{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003521",
 "municipality": "Fort Simpson",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Northwest Territories",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-04",
 "official_website": "http://www.fortsimpson.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business License Bylaw (Bylaw 485)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://fortsimpson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/485-Active_Fort_Simpson_Business_License.pdf",
   "summary": "Village of Fort Simpson business licence bylaw (Bylaw 485), requiring businesses to obtain a municipal licence to operate. An amendment (Bylaw 2015-1) is also posted alongside the base bylaw.",
   "capture_sha256": "d41b1051d33792d2bcab8e087798fce4ddaa3ea96e3885d9657368565325d785",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T01:09:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d41b1051d33792d2bcab8e087798fce4ddaa3ea96e3885d9657368565325d785.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "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",
    "renewal": "Annual, expires December 31st; renewals by February 15th"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4 (a)",
    "who_must_license": "s. 4 (a); Definitions e)",
    "fee": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "renewal": "s. 14; s. 19"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nt/fort-simpson/business-licensing/text-d41b1051d337/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nt/fort-simpson/business-licensing/"
}