What does a permit, licence, or municipal service cost?
In the District Municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia, fees & rates rules are set by Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous) Bylaw, 2019, No. 2961 (consolidated Feb 2025), verified 2026-10-26. Schedule scope: General fees and charges, finance, development services, engineering, and fire department fees and charges.
Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous) Bylaw, 2019, No. 2961 (consolidated Feb 2025)
adopted bylaw
schedule scope
General fees and charges, finance, development services, engineering, and fire department fees and charges
Section 2
notable fees
EV charging $1.00/hour; grayscale photocopy $0.50 per single-sided 8.5 X 11; new liquor licence application $500; staff time $10.00 per 15 minutes after first 30 minutes
Schedule "A"
scout note
Esquimalt miscellaneous fees (consolidated February 2025): records search staff time $10 per 15 minutes after the first 30 minutes; documents on a memory stick $10; EV charging $1/hour; new liquor licence application $500; tax notice for a non-owner $10; returned cheque $20.
Esquimalt Business Licence Fees page
Web page listing business licence fees (separate from the miscellaneous fees bylaw).