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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?"
place: New Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Starting and running a business
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owner_body: District of New Hazelton
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# 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?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of New Hazelton, https://newhazelton.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: District Office, 250-842-6571
- Email: District Office email, info@newhazelton.ca
- In person: District Office, 4670 10th Avenue, New Hazelton, BC (mail: PO Box 340, New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0) (Opening hours are not stated on the official site.)

## Key facts

- **Who needs one:** 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.
  - Source: [Business Licence Fees, Apply for a Business Licence](https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [FAQ](https://newhazelton.ca/faq/)
  - Official wording: "any business or vendor must hold and display a valid business license to operate within the District of New Hazelton"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** 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.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026, Schedule A, Business Licence](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Business Licence Fees](https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to apply:** 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.
  - Source: [Business Licence Fees, How to submit your application](https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Renewal:** Not confirmed. The District's website does not say when licences expire or how to renew.
- **Inter-community licence:** Not confirmed. The District's website does not mention an inter-community licence.
- **Fine:** 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.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026, Schedule B, Business Licence Bylaw](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** 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
  - Source: [Bylaws, Bylaw library list](https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw No: 7 Business License" … "Bylaw No: 42 Business License Amendment" … "Bylaw No: 113 Business License Amendment" … "Bylaw No: 135 Business License Amendment"
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026, Title](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "BYLAW NO. 393, 2026"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Anyone 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/).

The 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.

The District's website does not say when licences expire or how to renew, and does not mention an inter-community licence.

## Steps

1. Fill out the fillable PDF application on the [business licence page](https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/), then print and sign it.
2. Drop it off at the District Office, 4670 10th Avenue, or mail it to PO Box 340, New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0, with payment.
3. Building, Fire, Health, Zoning or Police approval may be needed before the licence is issued.

## Good to know

- 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.
- Ask the District Office (250-842-6571) when to renew.

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licence Fees, District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf)
- [Bylaws, District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/)

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## Sources

- [Business Licence Fees, District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [FAQ, District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/faq/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaws, District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/) (read 2026-11-08)

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