Overview

Business License Requirements

Most "businesses" operating within the town limits require a valid Town of Coalhurst Business License. A "business" includes every trade, profession, industry, occupation, employment or calling and activity for the provision of goods and services. Business Licenses are requirements for:

Offices, stores, industries

Contractors and subcontractors - both residential and non-residential.

Door-to-door salespersons.

Home party sales.
Home occupations or businesses owned by the occupant of a home and run from that home. Home businesses include a range of occupations such as:

• Contractors who have a desk, telephone and vehicle at their residence, but contract their business elsewhere, Occupations that include work-shops, storage areas, or other facilities to accommodate customers at the home.
• Transient and temporary shows and sales.
• Corn, fruit and fish trucks.

Application Procedure

Coalhurst Business License Application Procedure

Business License applications may be made at the town office. Business license applications must be in writing to the development officer, signed by the applicant and accompanied by a $30 processing fee. Copies of the Home Occupation Business License regulations can be obtained from the town office. Before issuing a license the town will ensure that the business has obtained all necessary municipal approvals.

Exemptions

Some businesses are exempt by Provincial Legislation from requiring a Town Business License. Businesses that are exempt include:

Professional offices for:

• Doctors
• Dentists
• Engineers
• Surveyors
• Architects
• Insurance Sales

Fees

Listed below are some of the Town Business License fees:

• Home occupation business - $25/year
• Business in commercial location Coalhurst property owners/residents - $75/year
• Non-property owners/non-residents - $200/year
• Contrators/Sub-trades/non-residents - $100/year
• Hawker or Peddlar
  • Resident - $25/year
  • Non-Resident - $100/year or $25/day
  (A resident is someone who currently resides in the Town of Coalhurst
• **FEES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Download Home Based Business License Application Form