{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001830",
 "municipality": "Windsor",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
 "official_website": "https://www.citywindsor.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licensing By-law #395-2004",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2004-12-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.citywindsor.ca/Documents/city-hall/by-laws-online/395-2004-Business-Licensing-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "City of Windsor Business Licensing By-law, passed December 13, 2004 (effective January 1, 2005).",
   "capture_sha256": "d4d2050a6c605c946b2ca8cd360a5bc0151d92afac63fc45ca84c25e63c57650",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d4d2050a6c605c946b2ca8cd360a5bc0151d92afac63fc45ca84c25e63c57650.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "Broad range: adult entertainment, food/hospitality, lodging, heating/plumbing trades, hawkers, escorts, retail/resale/pawnbrokers, pet shops, salvage yards, and others",
    "fee": "Varies by category; initial: $191–$616 (e.g., Bill Distributor $191, Entertainment Lounge $590, Bed & Breakfast/Lodging House/Public Hall $616); renewal: $191–$575; late renewal adds 50% surcharge over base fee; Class 2 Donation Bin Business 50% reduction",
    "renewal": "Annual; expiry dates vary by category Jan 31–Nov 30 per Appendix 'A'; 50% penalty surcharge if renewed after deadline; dancer/escort licences: 12 months from date of issuance"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2.1",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2.1",
    "fee": "Schedule 1; s. 3.23(1); Schedule D1 s. 6.2",
    "renewal": "Appendix 'A'; s. 3.23(1); s. 3.23(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/windsor/business-licensing/text-d4d2050a6c60/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/windsor/business-licensing/"
}