{
 "topic": "business-licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "question": "Do I need a business licence or permit? What does it cost?",
 "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island",
 "country": "CA",
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/pe/business-licensing/",
 "municipalities": [
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003182",
   "name": "Charlottetown",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/ca/pe/charlottetown/",
   "answer_page": "/ca/pe/charlottetown/business-licensing/",
   "json": "/ca/pe/charlottetown/business-licensing.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03",
   "document": "Street Vendors Bylaw (effective July 10, 1995; last amended July 9, 2018)",
   "document_number": null,
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/charlottetown/business-licensing/street-vendors-bylaw/",
   "answer": "In the City of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, licence required: True; who must license: Confectionery tricycle, push cart/food truck, and flower vendors selling on streets.; fee: Push Cart $600.00; Food Truck $1,200.00 (Apr-Dec), $1,600.00 (Year Round); Confectionary $25.00; renewal: 1st -day of April in the year of issue to the last day of December in the following year; renew by Feb 15th of expiry year. Source: Street Vendors Bylaw (effective July 10, 1995; last amended July 9, 2018), verified 2026-06-03."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003192",
   "name": "Kensington",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/ca/pe/kensington/",
   "answer_page": "/ca/pe/kensington/business-licensing/",
   "json": "/ca/pe/kensington/business-licensing.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03",
   "document": "Mobile Vendors Bylaw",
   "document_number": null,
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/kensington/business-licensing/mobile-vendors-bylaw/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Kensington, Prince Edward Island, licence required: True; who must license: All Mobile Vendors proposing a temporary business in the Town of Kensington from a mobile or stationary unit; fee: $100.00 application fee. Such fee may be waived for a Mobile Vending application by any group or organization registered as a non-profit body; renewal: Valid in the year the permit has been approved; required each and every year.. Source: Mobile Vendors Bylaw, verified 2026-06-03."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003209",
   "name": "O'Leary",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/ca/pe/o-leary/",
   "answer_page": "/ca/pe/o-leary/business-licensing/",
   "json": "/ca/pe/o-leary/business-licensing.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03",
   "document": "Bylaw Relating to Businesses and Licensing Thereof (Bylaw 2015-2)",
   "document_number": "2015-2",
   "adopted_date": "2015-11-12",
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/o-leary/business-licensing/bylaw-2015-2/",
   "answer": "In the Town of O'Leary, Prince Edward Island, licence required: True; who must license: person, firm or corporation or the agent thereof conducting any art, trade, calling, business or profession within the boundaries of the Town of O'Leary; fee: not less than five dollars and not more than fifty dollars; renewal: each calendar year. Source: Bylaw Relating to Businesses and Licensing Thereof (Bylaw 2015-2), verified 2026-06-03."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003211",
   "name": "Souris",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/ca/pe/souris/",
   "answer_page": "/ca/pe/souris/business-licensing/",
   "json": "/ca/pe/souris/business-licensing.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03",
   "document": "Licensing of Certain Businesses (By-law 84-1)",
   "document_number": "84-1",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/souris/business-licensing/bylaw-84-1/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Souris, Prince Edward Island, licence required: True; who must license: Peddler, Transient Trader or business from a facility not requiring a permit under Development By-Law No. 2005-11, excluding agricultural or fishing products; fee: not exceeding $500.00. Source: Licensing of Certain Businesses (By-law 84-1), verified 2026-06-03."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003219",
   "name": "Summerside",
   "type": "City",
   "path": "/ca/pe/summerside/",
   "answer_page": "/ca/pe/summerside/business-licensing/",
   "json": "/ca/pe/summerside/business-licensing.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 2,
   "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
   "document": "Licensing Bylaw — Bylaw CS-21",
   "document_number": "CS-21",
   "adopted_date": "2019-11-18",
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/summerside/business-licensing/bylaw-cs-21/",
   "answer": "In the City of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, licence required: True; who must license: Persons carrying out business in categories listed in Schedule \"A\", including banks, contractors, mobile sales, lunch trucks, and door-to-door salespersons.; fee: Varies by category per Schedule \"A\"; e.g. Banks $1,500, Mobile Sales $500/$1000, others N/C; renewal: Annual, effective January 1 to December 31; some require new application each calendar year. Source: Licensing Bylaw — Bylaw CS-21, verified 2026-08-23."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003220",
   "name": "Three Rivers",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/ca/pe/three-rivers/",
   "answer_page": "/ca/pe/three-rivers/business-licensing/",
   "json": "/ca/pe/three-rivers/business-licensing.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03",
   "document": "Licensing and Street Vendors Bylaw — Bylaw 2024-01",
   "document_number": "2024-01",
   "adopted_date": "2024-09-09",
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/three-rivers/business-licensing/bylaw-2024-01/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Three Rivers, Prince Edward Island, licence required: True; who must license: Street Vendors or Event Organizers carrying out any business, art, or trade in the Town.; renewal: Street Vendor Permits valid for 20-day period; Event Organizer Permits valid for event period only. Source: Licensing and Street Vendors Bylaw — Bylaw 2024-01, verified 2026-06-03."
  }
 ],
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003171",
   "name": "Abram-Village",
   "path": "/ca/pe/abram-village/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003172",
   "name": "Alberton",
   "path": "/ca/pe/alberton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003173",
   "name": "Alexandra",
   "path": "/ca/pe/alexandra/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003176",
   "name": "Belfast",
   "path": "/ca/pe/belfast/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003177",
   "name": "Borden-Carleton",
   "path": "/ca/pe/borden-carleton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003178",
   "name": "Brackley",
   "path": "/ca/pe/brackley/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003184",
   "name": "Cornwall",
   "path": "/ca/pe/cornwall/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003185",
   "name": "Crapaud",
   "path": "/ca/pe/crapaud/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003187",
   "name": "Eastern Kings",
   "path": "/ca/pe/eastern-kings/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003190",
   "name": "Hazelbrook",
   "path": "/ca/pe/hazelbrook/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003193",
   "name": "Kingston",
   "path": "/ca/pe/kingston/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003194",
   "name": "Kinkora",
   "path": "/ca/pe/kinkora/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003195",
   "name": "Linkletter",
   "path": "/ca/pe/linkletter/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003197",
   "name": "Malpeque Bay",
   "path": "/ca/pe/malpeque-bay/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003198",
   "name": "Miltonvale Park",
   "path": "/ca/pe/miltonvale-park/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003200",
   "name": "Miscouche",
   "path": "/ca/pe/miscouche/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003201",
   "name": "Morell",
   "path": "/ca/pe/morell/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003203",
   "name": "Murray Harbour",
   "path": "/ca/pe/murray-harbour/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003204",
   "name": "Murray River",
   "path": "/ca/pe/murray-river/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003205",
   "name": "North Rustico",
   "path": "/ca/pe/north-rustico/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003206",
   "name": "North Shore",
   "path": "/ca/pe/north-shore/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003210",
   "name": "Sherbrooke",
   "path": "/ca/pe/sherbrooke/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003217",
   "name": "Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico",
   "path": "/ca/pe/stanley-bridge-hope-river-bayview-cavendish-and-north-rustico/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003218",
   "name": "Stratford",
   "path": "/ca/pe/stratford/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003224",
   "name": "Union Road",
   "path": "/ca/pe/union-road/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003225",
   "name": "Victoria",
   "path": "/ca/pe/victoria/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003226",
   "name": "Warren Grove",
   "path": "/ca/pe/warren-grove/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003227",
   "name": "Wellington",
   "path": "/ca/pe/wellington/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003228",
   "name": "West River",
   "path": "/ca/pe/west-river/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003229",
   "name": "York",
   "path": "/ca/pe/york/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003174",
   "name": "Annandale-Little Pond-Howe Bay",
   "path": "/ca/pe/annandale-little-pond-howe-bay/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003175",
   "name": "Bedeque and Area",
   "path": "/ca/pe/bedeque-and-area/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003179",
   "name": "Breadalbane",
   "path": "/ca/pe/breadalbane/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003180",
   "name": "Central Kings",
   "path": "/ca/pe/central-kings/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003181",
   "name": "Central Prince",
   "path": "/ca/pe/central-prince/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003186",
   "name": "Darlington",
   "path": "/ca/pe/darlington/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003188",
   "name": "Greenmount-Montrose",
   "path": "/ca/pe/greenmount-montrose/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003189",
   "name": "Hampshire",
   "path": "/ca/pe/hampshire/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003191",
   "name": "Hunter River",
   "path": "/ca/pe/hunter-river/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003196",
   "name": "Lot 11 and Area",
   "path": "/ca/pe/lot-11-and-area/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003199",
   "name": "Miminegash",
   "path": "/ca/pe/miminegash/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003202",
   "name": "Mount Stewart",
   "path": "/ca/pe/mount-stewart/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003207",
   "name": "North Wiltshire",
   "path": "/ca/pe/north-wiltshire/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003208",
   "name": "Northport",
   "path": "/ca/pe/northport/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003212",
   "name": "Souris West",
   "path": "/ca/pe/souris-west/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003213",
   "name": "St. Felix",
   "path": "/ca/pe/st-felix/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003214",
   "name": "St. Louis",
   "path": "/ca/pe/st-louis/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003215",
   "name": "St. Nicholas",
   "path": "/ca/pe/st-nicholas/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003216",
   "name": "St. Peters Bay",
   "path": "/ca/pe/st-peters-bay/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003221",
   "name": "Tignish",
   "path": "/ca/pe/tignish/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003222",
   "name": "Tignish Shore",
   "path": "/ca/pe/tignish-shore/",
   "status": "none_found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003183",
   "name": "Clyde River",
   "path": "/ca/pe/clyde-river/",
   "status": "uncertain",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003223",
   "name": "Tyne Valley",
   "path": "/ca/pe/tyne-valley/",
   "status": "uncertain",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-03"
  }
 ]
}