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title: "Granisle business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply"
question: "Do I need a business licence in Granisle, and how do I get one?"
place: Granisle, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Starting and running a business
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owner_body: Village of Granisle
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# Granisle business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply

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

**Short answer:** Yes. Anyone carrying on business in the Village of Granisle needs a business licence, a separate one for each premises and each business class. Annual fees run from $30 (home occupation) to $150 under Bylaw 392. Licences run January 1 to December 31.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Granisle, https://villageofgranisle.ca)  
**Cost:** Annual: Class 1 home occupation $30; Class 2 most other businesses $75; Class 3 (banks, commercial landlords, mobile home parks, direct sellers, manufacturers) $100; Class 4 merchants over 560 m² $150. Carnival or circus $50 a day; mobile vendor $15 a month.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office (Municipal Hall), #80 Hagan St, Granisle, BC V0J 1W0 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (excluding holidays))
- Phone: Village Office, 250-697-2248
- Email: Village Office, general@villageofgranisle.ca

## Key facts

- **Who needs one:** Anyone carrying on business in the Village, with a separate licence for each premises and each business classification.
  - Source: [Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006, s. 2.1.1, 2.1.2](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/)
  - Official wording: "no person shall carry" … "on business within the Village without first having obtained and paid for a" … "than one premises in the Village, the business carried on, from or in each"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** Annual: Class 1 home occupation $30; Class 2 most other businesses $75; Class 3 (banks, commercial landlords, mobile home parks, direct sellers, manufacturers) $100; Class 4 merchants over 560 m² $150. Carnival or circus $50 a day; mobile vendor $15 a month.
  - Source: [Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006, s. 6.3](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/)
  - Official wording: "Class 1 - $ 30.00" … "Class 2- $ 75.00" … "Class 4 - $ 150.00" … "The rate for Class 6 is $ 15.00 per month." … "Class 3 - Classifications 0100; 0200; 0300; 0600.1; 1300" … "Class 2 - All Business (resident & non-resident)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to apply:** Complete the application form (Schedule A of the bylaw) and pay the fee. The Licence Inspector may grant it if the applicant complies with the Village building, zoning, health, sanitation and business bylaws. Nothing is issued or renewed until the fee is paid.
  - Source: [Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006, s. 2.2.1, 2.6.1](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/)
  - Official wording: "application in the form attached as Schedule "A" and by tendering the" … "No license shall be issued and no license shall be renewed until the fee has" … "The License Inspector may grant a license where he is satisfied that the applicant has complied with the bylaws of the Village of Granisle regulating building, zoning, health, sanitation and business."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Renewal:** Licences run January 1 to December 31. Fee is half if the person becomes liable after July 31.
  - Source: [Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006, s. 2.4](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/)
  - Official wording: "to commence on the first day of January and terminate on the thirty-" … "first day of December in each and every year." … "The license fee prescribed in the bylaw shall be reduced by one half (1/2) in"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Inter-community licence:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Fine:** Ticket Bylaw 344 lists $50 for no business licence, but it cites the old Business License Bylaw No. 256, not No. 392; Bylaw 392 s. 4.2.3 sets a court fine of up to $2,000.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001, Schedule 4](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/)
  - Official wording: "No business license 4.2.1(a) $ 50.00" … "Failure to display license 4.2.1(b) $ 50.00" … "Business License Bylaw No. 256,1993"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006
  - Source: [Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006, s. 1.1.1](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/)
  - Official wording: "Business License Bylaw No. 392,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under the Village of Granisle's [Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/), anyone carrying on business in the Village needs a licence, with a separate licence for each premises and each business classification. Licences run January 1 to December 31. The fee is half if you become liable after July 31.

## Steps

1. Complete the application form (Schedule A of the bylaw). Ask the Village Office (250-697-2248) for a copy and where to submit it; the bylaw does not say.
2. Pay the fee. Nothing is issued or renewed until the fee is paid.
3. The Licence Inspector may grant the licence if you comply with the Village's building, zoning, health, sanitation and business bylaws.

## Good to know

- Moving to other premises: the transfer is refused if the new premises do not meet those bylaws.
- Penalty: Bylaw 392 sets a court fine of up to $2,000. The Village's [ticket bylaw](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/) lists $50 for no business licence, but it cites the older Business License Bylaw No. 256, not No. 392, so confirm with the Village Office which applies.
- No inter-community business licence was found.

## Official forms and pages

- [Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006 (PDF), includes the application form (Schedule A)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/)

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## Sources

- [Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/) (read 2026-11-08)

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