{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000006",
 "municipality": "Ashcroft",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.village.ashcroft.bc.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires and regulates business licences for businesses operating within the Village of Ashcroft.",
   "capture_sha256": "242b26443b143771738e9f799d0e4d9db820521b918c40ba5fd08230094e7725",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/242b26443b143771738e9f799d0e4d9db820521b918c40ba5fd08230094e7725.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "all businesses operating within the Village of Ashcroft except specified exemptions (yard sales, government, charitable events, etc.)",
    "fee": "varies by type: retail <1000 sq ft $60, contractors $120, professionals $100, financial institutions $400, restaurants 1–20 seats $60; late penalty $20",
    "renewal": "annual January 1–December 31; renewal fee due by February 15"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s.2.1",
    "who_must_license": "s.2.1, s.2.2",
    "fee": "Schedule A",
    "renewal": "s.5.5, s.5.16"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/ashcroft/business-licensing/text-242b26443b14/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/ashcroft/business-licensing/"
}