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 "answer": "In the Town of Carleton Place, Ontario, business licences & permits rules are set by By-law No. 01-2014 Licensing By-law (trades, callings, businesses or occupations) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. A licence is required. Who must license: Any trade, calling, business or occupation; salespersons; pet shops; farmers' market and flea market associations; charitable/non-profit organizations.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001448",
 "municipality": "Carleton Place",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.carletonplace.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 01-2014 Licensing By-law (trades, callings, businesses or occupations)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-01-14",
   "document_url": "https://carletonplace.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/By-law01-2014LicencingBy-law.pdf",
   "summary": "General Municipal Act s.151 licensing by-law of the Town of Carleton Place: licence required for listed trades, callings, businesses and occupations; definitions, application, conditions and fees; repeals By-law 68-2005.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "01-2014",
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   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Any trade, calling, business or occupation; salespersons; pet shops; farmers' market and flea market associations; charitable/non-profit organizations.",
    "fee": "Application Fee $ 30.00; Transfer of Ownership Fee $ 30.00; Relocation Fee $ 10.00; Salesperson (each): $ 630.00 (2014), $ 635.00 (2015), $ 640.00 (2016), $645.00 (2017), $ 650.00 (2018), expiry December 31st; Salesperson (each): $ 130.00 (2014), $ 135.00 (2015), $ 140.00 (2016), $ 145.00 (2017), $ 150.00 (2018), 30 days; Local Charitable/Non Profit Organizations: Nil; Farmers' Market Assoc. or Flea Market Assoc.: $ 75.00 (2014), $ 75.00 (2015), $ 75.00 (2016), $ 80.00 (2017), $ 80.00 (2018), expiry December 31st; Pet Shop Licence: $ 365.00 (2014), $ 370.00 (2015), $375.00 (2016), $ 380.00 (2017), $ 385.00 (2018), expiry December 31st.",
    "renewal": "Annual licence valid from date of issue until December 31st of the year of issue; monthly licence valid for one month from date of issue; renewal application made thirty (30) days after expiry treated as new application."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. II(1)(a)",
    "who_must_license": "s. II(1)(a), (2), (3), (5); Schedule 1, s. 1; Schedule 2, s. 1",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "renewal": "s. VI(1); s. VII(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/carleton-place/business-licensing/bylaw-01-2014/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 48-2025 Refreshment Vehicles By-law",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-06-10",
   "document_url": "https://carletonplace.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/By-law-48-2025-Refreshment-Vehicles-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Licensing, regulating and governing refreshment vehicles (food trucks) in Carleton Place; licence requirements, AMP enforcement; repeals By-law 50-2020.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "27b908d4aa8b7b9107911c78f9f8945a47b37802ec2fdc76b4b7528c1e7a2e4e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
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   "document_number": "48-2025",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/27b908d4aa8b7b9107911c78f9f8945a47b37802ec2fdc76b4b7528c1e7a2e4e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Every person operating a Refreshment Vehicle within the Town of Carleton Place",
    "fee": "As set out in the Town of Carleton Place most recent Fees and Charges By-law, as amended",
    "renewal": "Annual (calendar year), Late Season (August 1 to December 31), Monthly (one calendar month), Single Day (specific date); may be renewed annually; no licence extends beyond December 31."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2.1",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2.1",
    "fee": "s. 19.1",
    "renewal": "s. 5.1; s. 6.6; s. 6.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/carleton-place/business-licensing/bylaw-48-2025/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 82-2020 Taxi By-law",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-09-22",
   "document_url": "https://carletonplace.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/By-law82-2020TaxiRepeals83-2005.pdf",
   "summary": "Licenses and regulates taxicab operators and drivers; fares in Schedule A, passenger bill of rights, licences expire 15 February; repeals By-law 83-2005. Amended by By-law 134-2021 (max fare).",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
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   "document_number": "82-2020",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5f4c10d3124973c0617915d5347d27e6eb85092b7dbbeee60daa5bcea5ef4dbd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Taxicab owners/operators and taxicab drivers; anyone carrying on conveyance of passengers/goods for hire, dispatching, or operating a taxicab.",
    "renewal": "Annual; licences expire on the 15th day of February each year; renewal application on or before the first day of February each year."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2.1",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2.1; s. 2.3; s. 2.4; s. 2.5",
    "renewal": "s. 10.1; s. 10.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/carleton-place/business-licensing/bylaw-82-2020/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws and Significant Town Policies",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://carletonplace.ca/town/municipal-services-info/by-laws-and-significant-town-policies",
   "summary": "Town by-law index linking the licensing, taxi and refreshment vehicle by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "a751bf315672025bd8f5f202e798735c4058c4578586df2de440585004790cc2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T01:02:49+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a751bf315672025bd8f5f202e798735c4058c4578586df2de440585004790cc2.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/carleton-place/noise/by-laws-and-significant-town-policies/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Licences (Town of Carleton Place web page)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://carletonplace.ca/town/municipal-services-info/licences",
   "summary": "Town page listing licences issued (lottery, taxi, salesperson, marriage); no by-law text.",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "188c744215eda46ed4eae03814ab901c99669a224bdb2d532b4f44a35fb0d6ed",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/188c744215eda46ed4eae03814ab901c99669a224bdb2d532b4f44a35fb0d6ed.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/carleton-place/business-licensing/licences/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/carleton-place/business-licensing/"
}