{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000111",
 "municipality": "Powell River",
 "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://powellriver.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw No. 2226, 2010 (Consolidated December 2024)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/41545/",
   "summary": "Requires and regulates business licences in Powell River; includes provisions for short-term rentals and cannabis retail, amended April 2024 to align with provincial STR Act.",
   "capture_sha256": "d664f58f2c9b33e634c434b20fd72805dee79b874864404ce5d08db61b7d751e",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d664f58f2c9b33e634c434b20fd72805dee79b874864404ce5d08db61b7d751e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "any person conducting business within City; includes resident, non-resident, home-based; excludes small rental (2 units or fewer), charities, garage sales (4 or fewer per year)",
    "fee": "Tier 1 $100 (HBB); Tier 2 $150; Tier 3 $180 (includes STR); Tier 4 $300; Tier 5 $700; Tier 6 $1,000; Tier 7 $1,500",
    "renewal": "annual, expires December 31"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.1.1",
    "who_must_license": "s. 4.1.1, 4.1.2",
    "fee": "Schedule A",
    "renewal": "s. 4.5.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/powell-river/business-licensing/text-d664f58f2c9b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/powell-river/business-licensing/"
}