 days); ticket $150 |
| Peachland | $125 a year plus $30 application fee | Yes, $150 a year (mobile businesses) | Notice $500 ($450 if paid in 14 days) |
| Pemberton | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | $75 ($50 if paid early) |
| Penticton | $210 a year (base fee) | Yes, $150 a year (mobile businesses) | Notice $450 ($425 if paid in 14 days); ticket $500 |
| Pitt Meadows | By type: unclassified $138 (to December 31, 2026) | Yes, $250 a year (trades, health care) | Notice $200 ($160 if paid in 14 days) |
| Port Alberni | $132 a year (most businesses) | Yes, $150 a year | Notice $200 ($150 if paid early) |
| Port Alice | By employees: up to 3 employees $50 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Port Clements | $30 a year | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Port Coquitlam | By type: restaurant $200; home business $90 | Yes, $175 a year (Tri-Cities mobile) | Notice $500 |
| Port Edward | $100 (most); industrial $150 | Not confirmed | No ticket; up to $2,000 in court |
| Port Hardy | By size: small commercial $90; large $200 | Not confirmed | Ticket $100 |
| Port McNeill | By employees: $80 (0 to 3) | Not confirmed | No set ticket amount; $100 or more in court |
| Port Moody | $155 (basic category); by type and size | Yes, $175 (mobile businesses) | Ticket $100 |
| Pouce Coupe | By type: retail $83.07; services $99.68 | Yes, $130 (mobile businesses) | $250 |
| Powell River | By tier: $100 to $1,500 | Not confirmed | Notice $100; ticket $100 |
| Prince George | $100 processing plus $25 title search, then annual fee | None set | $300 ($375 if paid late) |
| Prince Rupert | By type: home occupation $85 | None set | Ticket $100 |
| Princeton | $90 a year | Yes, $190 a year | Not confirmed |
| Qualicum Beach | $110 (most categories) | Yes, $150 a year | Ticket $200 |
| Quesnel | $75 a year (most businesses) | Not confirmed | $200 first offence; $500 second within 12 months |
| Radium Hot Springs | $100 (most) to $150 by category | Not confirmed | Ticket $500 |
| Revelstoke | $58 (unclassified or home occupation) | Yes, $150 (mobile businesses) | Notice $500; ticket $3,000 |
| Richmond | By category: $166 (service, 0 to 5 employees) | Yes, $300 a year (trades, home health care) | Notice $450; ticket $1,000 |
| Rossland | $125 (most businesses) | Yes, $100 a year (travelling services) | $500 ($250 if paid in 14 days) |
| Saanich | $100 (home-based; commercial under 5,000 sq ft) | Yes, $100 home-based; $200 or $300 commercial | Notice $150 ($100 if paid in 14 days); ticket $150 |
| Salmo | $75 (retail, professional); home based $60 | Yes, $100 (mobile businesses) | Ticket $100 |
| Salmon Arm | By category: retail $150; restaurant $200 | Yes, $150 (mobile businesses) | Ticket $100 |
| Salt Spring Island | None set | None set | None set |
| Sayward | $100 (up to 3 employees) | Not confirmed | Up to $2,000 on conviction |
| Sechelt | $150 a year | Yes, $225 total (bylaw says $50 add-on) | Notice $250; ticket $2,000 |
| Sicamous | $95 a year | Available; no details given | Not confirmed |
| Sidney | $100 (commercial/industrial) | Yes, $170 a year (mobile businesses) | Notice $260 ($200 if paid early); ticket $260 |
| Silverton | By class: restaurant $75; retail $100 or $50 | Yes, $100 (mobile businesses) | None set |
| Slocan | By category: commercial $100; home-based $75 | Yes, $100 a year | No ticket; $100 minimum in court |
| Smithers | $165 a year (most classes) | None set | Notice $300 ($150 if paid in 14 days) |
| Sooke | By type: home-based $50; small commercial $125 | Two: $100 minimum intermunicipal; $170 inter-community | Double the licence fee |
| Spallumcheen | $100 application plus $30 annual base fee | Yes, $150 a year (mobile businesses) | $250 ($200 if paid in 14 days) |
| Sparwood | Not confirmed | Upgrade possible if criteria met | $200 ($150 if paid in 14 days) |
| Stewart | Fees vary by type of business; the District says they can likely be… | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Summerland | $125 a year (standard) | Yes, $150 (mobile businesses) | Notice $250 ($200 if paid in 14 days); ticket $1,000 |
| Sun Peaks | By type: professional or contractor $175 | Not confirmed | Notice $500 |
| Surrey | By category: Consultant $269; Bakery $310 | Yes, $300 Metro West; $250 Fraser Valley | Notice $450 ($400 if paid in 14 days); ticket $500 |
| Taylor | $130 a year (Inter-Community licence) | Yes, $130 a year | Not confirmed |
| Telkwa | $127.56 (most classes) | Not confirmed | $106.30 |
| Terrace | By class: $79 (1 to 2 people); home-based $68 | Not confirmed | Ticket $500 |
| Tofino | By class: professional $233.70; processing fee $77.90 | Not confirmed | Notice $500 ($400 if paid in 14 days) |
| Township of Langley | By type: home occupation $50; plus $50 application | Yes, $250 (trades, health care) | Notice $500 |
| Trail | $90 a year (most businesses) | Inter-municipal licence $180; coverage not stated | No ticket; up to $2,000 in court |
| Tumbler Ridge | $150 a year (most categories) | Yes, $130 (mobile businesses) | Ticket $150 |
| Ucluelet | $35 application plus annual fee by class | Not confirmed | Notice $500 ($400 if paid early) |
| Valemount | $100 (regular business) | None set | Notice $200 ($160 if paid in 14 days) |
| Vancouver | $77 application fee plus annual fee by category | Metro West licence for trades and construction | Not confirmed |
| Vanderhoof | $150 a year | Not confirmed | Notice $250 ($190 if paid in 14 days) |
| Vernon | By floor area: $115 (0 to 100 m²); plus $100 application | Yes, $150 (mobile businesses) | Notice $300 ($250 if paid in 14 days); ticket $3,000 |
| Victoria | $100 a year (business not otherwise named) | No extra fee (Greater Victoria); $170 (Island) | Ticket $250 ($200 if paid in 30 days) |
| View Royal | By type: $100 for most; Commercial Large $200 | Yes, $170 Island; $100 Greater Victoria | Ticket $100 |
| Warfield | $55 a year (primary class) | Yes, fee not stated | No ticket; up to $2,000 in court |
| West Kelowna | By tier: $60 basic; $135 with fire inspection | Yes, $150 a year ($75 if applied after August 1) | Notice $500; ticket $1,000 |
| Whistler | $190 a year plus $25 new application | No general licence; ride-hailing only | Notice $500 ($300 if paid early); ticket $500 |
| White Rock | By group: Group 5 $150 plus $25 per employee | Only for ride-hailing | $200 per day |
| Williams Lake | By category: business services $100; food services $120 | None set | Notice $250 ($190 if paid in 14 days) |
Reading this table
- Fee: stated for 145 places, none set in 1, not confirmed for 3.
- Inter-community licence: stated for 103 places, none set in 9, not confirmed for 37.
- Fine: stated for 128 places, none set in 2, not confirmed for 19.
Each cell is a short form of the fact on that place's own page. Open the place to see the full wording, the bylaw and section it comes from, and the official text it was matched against. None set means the bylaw that was read sets no such rule. Not confirmed means it could not be established from the official sources, for example because the bylaw is posted as a scanned image.
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