{"title":"New Hazelton business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","question":"Do I need a business licence in New Hazelton, and how do I get one?","slug":"business-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","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":"District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. Anyone operating a business in New Hazelton needs a District business licence, including home-based businesses and contractors working in the District. Fees depend on the business type, for example $75 for a retail merchant. Apply at the District Office.","aliases":["business licence new hazelton","business license new hazelton","contractor licence new hazelton","mobile vendor licence new hazelton"],"cost":"Depends on business type. Examples: retail merchant $75, restaurant or cafe $75, contractor $75, home occupation $12.50, mobile vendor $100; professional businesses $50 for 1 to 4 people, up to $187.50. Businesses starting after June 30 pay half.","how_long":"Not stated on the District's website.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"250-842-6571"},{"type":"email","label":"District Office email","value":"info@newhazelton.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office","value":"4670 10th Avenue, New Hazelton, BC (mail: PO Box 340, New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0)","note":"Opening hours are not stated on the official site."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licence Fees, District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Bylaws, District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/"}],"related":[{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"New Hazelton home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"New Hazelton short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/short-term-rental/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"New Hazelton zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/business-licence/"}],"topic":{"title":"Business licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/business-licence/"},"facts":{"who_needs":{"label":"Who needs one","value":"Anyone operating a business in the District, including home-based businesses, contractors and sub-contractors working in the District, mobile vendors, and businesses based elsewhere that carry out work here.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/","title":"Business Licence Fees, District of New Hazelton","section":"Apply for a Business Licence","quotes":["Anyone operating a business within the District of New Hazelton needs a valid business licence.","This includes home based businesses, contractors and sub-contractors working in the District, mobile vendors, and businesses based elsewhere that carry out work here."]},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/faq/","title":"FAQ, District of New Hazelton","section":"FAQ","quotes":["any business or vendor must hold and display a valid business license to operate within the District of New Hazelton"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"Fee depends on the type of business. Examples: retail merchant $75, restaurant or cafe $75, contractor $75, home occupation $12.50, mobile vendor $100; professional businesses $50 for 1 to 4 people, up to $187.50. Businesses starting after June 30 pay half.","short":"By type: retail $75; home occupation $12.50","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, Business Licence","quotes":["Retail Merchants $75.00","a) General $75.00","1-4 People $50.00","9+ People $187.50","Mobile Vendors a) Mobile Stores and Restaurants $100.00"]},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/","title":"Business Licence Fees, District of New Hazelton","section":"Business Licence Fees","quotes":["Fees are set by classification under Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026.","Businesses starting in the District after June 30 of the current year pay half the listed fee.","Restaurants, Cafes, Cabarets, Snack Bars and Drive-In Restaurants | $75.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_apply":{"label":"How to apply","value":"Fill out the fillable PDF application, print and sign it, then drop it off at the District Office, 4670 10th Avenue, or mail it to PO Box 340, New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0, with payment. Building, Fire, Health, Zoning or Police approval may be needed before the licence is issued.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/","title":"Business Licence Fees, District of New Hazelton","section":"How to submit your application","quotes":["Drop it off at the District Office at 4670 10th Avenue, New Hazelton, BC, or mail it to PO Box 340, New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0.","Include payment for the applicable fee.","Applications may need approval from Building, Fire, Health, Zoning, or the Police Department before a licence is issued.","Signatures cannot be typed."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The District's website does not say when licences expire or how to renew.","sources":[]},"inter_community":{"label":"Inter-community licence","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The District's website does not mention an inter-community licence.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Operating a business without a business licence: $100. Failure to display a licence: $50. Failure to obtain a transfer: $100. Failure to obtain an additional licence: $100.","short":"$100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule B, Business Licence Bylaw","quotes":["a business without a business licence $100.00","Failure to display a business licence $50.00","Failure to obtain a transfer $100.00","onal licence $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Business License Bylaw No. 7 (amended by Business License Amendment Bylaws No. 42, 113 and 135); fees and fines in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, District of New Hazelton","section":"Bylaw library list","quotes":["Bylaw No: 7 Business License","Bylaw No: 42 Business License Amendment","Bylaw No: 113 Business License Amendment","Bylaw No: 135 Business License Amendment"]},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Title","quotes":["BYLAW NO. 393, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nAnyone operating a business in the District needs a business licence. That includes home-based businesses, contractors and sub-contractors working in the District, mobile vendors, and businesses based elsewhere that carry out work here. Licences are issued under Business License Bylaw No. 7 (as amended), listed in the [bylaw library](https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/). Fees are in the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf), Schedule A, and on the District's [business licence page](https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/).\n\nThe fee depends on the type of business. Examples: retail merchant $75, restaurant or cafe $75, contractor $75, home occupation $12.50, mobile vendor $100; professional businesses $50 for 1 to 4 people, up to $187.50. Businesses starting after June 30 pay half.\n\nThe District's website does not say when licences expire or how to renew, and does not mention an inter-community licence.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Fill out the fillable PDF application on the [business licence page](https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/), then print and sign it.\n2. Drop it off at the District Office, 4670 10th Avenue, or mail it to PO Box 340, New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0, with payment.\n3. Building, Fire, Health, Zoning or Police approval may be needed before the licence is issued.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Fines (Schedule B): operating without a business licence $100; failure to display a licence $50; failure to obtain a transfer $100; failure to obtain an additional licence $100.\n- Ask the District Office (250-842-6571) when to renew.","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/","title":"Business Licence Fees, District of New Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/faq/","title":"FAQ, District of New Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, District of New Hazelton","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 5 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/business-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/business-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/business-licence.json"}}