{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000230",
 "municipality": "Cold Lake",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.coldlake.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "675-PL-20, Business License Bylaw (Unofficial Consolidation as of December 20, 2024)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.coldlake.com/media/pm0jsoah/675-pl-20-business-licence-bylaw-unofficial-consolidation-as-of-december-20-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires businesses operating in Cold Lake to obtain a licence; sets licence classes, fees, and conditions for operating businesses.",
   "capture_sha256": "83dd56e30e622d74ffd6d08150bfa2c78c9f7c27172bfb8ff1fbbec0dc389f4f",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/83dd56e30e622d74ffd6d08150bfa2c78c9f7c27172bfb8ff1fbbec0dc389f4f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Any person carrying on a business in the City, unless exempted by legislation or this bylaw.",
    "fee": "Schedule 'A': 2024 Annual: Type 1 $100, Type 2 $150, 3a $200, 3b $500. 2025 Annual: Type 1 $105, Type 2 $155, 3a $205, 3b $515.",
    "renewal": "Annual, expires December 31st at midnight for all licences excluding daily, weekly, and seasonal licences."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.1",
    "who_must_license": "s. 4.1",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "renewal": "s. 12.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/cold-lake/business-licensing/text-83dd56e30e62/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/cold-lake/business-licensing/"
}