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title: "Enderby business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply"
question: "Do I need a business licence in Enderby, and how do I get one?"
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# Enderby business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply

**Question:** Do I need a business licence in Enderby, and how do I get one?

**Short answer:** Yes. Under Bylaw 1558, no one may carry on a business in the City of Enderby without a valid City business licence. Apply on the City's Business License Application Form. Most businesses pay $75, and the licence is perpetual with no renewal fee.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Enderby, https://www.cityofenderby.com)  
**Cost:** $75 for most businesses (Fees and Charges Bylaw 1479, Schedule 1). Cannabis-related business: $2,000 a year. Mobile vendor rental of public property: $100 a year. Inter-community licence: $150 a year, in addition to the Enderby licence.  
**How long:** Not stated. Approvals by a Building Inspector, Planner, Fire Prevention Officer and/or Health Officer may be needed first.  
**Where:**
- In person: City Hall, 619 Cliff Avenue, Enderby, BC
- Phone: City Hall, 250-838-7230
- Email: City Hall, info@cityofenderby.com

## Key facts

- **Who needs one:** Anyone carrying on a business in the City, including soliciting sales, needs a valid licence; each premises needs its own. General contractors and subcontractors, mobile vendors and cannabis-related businesses also need licences. Governments, non-profits and farmers not involved in retail are not 'business'.
  - Source: [Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 1558, 2014 (consolidated), s. 4.a, s. 2](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1558-Business-License-and-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1558-2014-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall carry on a business, including the soliciting of sales, within the City without having obtained a valid license." … "Every person who carries on business from more than one premises within the City shall obtain a separate license for each premises." … "does not include an activity carried on by a Municipal, Provincial, or Federal Government, Crown Corporation, or a not-for-profit or charitable society, or agricultural producers not involved in retail"
  - Source: [Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 1558, 2014 (consolidated), s. 5.e, 5.h](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1558-Business-License-and-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1558-2014-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "must obtain a license prior to carrying on business within the City, even when the general contractor has obtained a license" … "No mobile vendor shall operate within the City without first having obtained a license."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fee:** $75 for most businesses (Fees and Charges Bylaw, Schedule 1). Cannabis-related business: $2,000 a year. Mobile vendor rental of public property: $100 a year.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1479, 2010 (consolidated), Schedule 1, items n, o, p](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1479-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-No.-1479-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "n. Business License Fee $ 75.00" … "Annual Business License Fee for $ 2,000.00 Cannabis-Related Business" … "Annual Rental Fee for Mobile Vendor $ 100.00 Operating on Public Property"
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Business License](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/business-licensing/)
  - Official wording: "For most businesses, a business license to operate within the City of Enderby costs $75."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **How to apply:** Apply to the City on the prescribed form (a Business License Application Form is on the City's page) and pay the fee. Depending on the business, approvals by a Building Inspector, Planner, Fire Prevention Officer and/or Health Officer may be needed first.
  - Source: [Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 1558, 2014 (consolidated), s. 4.c.i, s. 3.b.ii](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1558-Business-License-and-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1558-2014-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Every person who wishes to acquire a license shall make application to the City on the prescribed form and pay a license fee." … "The License Inspector may grant a license if he or she is satisfied that the applicant has complied with the bylaws of the City regarding building, planning, health, and safety"
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Business License](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/business-licensing/)
  - Official wording: "Download the Business License Application Form" … "approvals by a Building Inspector, Planner, Fire Prevention Officer and/or Health Officer may be required prior to issuance of a business license"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Renewal:** No renewal. Licences are perpetual and stay valid unless the premises or ownership change. The City may cancel one if the business does not confirm it is ongoing within 60 days of a request. Mobile vendor and cannabis-related licences run to December 31 each year.
  - Source: [Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 1558, 2014 (consolidated), s. 4.b, s. 4.a.vi, vii](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1558-Business-License-and-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1558-2014-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Licenses shall be issued in perpetuity for a business carried on in accordance with the original license" … "in the event that no confirmation is provided within a period of 60 days, may cancel the license" … "terminate on December 31, on each and every year this bylaw is in effect"
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Business License](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/business-licensing/)
  - Official wording: "Your license remains valid unless there is a change in premises or ownership."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Inter-community licence:** Yes. $150 a year, in addition to the Enderby licence; expires December 31. The City page lists 19 participants including Armstrong, Coldstream, Kelowna, Lake Country, Lumby, Penticton, Salmon Arm, Spallumcheen, Vernon and the Regional District of Central Okanagan; Bylaw 1430 lists municipalities only. (Sources differ: The City page and the bylaw list the participating municipalities differently: the City page names, among others, District of West Kelowna, City of Salmon Arm and the Regional District of Central Okanagan; the bylaw names 'Westside Municipality', District of Salmon Arm and does not list the regional district. Both include Armstrong, Vernon, Kelowna, Lumby, Spallumcheen and others. The bylaw does not state the December 31 expiry; the City page does. Bylaw Schedule A (excluded businesses) was replaced by Bylaw 1814 (May 5, 2025).)
  - Source: [Inter-Community Business Licensing Bylaw No. 1430 (consolidated), s. 3, s. 10](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1430-Inter-Community-Business-Licensing-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "“Inter-Community Business” means a Business that performs a service or activity within more than one Participating Municipality but not from or in Premises in one or more participating municipalities" … "The fee for an Inter-Community Business Licence is $150" … "separate and additional to any Municipal Business Licence"
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Inter-Community Business License](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/business-licensing/)
  - Official wording: "The fee is $150.00 per year and is not pro-rated." … "expires December 31 of each year and must be renewed annually" … "You must hold a valid license in the community where you are based" … "The participating communities are: City of Armstrong, District of West Kelowna, City of Enderby, District of Coldstream, City of Kelowna, Village of Keremeos, District of Lake Country, Village of Lumby, Town of Oliver"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: $500 (the early and late amounts are also $500). Municipal ticket: $500 (also $500 if paid within 30 days). Failing to display the licence is $100 ($50 early).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated), Schedule A, Business License and Regulation Bylaw](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1558 4(a)(i) No business license $500 $500 $500 YES"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated), Schedule 3](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No business license 4(a)(i) 500. 500." … "Fail to Display Business License 4(a)(v) 100. 50."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** City of Enderby Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 1558, 2014 (and Inter-Community Licence Bylaw No. 1430, 2008)
  - Source: [Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 1558, 2014 (consolidated), s. 1.a](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1558-Business-License-and-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1558-2014-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw shall be cited as “City of Enderby Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 1558, 2014”."
  - Source: [Inter-Community Business Licensing Bylaw No. 1430 (consolidated), s. 2](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1430-Inter-Community-Business-Licensing-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Inter-Community Licence Bylaw No. 1430, 2008”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under [Bylaw 1558](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1558-Business-License-and-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1558-2014-Consolidated.pdf), anyone carrying on a business in the City, including soliciting sales, needs a valid licence, and each premises needs its own. General contractors and subcontractors, mobile vendors and cannabis-related businesses also need licences. Governments, non-profits and farmers not involved in retail are not counted as a "business".

The fee is $75 for most businesses. The licence is perpetual: it stays valid unless the premises or ownership change, and the City may cancel it if the business does not confirm it is ongoing within 60 days of a request. Mobile vendor and cannabis-related licences run to December 31 each year.

## Steps

1. Fill in the Business License Application Form from the City's business licensing page.
2. Get any needed approvals from the Building Inspector, Planner, Fire Prevention Officer or Health Officer.
3. Submit the form and pay the fee. The documents we read do not say whether you can submit online; call City Hall (250-838-7230).
4. Apply again, with a new fee, if you change location, name, ownership or type of business. Licences are not transferable.

## Good to know

- The fee is refunded in full only if you withdraw, or are refused, before referrals or inspections begin. It is not refunded if the business closes.
- An inter-community licence is $150 a year, in addition to your Enderby licence, and covers other participating communities. The City page and Bylaw 1430 list the participating communities differently, so confirm with the City.
- Fines: a bylaw notice is $500; a municipal ticket is $500. Failing to display the licence is $100 ($50 if paid early) as a bylaw notice.
- Cannabis-related renewal applications are $500 a year and must be received by December 15 each year.

## What you'll need

- Completed Business License Application Form
- Any approvals required from building, planning, fire or health officials

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licensing, City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/business-licensing/)
- [Business License and Regulation Bylaw 1558 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1558-Business-License-and-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1558-2014-Consolidated.pdf)
- [Inter-Community Business Licensing Bylaw 1430 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1430-Inter-Community-Business-Licensing-Consolidated.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Enderby home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/home-based-business.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Business licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/business-licence.md)
- [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/business-licence.md)
- [Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/business-licence.md)
- [Sicamous](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/business-licence.md)
- [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/business-licence.md)
- [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/business-licence.md)
- [Coldstream](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/business-licence.md)

## Sources

- [Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 1558, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1558-Business-License-and-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1558-2014-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Business Licensing, City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/business-licensing/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1479, 2010 (consolidated) (PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1479-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-No.-1479-2010-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Inter-Community Business Licensing Bylaw No. 1430 (consolidated) (PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1430-Inter-Community-Business-Licensing-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated) (PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1581-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated) (PDF), City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1518-MTI-Bylaw-No.-1518-2023-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Development, Planning, and Building, City of Enderby](https://www.cityofenderby.com/city-hall/development-planning-building/) (read 2026-11-05)

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