Business licences & permits — Fort Smith, Northwest Territories

Do I need a business licence or permit? What does it cost?

Town of Fort Smith has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-04.

Business Licensing Bylaw (Bylaw 504) adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 4(a), s. 5(e)
who must license Any person carrying on a business as defined in s. 3(a), including charitable organizations. s. 3(a), s. 4(a)
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 Schedule 'B', s. 9(c), s. 14(c)
renewal Annual, expires December 31; renewals due February 15. s. 3(h), s. 14(a), s. 19(a)
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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.

Machine-readable: business-licensing.json · Official website: http://fortsmith.ca · Last verified 2026-06-04 · Business licences & permits in other municipalities