Business licences & permits across Nunavut
Do I need a business licence or permit? What does it cost?
4 of 25 municipalities in Nunavut 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Bay Hamlet |
By-Law 257 - Business License | licence required: True · who must license: Any person carrying on or operating a business within the Municipality, including professions, trades, sale of goods/services. · fee: As set out in Schedule B; e.g. $ 50.00 individual, $150.00 banks; charitable organizations no fee payables. | 2026-06-04 |
| Chesterfield Inlet Hamlet |
By-Law No. 60 – Business Licence | licence required: True · renewal: annual, expires March 31 | 2026-06-04 |
| Clyde River Hamlet |
By-Law #147 – Business | licence required: True · who must license: Any person carrying on or operating a business in the Municipality · fee: Residential Business $100.00; Non-Resident Business $500.00; Business Name Change $20.00; Charitable Organizations no fee | 2026-06-04 |
| Iqaluit City |
Business Licensing By-law #624
adopted 2006-02-28 |
— | 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 (20) — Arviat, Baker Lake, Coral Harbour, Gjoa Haven, Grise Fiord, Igloolik, Kimmirut, Kinngait, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Naujaat, Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Qikiqtarjuaq, Rankin Inlet, Resolute, Sanikiluaq, Sanirajak, Taloyoak, Whale Cove.
Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Arctic Bay.