{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000084",
 "municipality": "Nanaimo",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://nanaimo.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sign Bylaw 1987 No. 2850",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/2850.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the erection, placement, and display of signs within the City of Nanaimo.",
   "capture_sha256": "01c5e5c23fe9a5a398531a255599c436db582d970de04b34eee324c6d90dd766",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/01c5e5c23fe9a5a398531a255599c436db582d970de04b34eee324c6d90dd766.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Persons erecting, constructing, or maintaining signs must obtain a Sign Permit.",
    "fee": "$20 + $5 per m2 (most signs); $200 (Special Event); $25 (Temporary Portable)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 7(1)",
    "who_must_license": "s. 7(1)",
    "fee": "Schedule 'B'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nanaimo/business-licensing/text-01c5e5c23fe9/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/nanaimo/business-licensing/"
}