Silverton business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply
Do I need a business licence in Silverton, and how do I get one?
Yes. Anyone carrying on business in the Village of Silverton needs a municipal business licence. Annual fees run from $50 to $275 by type of business. Complete the application form and pay the fee; call the Village Office at 250-358-2472.
Key facts
| Who needs one | Anyone carrying on business in the Village needs a municipal business licence.Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, s. 4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNo person shall carry on business within the Village without first having obtained and paid for a |
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| Fee | Annual fees by class: restaurant $75; coffee shop or catering $50; retail merchant $100 (GST registrant) or $50 (small supplier); professional $100; motel and resort $100; hotel complex $275; home occupation $50; miscellaneous $50.Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, Schedule A · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingConsulting Engineer Real Estate Agent Dentist Veterinarian 10. $75.00 / year Restaurant means any food premises, whether permanent or temporary, fixed or movable, in which food and drink is served to the public on the located in a residential zone pursuant to the Village of Silverton Zoning Bylaw. 5. $275 / year Hotel Complex means a building normally occupied temporarily by tourists or transients and which shall include one or more of the mechanical device or game of skill or chance or any side show. 2. $50.00 /year Coffee Shop, Catering means serving food or drink or the act of preparing and/or serving food or drink for public. 3. $100.00 / year Door to Door, Mobile Vendor and Direct Seller means a business or or |
| How to apply | Complete the application form (Schedule B) and pay the fee in Schedule A. Zoning requires a licence for home occupations and short-term rentals.Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, s. 5 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingApplication for a municipal business license shall be made by completing an application in the form attached as Schedule “B’ and by tendering the appropriate license fee as set out in Schedule “A”. |
| Renewal | The licence runs January 1 to December 31. Renewal fee is due February 28, with a $10 penalty after that. Businesses starting after July 31 pay 50%. A change of ownership pays a 20% transfer fee.Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, ss. 6, 8, 9, 11 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingcommence on the first day of January and terminate on the thirty first day of December in each year. A penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) will be added to the Business License A fifty percent (50%) reduction in fee will be made on account of any person commencing business twenty per cent (20%) of the regular annual license fee |
| Inter-community licence | Yes. The Inter-Community Business Licence lets a mobile business (trades, cleaners, etc.) work in other participating Kootenay communities without a standard licence there. Fee: $100, in addition to the standard licence.Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw, Parts 2, 3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingBusiness that performs a service or activity The fee for an Inter-Community Business Licence is $100 and shall be paid in is separate and additional to |
| Fine | None set. The Village's Business Licence Bylaw No. 444 has no offence section or ticket amount. |
| Bylaw | Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, Heading · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingTHE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF SILVERTON BYLAW NO. 444 - 2007 BUSINESS LICENSE A Bylaw to regulate the carrying on of business in the |
How it works
Business Licence Bylaw No. 444 requires anyone carrying on business in the Village to hold a licence. Zoning also requires a licence for home occupations and short-term rentals.
Annual fees by class are in the cost line above. The licence runs January 1 to December 31. The renewal fee is due February 28, with a $10 penalty after that. Businesses starting after July 31 pay 50%. A change of ownership pays a 20% transfer fee.
A mobile business (trades, cleaners and similar) can buy an Inter-Community Business Licence to work in other participating Kootenay communities without a standard licence there. It costs $100, in addition to the standard licence. The bylaw does not list the participating communities; the list is on mobilebusinessregistry.ca.
Steps
- Check that your zone allows the business (see zoning-lookup).
- Complete the application form (Schedule B of the bylaw).
- Pay the fee from Schedule A.
- Renew each year by February 28.
Good to know
- No official page we found says where to submit the form; ask the Village Office at 250-358-2472.
- The bylaw has no offence section, and no ticket amount for operating without a licence was found.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Business Licence Bylaw No. 444, 2007, Village of Silverton (read 2026-11-08)
- Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw, Village of Silverton (read 2026-11-08)
- OCP and Zoning Bylaw Update (Village contact details), Village of Silverton (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set. How answers are checked.