Business licences & permits across Northwest Territories
Do I need a business licence or permit? What does it cost?
7 of 24 municipalities in Northwest Territories have an adopted bylaw on business licences & permits on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Hamlet |
Business License Bylaw (Bylaw #2023-147)
adopted 2023-10-18 |
licence required: True · who must license: Any person carrying on a Business, including a Home Business or as a Peddler, in the Hamlet · renewal: from the date of issue or renewal until twelve o'clock midnight March 31 of the year specified; option of a one or two year renewal | 2026-06-04 |
| Fort Simpson Village |
Business License Bylaw (Bylaw 485) | licence required: True · who must license: Any person carrying on business within the Village, excluding those regulated by Act of Parliament or Legislative Assembly. · fee: Schedule B: Resident Commercial $100.00, Home Occupation $125.00, Student $1.00, Resident Seasonal Tourist $50.00; Non-Resident Commercial $250.00, Non-Resident Seasonal Tourist $250.00; Canvasser $250.00; Charitable N/C; License Amendment $25.00; Late Fee $25.00; New after Aug 1: one half of the annual license fee | 2026-06-04 |
| Fort Smith Town |
Business Licensing Bylaw (Bylaw 504) | licence required: True · who must license: Any person carrying on a business as defined in s. 3(a), including charitable organizations. · fee: Schedule 'B': Resident $60.00-$100.00, Non-Resident $175.00-$225.00, Charitable N/C, Junior $1.00; s. 14(c) penalty $25.00 | 2026-06-04 |
| Hay River Town |
Bylaw 1395 – Business License Bylaw | licence required: True · who must license: All persons carrying on or operating a business in the Town; license for each business. · fee: per Fees and Charges Bylaw NO.2431; one half if on or after 1st day of November | 2026-06-04 |
| Inuvik Town |
Business License By-law (No. 2711) | licence required: True · who must license: Any person carrying on or operating a business wholly or partly within the Town. · fee: appropriate fee prescribed in the Town of Inuvik Fees and Charges Policy | 2026-06-04 |
| Tuktoyaktuk Hamlet |
Business Bylaw #383-19 | licence required: True · who must license: All businesses within Hamlet boundaries except trappers, carvers, home handicraft, domestic servants, unskilled labourers, motor liveries/taxi cabs · fee: Varies by business type and residency per Schedule "One" (e.g., $75 Resident, $750 Non-Resident) | 2026-06-04 |
| Yellowknife City |
Business Licence By-law No. 3451
adopted 1990-08-27 |
— | 2026-06-04 |
Nothing on file for business licences & permits
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (5) — Délı̨nę, Fort Good Hope, Fort Liard, Norman Wells, Tulita.
No bylaws published online (11, verified negatives) — Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Gamèti, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tsiigehtchic, Ulukhaktok, Wekweètì, Whatì.
Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Behchokǫ̀.