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

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

**Short answer:** Yes. Anyone who owns or operates a business in the Village of Kaslo needs a Village business licence for each premises. The annual fee is $75 for most resident businesses and $100 for non-resident ones. Apply with the Village's application form or through the Province's One Stop Business Registration.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Kaslo, https://www.kaslo.ca)  
**Cost:** Annual: $75 resident business; $100 non-resident; $60 home-based; $125 regulated trades and professions; $20 non-profit; $60 per rentable bedroom short-term rental; $750 cannabis-related.  
**How long:** The Village cannot approve a licence until the fee is paid; no processing time is stated.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 413 Fourth Street, Kaslo, BC (Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (as shown on the Village website; confirm by phone))
- Email: Village Office, admin@kaslo.ca

## Key facts

- **Who needs one:** Any person who owns or operates a business in the Village, including retail and commercial businesses, professional firms, home-based businesses, tourist accommodation and short-term rentals. A separate licence is needed for each premises. Non-resident businesses working in Kaslo also need one.
  - Source: [Business Licensing](https://www.kaslo.ca/p/business-license)
  - Official wording: "Any person owning or operating a business within the Village of Kaslo must first obtain a valid Business Licence."
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 1260, 2021 (PDF, consolidated 2024.12.13), s. 3](https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1260%20Business%20Licence%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%202024_12_13.pdf)
  - Official wording: "shall apply for, obtain, and hold a Resident Business Licence for each Business"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** Annual: all other businesses (resident) $75; non-resident $100; home-based business $60; regulated trades and professions $125; non-profit $20; short-term rental $60 per rentable bedroom; cannabis-related $750. Temporary: community event $15; outdoor market $200 a season; mobile vendor $200 a season or $25 a day.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1300, Schedule C, Business Licences](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16424/)
  - Official wording: "All Other Businesses - Resident $75" … "Regulated Trades & Professions $125" … "Home Based Business $60" … "Cannabis Related Business $750"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to apply:** Fill in the Business Licence Application Form (on the Village page) or apply through the Province's One Stop Business Registration; the Village cannot approve until the fee is paid. The Village may require approval from outside agencies (Interior Health, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, RDCK building or fire). The business must be in a zone that permits it.
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 1260, 2021 (PDF, consolidated 2024.12.13), ss. 4.2, 4.4, 4.6](https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1260%20Business%20Licence%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%202024_12_13.pdf)
  - Official wording: "an Applicant may apply for a Business License online through the Provincial Government's One Stop Business Registration service" … "A Business shall not be licensed to operate in a Zone that does not permit proposed use or activity."
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Regulations](https://www.kaslo.ca/p/business-license)
  - Official wording: "the Village of Kaslo may require approval from an outside agency such as Interior Health or the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Renewal:** Licences run for the calendar year, January 1 to December 31. The Village sends renewal invoices in January; a $25 late charge is added to any fee outstanding 30 days after the invoice date. Tell the Village in writing of changes by November 30.
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 1260, 2021 (PDF, consolidated 2024.12.13), ss. 5.1, 7.1, 7.2](https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1260%20Business%20Licence%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%202024_12_13.pdf)
  - Official wording: "commencing on January 1st and ending on December 31st of the same year" … "A late payment penalty charge of $25.00 will be added to any fee outstanding 30 days after the invoice date."
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Changes to your Licence](https://www.kaslo.ca/p/business-license)
  - Official wording: "should be made no later than November 30th, in writing, to the Village Office"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Inter-community licence:** Yes. The Kootenay Inter-Community Business Licence (ICBL) costs an additional $100 and lets mobile businesses and trades work in several communities. Participating: Castlegar, Creston, Grand Forks, Kaslo, Nelson, New Denver, Rossland, Salmo, Silverton and Slocan. You must first hold a valid municipal licence from one of them.
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Kootenay Inter-Community Business Licence](https://www.kaslo.ca/p/business-license)
  - Official wording: "The ICBL (an additional $100) allows mobile businesses and trades to operate in multiple municipalities" … "Castlegar, Creston, Grand Forks, Kaslo, Nelson, New Denver, Rossland, Salmo, Silverton, Slocan"
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1300, Schedule C](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16424/)
  - Official wording: "Inter-Community Business Licence (ICBL) $100"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Resident business operating without a licence: $500. Non-resident business or mobile vendor without a licence: $1,000. Failing to display the licence: $100.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294, Schedule 4](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/)
  - Official wording: "Resident business operating without a Business License 3.1 $500" … "Non-resident business operating without a Business License 3.3(a) $1,000" … "Fail to display business license 8.1, 8.2 $100"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Business Licence Bylaw No. 1260, 2021 (consolidated for convenience 2024.12.13)
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 1260, 2021 (PDF, consolidated 2024.12.13), title](https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1260%20Business%20Licence%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%202024_12_13.pdf)
  - Official wording: "BYLAW NO. 1260, 2021" … "Consolidated for Convenience 2024.12.13"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under the [Business Licence Bylaw No. 1260](https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1260%20Business%20Licence%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%202024_12_13.pdf), any person who owns or operates a business in the Village needs a licence. That includes retail and commercial businesses, professional firms, home-based businesses, tourist accommodation and short-term rentals. A separate licence is needed for each premises, and non-resident businesses working in Kaslo also need one. The business must be in a zone that permits it.

Annual fees ([Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1300](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16424/), Schedule C): $75 resident business, $100 non-resident, $60 home-based, $125 regulated trades and professions, $20 non-profit, $60 per rentable bedroom for short-term rental, $750 cannabis-related. Temporary: $15 community event, $200 a season for an outdoor market, $200 a season or $25 a day for a mobile vendor.

## Steps

1. Fill in the Business Licence Application Form on the [Village's page](https://www.kaslo.ca/p/business-license), or apply through the Province's One Stop Business Registration.
2. Get any outside approvals the Village requires (for example Interior Health, the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, or RDCK building or fire).
3. Pay the fee; the Village cannot approve the licence until it is paid.
4. Renew: licences run January 1 to December 31. The Village sends renewal invoices in January, and a $25 late charge is added to any fee outstanding 30 days after the invoice date. Tell the Village in writing of changes by November 30.

## Good to know

- The Kootenay Inter-Community Business Licence costs an additional $100 and lets mobile businesses and trades work in several communities (Castlegar, Creston, Grand Forks, Kaslo, Nelson, New Denver, Rossland, Salmo, Silverton and Slocan). You must first hold a valid municipal licence from one of them.
- Operating without a licence: $500 for a resident business, $1,000 for a non-resident business or mobile vendor. Failing to display the licence: $100 ([Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/)).
- A licence applied for on or after July 1 may be reduced by 50%.

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licensing, Village of Kaslo](https://www.kaslo.ca/p/business-license)
- [Business Licence Bylaw No. 1260, 2021 (PDF, consolidated 2024.12.13), Village of Kaslo](https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1260%20Business%20Licence%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%202024_12_13.pdf)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1300 (PDF), Village of Kaslo](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16424/)

## Related questions

- [Kaslo home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/home-based-business.md)
- [Kaslo short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/short-term-rental.md)
- [Kaslo zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/zoning-lookup.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Business licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/business-licence.md)
- [Silverton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/business-licence.md)
- [New Denver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/business-licence.md)
- [Slocan](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/slocan/business-licence.md)
- [Nelson](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/business-licence.md)
- [Nakusp](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/business-licence.md)
- [Kimberley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/business-licence.md)

## Sources

- [Business Licensing, Village of Kaslo](https://www.kaslo.ca/p/business-license) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licence Bylaw No. 1260, 2021 (PDF, consolidated 2024.12.13), Village of Kaslo](https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1260%20Business%20Licence%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%202024_12_13.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1300 (PDF), Village of Kaslo](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16424/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294 (PDF), Village of Kaslo](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/) (read 2026-11-08)

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