Do I need a business licence or permit? What does it cost?
In the City of Lacombe, Alberta, licence required: True; who must license: All businesses in the City except City, Provincial/Federal Gov, Crown Corps, or statute-exempt businesses.; fee: Schedule A: Annual General $175; Commercial $150; Industrial $150; Home Occupation $150; Non-Resident $420; Multi-vendor Resident $100; Seasonal Resident $80; Seasonal Non-Resident $220; Temporary daily $20; Temporary Non-Resident daily $75; Amendment $20; Replacement $20; Appeal $50; Arrears 5% per month; New businesses July 1 to December 31 50% of annual fee; renewal: Annual, expires December 31; invoices issued January 1. Source: Business Licence Bylaw No. 381, verified 2026-08-23.
Business Licence Bylaw No. 381
adopted bylaw
licence required
True
s. 3(1)
who must license
All businesses in the City except City, Provincial/Federal Gov, Crown Corps, or statute-exempt businesses.
s. 3(1), 3(4)
fee
Schedule A: Annual General $175; Commercial $150; Industrial $150; Home Occupation $150; Non-Resident $420; Multi-vendor Resident $100; Seasonal Resident $80; Seasonal Non-Resident $220; Temporary daily $20; Temporary Non-Resident daily $75; Amendment $20; Replacement $20; Appeal $50; Arrears 5% per month; New businesses July 1 to December 31 50% of annual fee
Schedule "A", s. 5(10)
renewal
Annual, expires December 31; invoices issued January 1
s. 18(1), 10(1)
scout note
Requires a City business licence for commercial, home-occupation, industrial and mobile-vending/pushcart activity, incl. peddlers and special-event/seasonal vendors; fee schedule in Schedule A (e.g. $150 annual home occupation). Consolidated to 2025-11-10.
Taxi-Business Bylaw No. 178
adopted bylaw
Licenses and regulates taxi cabs operating within Lacombe (enacted as the Town of Lacombe). Consolidated to 2003-07-14; still listed live on the current bylaw index though possibly superseded in practice by Bylaw 381.