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title: McBride home-based business rules
question: "Can I run a business from my home in McBride?"
place: McBride, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/mcbride
category: Starting and running a business
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owner_body: Village of McBride
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# McBride home-based business rules

**Question:** Can I run a business from my home in McBride?

**Short answer:** Yes, with a Village business licence. McBride licences home businesses, which must be carried on in the residential dwelling only by the resident. The licence is $75 a year under the current fees bylaw. Zoning limits on size, staff and signs could not be read.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of McBride, https://mcbride.ca)  
**Cost:** $75 a year (Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026). The Village web page still shows $50.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 100 Robson Centre, 855 SW Frontage Rd., McBride, BC V0J 2E0 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed statutory holidays)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-569-2229

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** The Village licences "home businesses": a business carried on in a residential dwelling only by the resident of that dwelling. Which zones allow them is set in the Zoning Bylaw, which could not be read.
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014, s. 2.1 (Home Business)](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3546/)
  - Official wording: "“Home Business” means a business which is carried on in a residential dwelling, only by the resident of that dwelling;"
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Business Licensing page](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/business-licensing)
  - Official wording: "This includes businesses that are located outside of McBride, but operate within Village boundaries, seasonal businesses and home-based businesses."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** Yes. Home-based businesses need a business licence. The fee is $75 a year under Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026; the Village web page still shows $50. (Sources differ: Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026 (adopted Nov. 1, 2026) repeals Bylaw 805, 2022; the Village web pages still cite Bylaw 805. Bylaw 805 set Home Business at $50. Bylaw 847 followed.)
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Business Licensing page](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/business-licensing)
  - Official wording: "This includes businesses that are located outside of McBride, but operate within Village boundaries, seasonal businesses and home-based businesses." … "Home Business | $50"
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026, Schedule J, 1.1](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/48786/)
  - Official wording: "-- ''''' General contractor $125.00 - M ~-~ Home business $75.00 n" Carnlvalmw # __-_. $300.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** Under the licence bylaw the business must be carried on in the residential dwelling only by the resident. Floor area, employees, clients, parking, signs and outdoor storage limits are in the Zoning Bylaw, which could not be read.
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014, s. 2.1 (Home Business)](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3546/)
  - Official wording: "means a business which is carried on in a residential dwelling, only by the resident of that dwelling;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Businesses not allowed:** Not confirmed. The Zoning Bylaw has no readable text, so any list of barred businesses could not be read.
- **Bylaw:** Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014 (consolidated November 2023). Home occupation rules are in the Zoning Bylaw.
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014, s. 1.1](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3546/)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as the “Village of McBride Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014”"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under the Village of McBride's [Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3546/), a home business is one carried on in a residential dwelling only by the resident of that dwelling. Home-based businesses need a business licence. Which zones allow them, and limits on floor area, employees, clients, parking, signs and outdoor storage, are set in the Zoning Bylaw, which could not be read.

## Steps

1. Call the Village Office at 250-569-2229 to check that your zone allows your business.
2. Complete the Business Licence Application Form from the Village's [Business Licensing page](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/business-licensing) and return it to the Village Office with any Northern Health permits.
3. Pay the licence fee. See the business-licence answer for timing.

## Good to know

- The fee is $75 a year under [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/48786/). The Village's web page still shows $50 from the older bylaw. Confirm the amount with the Village.
- No list of businesses barred from operating at home was found.

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licensing, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/business-licensing)
- [Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014 (PDF), Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3546/)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/48786/)
- [Bylaw library, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/)

## Related questions

- [McBride business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/business-licence.md)
- [McBride zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/zoning-lookup.md)
- [McBride building permit fees](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/building-permit-fees.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Home-based business rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/home-based-business.md)
- [Valemount](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/home-based-business.md)
- [Wells](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/home-based-business.md)
- [Quesnel](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/home-based-business.md)
- [Williams Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/home-based-business.md)
- [Prince George](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/home-based-business.md)
- [Clearwater](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/home-based-business.md)

## Sources

- [Business Licensing, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/business-licensing) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014 (PDF), Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3546/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/48786/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw library, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/) (read 2026-11-08)

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