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title: "Lytton business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply"
question: "Do I need a business licence in Lytton, and how do I get one?"
place: Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lytton
category: Starting and running a business
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Lytton
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Lytton business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply

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

**Short answer:** In Lytton, all businesses operating in the Village need a business licence, including home-based businesses and mobile vendors. It costs $50 for an annual licence or $10 for a daily licence. Apply at the Village Office.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Lytton, https://www.lytton.ca)  
**Cost:** $50 annual licence; $10 daily licence. A filming permit is $500.  
**How long:** The Village does not state a processing time. Staff review the application; if approved, you pick up the licence or have it mailed.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, Aspen Planers Sawmill Site, just south of Lytton on Highway 1 (769 S- Trans Canada Highway) (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding statutory holidays.)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-455-2355

## Key facts

- **Who needs one:** All businesses that operate in the Village: commercial businesses, home-based businesses, mobile vendors and events-related businesses. Not required: charitable sales by an organization or student under 16, a garage sale on a property with no more than two per calendar year, and vendors at an event with a blanket licence.
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Do I need a business licence?](https://www.lytton.ca/business-development/doing-business/business-licensing)
  - Official wording: "All businesses that operate in the Village require a business licence issued by the Village of Lytton." … "A garage sale held on a property that holds no more than two garage sales per calendar year"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** $50 annual licence; $10 daily licence.
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Application & licence fee](https://www.lytton.ca/business-development/doing-business/business-licensing)
  - Official wording: "| | Licence Type | Fee | Annual licence | $50 | Daily licence | $10" … "| Licence Type | Fee | Annual licence | $50 | Daily licence | $10 Fees are set out in Schedule A of the Fees & Charges Bylaw."
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 696, 2018, Schedule A](https://www.lytton.ca/media/1823)
  - Official wording: "Business Licence Fees Basic $50" … "Daily $10"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to apply:** Fill in the Business Licence Application (or pick one up at the Village Office), submit it to the Village Office and pay the fee. Staff (planning, corporate services, fire management) review it. If approved, pick up the licence or have it mailed.
  - Source: [Business Licensing, How to apply](https://www.lytton.ca/business-development/doing-business/business-licensing)
  - Official wording: "Fill in the Business Licence Application. Alternatively, pick up a copy at the Village Office." … "Staff (including planning, corporate services, and fire management) will review your application"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Renewal:** Annual licences expire December 31. Each December staff send a renewal request; if the business is unchanged, you just pay the fee. If activities have substantially changed, reapply.
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Renewing](https://www.lytton.ca/business-development/doing-business/business-licensing)
  - Official wording: "Annual licences are issued each year and expire on December 31." … "Each December, Village staff will send out a Business Licence renewal request."
  - 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:** The bylaw sets no amount: operating without a licence is an offence punishable in accordance with the Offence Act.
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 549, 2002, Offence](https://www.lytton.ca/media/56)
  - Official wording: "commits an offence and is" … "punishable in accordance with the Offence Act."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Business Licence Bylaw No. 549, 2002
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 549, 2002, s. 5](https://www.lytton.ca/media/56)
  - Official wording: "Village of Lytton Business Licence Bylaw No. 549, 2002"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under the [Business Licence Bylaw No. 549, 2002](https://www.lytton.ca/media/56), the Village of Lytton requires a licence for all businesses that operate in the Village: commercial businesses, home-based businesses, mobile vendors and events-related businesses. Fees are in Schedule A of the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 696, 2018](https://www.lytton.ca/media/1823).

Not required: charitable sales by an organization or a student under 16, a garage sale on a property with no more than two per calendar year, and vendors at an event with a blanket licence.

## Steps

1. Fill in the Business Licence Application, or pick one up at the Village Office.
2. Submit it to the Village Office and pay the fee.
3. Staff (planning, corporate services, fire management) review it.
4. If approved, pick up the licence or have it mailed.

## Good to know

- Annual licences expire December 31. Each December staff send a renewal request; if the business is unchanged, you just pay the fee. If activities have substantially changed, reapply.
- Businesses in regulated industries (food premises, personal services and others) also need Interior Health approval.
- Penalty: the bylaw sets no amount. Operating without a licence is an offence punishable in accordance with the Offence Act.
- We found no inter-community business licence on the Village's pages or in the bylaw.

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licensing, Village of Lytton](https://www.lytton.ca/business-development/doing-business/business-licensing)
- [Business Licence Bylaw No. 549, 2002 (PDF)](https://www.lytton.ca/media/56)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 696, 2018 (PDF)](https://www.lytton.ca/media/1823)

## Related questions

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

## The same question elsewhere

- [Business licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/business-licence.md)
- [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/business-licence.md)
- [Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/business-licence.md)
- [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/business-licence.md)
- [Merritt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/business-licence.md)
- [Cache Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/business-licence.md)
- [Pemberton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/business-licence.md)

## Sources

- [Business Licensing, Village of Lytton](https://www.lytton.ca/business-development/doing-business/business-licensing) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licence Bylaw No. 549, 2002 (PDF)](https://www.lytton.ca/media/56) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 696, 2018 (PDF)](https://www.lytton.ca/media/1823) (read 2026-11-08)

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