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Business Licences
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Business is defined in the City of Grand Forks Business
Licence
Bylaw #1384 as carrying on a commercial or
industrial undertaking of any kind, or the providing
of professional, personal or other services for the
purpose of gain or profit. Basically, anything
that is done for the purpose of making money is deemed
to be a business, and, as such, is required to hold
a valid business licence in the City of Grand Forks.
Business
Licence Categories
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There are five business licence categories in
the City of Grand Forks defined as follows:
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Home-based - A business operated from the home |
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Regular Business - A business with under 20 employees
including a non resident business with under 20
employees other than an Itinerant business |
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Large Business - A business with more than 20
employees including a non resident business with
more than 20 employees other than an Itinerant
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Itinerant Business - Every individual personally
selling or soliciting the sale from door-to-door
within the City of any goods, wares or merchandise,
contracts for repairs, renovations, books, magazines
or periodicals, whether of an educational nature
or not or as an agent for another |
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Event Business - Is a gathering of many business
enterprises for a limited engagement such as trade
shows, markets or arts & craft sales |
SOCAN - If you use music, live or recorded, in your business or for your event please click on this link for licensing information as it is Federal Copyright Law. www.socan.ca
Business
Licence Fees
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The business licence fee is an annual fee determined
by the type of business operation. Home-based is $75.00,
Regular Business is $75.00, Large Business
is
$200.00, Itinerant is $250.00 and Event
Business is $75.00. The fee is payable at the
issuance of the licence. License Transfer Fees (per
transfer) $20.00
Application
Procedure
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All businesses follow the same basic procedure for applying
for a City of Grand Forks business licence. Applications
are available here or at City Hall. The information
required for completion of the application is name of
applicant, name of business, mailing and civic addresses,
phone number, number of employees, business opening
date, type of business, and type of service or product
sold.
If the business is a limited company, partnership, or
the like, the names and addresses of the principal officers
are required as well. The applicant is required to reveal
whether or not they have previously held a licence in
the City before, whether or not they have had a previous
licence revoked and provide some form of identification.
If the application is for a trade, which requires certification,
the applicant must provide the name of the certified
tradespersons as well as their certification or proficiency
number.
Upon completion of the application, the applicant submits
it to City Hall, where it starts its round of approvals.
All licences are required to be approved by the Licence
Inspector, the City Clerk and the Fire Chief. The Licence
Inspector ensures that all the details of the application
are complete, that there are no discrepancies on the
applications and that it complies with the City of Grand
Forks Business Licence Bylaw. The City Clerk verifies
that the business does not conflict with any existing
City bylaws, such as the Zoning Bylaw or the Noise Bylaw
for example. Dependant upon the type of application,
the Fire Chief may, if he deems necessary, request to
do an inspection of the premises. As well, an inspection
by the Public Health Inspector may be required if the
business requires a certain level of hygiene, such as
food, food service, hairdressers, daycare, etc.
The required approvals generally take about two weeks.
If inspections are necessary the timeline could
be somewhat longer. Upon final approval, the applicant
is contacted and may pick up and pay for their business
licence. The licence is required to be posted prominently
at the place of business. Renewal notices are sent out
in December and are automatically sent to all holders
of valid licences. For further information regarding
business licences in the City of Grand Forks, please
contact City Hall.
OneStop
Business Registration
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You can now apply for a City of Grand Forks business
licence on-line through our partnership with the provincial
government's OneStop Business Registration Service (www.onestopbc.ca).
This service also allows you to simultaneously apply
for numerous provincial and federal registrations as
well if you need them. Click
here
OneStop
Business Address Change
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You can now change your address with the City of Grand
Forks on-line through our partnership with the provincial
government's OneStop Business Address Change Service
(www.onestopbc.ca).
This service also allows you to simultaneously change
your address with numerous provincial and federal agencies
as well if you need to. Click
here
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