{
 "answer": "In the City of Toronto, Ontario, business licences & permits rules are set by Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing (By-law 514-2002, as amended), verified 2026-10-28. A licence is required. Who must license: Persons carrying on trades, businesses, or occupations listed in § 545-2A, including auctioneers, body-rub parlours, pedicabs, holistic centres. Renewal: Valid for one year; renewed on the anniversary of first issuance.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001798",
 "municipality": "Toronto",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.toronto.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing (By-law 514-2002, as amended)",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2002-06-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/1184_545.pdf",
   "summary": "General business licensing chapter: licence requirement, Toronto Licensing Tribunal, grounds for denial, renewals, inspections and offences, plus per-trade articles (driving schools, body-rub, etc.). Amended through 2024 (By-law 492-2024).",
   "discovered_by": "on-bizlic",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "cfc4b05004ad77cec45b9429e04adf56592272679242fbb0deedf9396ffff0fb",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T21:20:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "545",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cfc4b05004ad77cec45b9429e04adf56592272679242fbb0deedf9396ffff0fb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Persons carrying on trades, businesses, or occupations listed in § 545-2A, including auctioneers, body-rub parlours, pedicabs, holistic centres.",
    "renewal": "Valid for one year; renewed on the anniversary of first issuance."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 545-2A",
    "who_must_license": "s. 545-2A",
    "renewal": "s. 545-6A"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/toronto/business-licensing/chapter-545/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/toronto/business-licensing/"
}