{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003522",
 "municipality": "Fort Smith",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Northwest Territories",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-04",
 "official_website": "http://fortsmith.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licensing Bylaw (Bylaw 504)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.fortsmith.ca/media/495",
   "summary": "Town of Fort Smith business licensing bylaw (No. 504) requiring businesses to obtain a municipal licence. Amended by subsequent bylaws including Bylaw 822 and 873.",
   "capture_sha256": "5263811e1b0510f63f699660e907c1737a2414447b430ecb0ef59d4334a7d2fa",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T01:09:19+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5263811e1b0510f63f699660e907c1737a2414447b430ecb0ef59d4334a7d2fa.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "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",
    "renewal": "Annual, expires December 31; renewals due February 15."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4(a), s. 5(e)",
    "who_must_license": "s. 3(a), s. 4(a)",
    "fee": "Schedule 'B', s. 9(c), s. 14(c)",
    "renewal": "s. 3(h), s. 14(a), s. 19(a)"
   },
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nt/fort-smith/business-licensing/"
}