{"title":"Midway home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home in Midway?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/midway","name":"Midway","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"business","name":"Starting and running a business"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Midway","url":"https://www.midwaybc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Midway the Official Community Plan supports home-based businesses in single-family areas if they do not adversely affect neighbours. You still need a Village business licence ($50 a year). Zoning limits could not be read, so ask the Village Office.","aliases":["home business midway","home occupation midway bc","run a business from home midway","cottage industry midway"],"cost":"A Village business licence is $50 a year. The fee schedule lists Cottage Industry at $50.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"661 Eighth Ave, Midway, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-449-2222"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"midwayreception@shaw.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licenses, Village of Midway","url":"https://midwaybc.ca/business-licenses/"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Midway business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/business-licence/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Midway zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Midway short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/greenwood","name":"Greenwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/osoyoos","name":"Osoyoos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/oliver","name":"Oliver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/home-based-business/"}],"topic":{"title":"Home-based business rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/home-based-business/"},"facts":{"allowed":{"label":"Allowed","value":"The OCP supports home-based businesses in single-family residential areas, provided they do not adversely affect neighbouring properties. Which zones allow them is in the Zoning Bylaw, which could not be read.","short":"Not stated; Zoning Bylaw not read","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BYLAW-559-2024-OCP-signed.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024 (PDF)","section":"OCP s. 3.2.3, policy 4","quotes":["Home-based businesses are supported in single family residential areas, provided they do not adversely impact neighbouring properties."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes: every business needs a Village licence, $50 a year. The Business Licence fee schedule lists \"Cottage Industry\" at $50.","short":"Yes: $50 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/business-licenses/","title":"Business Licenses, Village of Midway","section":"Business Licenses page","quotes":["All businesses and individuals conducting business within the Village of Midway, whether permanent or temporary, are required to obtain a business licence from the Village Office.","Cost: $50 per year"]},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BYLAW-427-business-licence-bylaw-amendment.pdf","title":"Bylaw 427, amending the Business Licence Bylaw (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["R.V. or Trailer Court $50.00 Tradesmen and Professionals $50.00 Cottage Industry $50.00 Any other not mentioned $50.00 Addendum to Section"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Zoning Bylaw PDF is a scan with no readable text, so this could not be read.","sources":[]},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Zoning Bylaw PDF is a scan with no readable text, so this could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 464, 2015; Business Licence Bylaw No. 200 as amended by Bylaw 427; OCP Bylaw 559, 2024","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, Village of Midway","section":"Bylaws page","quotes":["Bylaw 464 – Zoning Bylaw","Bylaw 427 – Business Licence"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village's [Official Community Plan](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BYLAW-559-2024-OCP-signed.pdf) (Bylaw 559) supports home-based businesses in single-family residential areas, provided they do not adversely affect neighbouring properties. Which zones allow them, and on what limits, is in the Zoning Bylaw, which could not be read.\n\nEvery business needs a Village business licence, which is $50 a year. The fee schedule in [Bylaw 427](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BYLAW-427-business-licence-bylaw-amendment.pdf) lists \"Cottage Industry\" at $50. See business-licence.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call the Village Office and ask whether your zone allows a home business, and what limits apply.\n2. Fill in the Business Licence Application Form from the Business Licenses page.\n3. Get the licence before you open.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Limits on floor area, employees, client visits, parking, signs and storage are not stated in any document we could read.\n- No list of businesses not allowed at home was found. Ask the Village.","sources":[{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BYLAW-559-2024-OCP-signed.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BYLAW-427-business-licence-bylaw-amendment.pdf","title":"Bylaw 427, amending the Business Licence Bylaw (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/business-licenses/","title":"Business Licenses, Village of Midway","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, Village of Midway","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 3 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/home-based-business.json"}}