{"title":"Port Moody business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","question":"Do I need a business licence in Port Moody, and how do I get one?","slug":"business-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","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":"City of Port Moody","url":"https://www.portmoody.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. Anyone carrying on a business, trade, profession or occupation in Port Moody needs a City business licence, with a separate licence for each premises. Fill out the Business Licence Application and email it to licence@portmoody.ca, bring it to City Hall's second floor, or mail it.","aliases":["port moody business license","apply for business licence port moody","renew business licence port moody","licence@portmoody.ca"],"cost":"Annual fee by type and size, from $155 (home-based and similar) to $3,039 (Level IV); see the body. One-day licence $91.","how_long":"The City does not state a processing time. Commercial spaces need building and fire inspections accepted before approval.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Licensing (applications)","value":"licence@portmoody.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Second floor counter, City Hall","value":"100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC V3H 5C3","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except statutory holidays"},{"type":"mail","label":"Bylaws and Licensing","value":"100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC V3H 3E1","note":"The City's page prints the postal code as V3H 3E1 here and V3H 5C3 for City Hall."},{"type":"phone","label":"Licensing","value":"604-469-4541"},{"type":"online","label":"Renew and pay at myPortMoody","value":"https://my.portmoody.ca"}],"documents":["Completed Business Licence Application","Floor plan, if the business will operate from a commercial space","Payment"],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licence Application (PDF)","url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/media/j5qpvejk/business-licence-application.pdf"},{"title":"Business Licences and Permits, City of Port Moody","url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/business-development-and-planning/business-licences-and-permits/"},{"title":"Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw BL3000 (PDF)","url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493693"}],"related":[{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Port Moody home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/burnaby","name":"Burnaby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/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":"Everyone carrying on any profession, business, trade or occupation in Port Moody, with a separate licence for each branch, office, premises or store.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493693","title":"Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw, 2015, No. 3000 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1-5.2","quotes":["Every person carrying on, maintaining, owning, or operating with the City any profession, business, trade, occupation, calling, or undertaking shall hold a subsisting licence","shall obtain a separate licence for each branch, office, place, premise, or store"]},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/business-development-and-planning/business-licences-and-permits/","title":"Business Licences and Permits, City of Port Moody","section":"Intro","quotes":["If your business operates in the City of Port Moody, you must have a valid Port Moody business licence."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"Annual fee by type and size: $155 (home-based and similar basic category); $295 (Level I, e.g. retail up to 232 m²); $458 (Level II); $603 (Level III); $3,039 (Level IV). One-day licence $91. Secondary suite: licence required, $0.","short":"$155 (basic category); by type and size","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=669753","title":"Fees Bylaw, 2025, No. 3524 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Business Licence and Bylaw Enforcement","quotes":["Home Daycare of 10 children or less 155.00","Towing with Storage 295.00","Retail/Commercial/Industrial up to 232.26m2 (2,500ft2)","Room Rental (11 to 30 rooms) 458.00","Vending machines (more than 10 machines) 603.00","Fireworks 3,039.00 · Marinas","One-Day Business Licence 91.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_apply":{"label":"How to apply","value":"Fill out the Business Licence Application form (with a floor plan for commercial space) and email licence@portmoody.ca, bring it to the City Hall second-floor counter, or mail it. Building, fire and health inspections may be needed first.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/business-development-and-planning/business-licences-and-permits/","title":"Business Licences and Permits, City of Port Moody","section":"Apply for a business licence","quotes":["Fill out the Business Licence Application form.","Submit completed forms by email to licence@portmoody.ca or in person at the second floor counter at City Hall, or by mail:","Building, fire, and health inspections may be required before a business licence can be approved"]},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493693","title":"Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw, 2015, No. 3000 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 5.14","quotes":["No licence shall be issued to any applicant if the use for which the licence is","sought would be in violation of any provisions of any of the Bylaws of the City."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"Licences run January 1 to December 31. Renewal invoices are emailed in January; the old licence stays valid until the payment deadline. Pay online at myPortMoody.ca. A business starting after July 31 pays half the first year.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493693","title":"Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw, 2015, No. 3000 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 5.15","quotes":["Business licences shall be issued annually so as to take effect on the first","day of January and to terminate on the 31st day of December in each year"]},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/business-development-and-planning/business-licences-and-permits/","title":"Business Licences and Permits, City of Port Moody","section":"Renew your business licence","quotes":["Renewal invoices are sent out by email in January","Pay online quickly and easily at myPortMoody.ca."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"inter_community":{"label":"Inter-community licence","value":"Yes, for mobile businesses only, covering Port Moody, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. Apply by ticking Inter-Municipal on the application. The $175 program fee is added to the Port Moody licence fee.","short":"Yes, $175 (mobile businesses)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/business-development-and-planning/business-licences-and-permits/","title":"Business Licences and Permits, City of Port Moody","section":"Inter-municipal business licence","quotes":["This licence is only available to mobile businesses.","An additional Inter-Municipal Program fee will be added to your base fee for a Port Moody licence."]},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=669753","title":"Fees Bylaw, 2025, No. 3524 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Permits and Business Licences","quotes":["Businesses for Inter-municipal Program 175.00"]},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=423213","title":"Inter-municipal business licence bylaw (PDF), City of Port Moody","section":"s. 5.4 and 5.7","quotes":["The fee for an Intermunicipal Business Licence is separate and additional to any"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: $100 for operating without a business licence. Also $100 for not posting the licence or operating contrary to its conditions.","short":"Ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=514329","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3218 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Schedule 2, Business Licensing Bylaw","quotes":["No Business Licence 5.1 $100.00","Licence Not Posted 5.5 $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Port Moody Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw, 2015, No. 3000","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493693","title":"Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw, 2015, No. 3000 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["City of Port Moody Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw, 2015, No. 3000"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the City's [Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw 3000](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493693), everyone carrying on any profession, business, trade or occupation in Port Moody needs a licence, with a separate licence for each branch, office, premises or store. Licences run January 1 to December 31. A business starting after July 31 pays half the first year.\n\nAnnual fees are set in the [Fees Bylaw 3524](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=669753): $155 (home-based and similar basic category); $295 (Level I, for example retail up to 232 m²); $458 (Level II); $603 (Level III); $3,039 (Level IV). A one-day licence is $91. A secondary suite needs a licence at $0. Fees are subject to rounding and applicable taxes.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Fill out the Business Licence Application, with a floor plan for commercial space.\n2. Email it to licence@portmoody.ca, bring it to the City Hall second-floor counter at 100 Newport Drive, or mail it.\n3. Building, fire and health inspections may be needed first.\n4. Pay the fee. Renewal invoices are emailed in January; the old licence stays valid until the payment deadline. Pay online at myPortMoody.ca.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Inter-municipal licence: for mobile businesses only, covering Port Moody, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. Tick Inter-Municipal on the application; a $175 program fee is added to the Port Moody fee.\n- A municipal ticket is $100 for operating without a business licence, not posting the licence or operating contrary to its conditions. The bylaw also allows a court fine of up to $2,000.\n- Licensing: 604-469-4541.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/business-development-and-planning/business-licences-and-permits/","title":"Business Licences and Permits, City of Port Moody","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493693","title":"Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw, 2015, No. 3000 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=669753","title":"Fees Bylaw, 2025, No. 3524 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=514329","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3218 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=423213","title":"Inter-municipal business licence bylaw (PDF), City of Port Moody","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/business-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/business-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/business-licence.json"}}