Do I need a business licence or permit? What does it cost?
In the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario, business licences & permits rules are set by By-law 122/2007 - Refreshment Vehicle Licensing and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. A licence is required. Who must license: Persons owning, operating or maintaining a refreshment vehicle, or selling refreshments from one. Renewal: expires on the thirty-first day of December of the year of issuance.
Persons owning, operating or maintaining a refreshment vehicle, or selling refreshments from one.
s. 2; s. 3
fee
required fee prescribed in the Municipality's Fees and Charges By-law; no fee for premises primarily used for sale of refreshments; no fee for fixed/mobile barbeque on commercial property
s. 4.1; s. 5; s. 5.1; s. 5.2
renewal
expires on the thirty-first day of December of the year of issuance
s. 12
scout note
Licenses and regulates refreshment vehicles (chip trucks, coffee trucks, hot dog and ice cream carts); application, fees and location rules.
By-law 43/2008 - Hawkers and Peddlers Licence By-law
adopted bylaw
licence required
yes
s. 2
who must license
Every hawker and peddler operating within the Municipality of Port Hope before selling or offering goods, wares, or merchandise.
s. 2
fee
amount as prescribed in the Municipality's Fees and Charges By-law
s. 3
renewal
expires no later than the 31st day of December of the year of issuance
s. 4
scout note
Licenses, regulates and governs hawkers and peddlers in Port Hope; repeals earlier former-town and township by-laws; licence required before selling goods door to door or at temporary locations.
Hawkers and Peddlers (Port Hope web page)
Municipal page on hawker and peddler licence application process.
Taxi and Limousine Licences (Port Hope web page)
Says taxi and vehicle-for-hire licences no longer required: By-law 37-2024 (May 29, 2024) deregulated them for a two-year pilot.