Business licences & permits across Prince Edward Island
Do I need a business licence or permit? What does it cost?
6 of 59 municipalities in Prince Edward Island have an adopted bylaw on business licences & permits on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottetown City |
Street Vendors Bylaw (effective July 10, 1995; last amended July 9, 2018) | 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 | 2026-06-03 |
| Kensington Town |
Mobile Vendors Bylaw | 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 | 2026-06-03 |
| O'Leary Town |
Bylaw Relating to Businesses and Licensing Thereof (Bylaw 2015-2)
adopted 2015-11-12 |
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 | 2026-06-03 |
| Souris Town |
Licensing of Certain Businesses (By-law 84-1) | 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 | 2026-06-03 |
| Summerside City |
Licensing Bylaw — Bylaw CS-21
+1 more adopted 2019-11-18 |
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 | 2026-08-23 |
| Three Rivers Town |
Licensing and Street Vendors Bylaw — Bylaw 2024-01
adopted 2024-09-09 |
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 | 2026-06-03 |
Nothing on file for business licences & permits
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (30) — Abram-Village, Alberton, Alexandra, Belfast, Borden-Carleton, Brackley, Cornwall, Crapaud, Eastern Kings, Hazelbrook, Kingston, Kinkora, Linkletter, Malpeque Bay, Miltonvale Park, Miscouche, Morell, Murray Harbour, Murray River, North Rustico, North Shore, Sherbrooke, Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico, Stratford, Union Road, Victoria, Warren Grove, Wellington, West River, York.
No bylaws published online (21, verified negatives) — Annandale-Little Pond-Howe Bay, Bedeque and Area, Breadalbane, Central Kings, Central Prince, Darlington, Greenmount-Montrose, Hampshire, Hunter River, Lot 11 and Area, Miminegash, Mount Stewart, North Wiltshire, Northport, Souris West, St. Felix, St. Louis, St. Nicholas, St. Peters Bay, Tignish, Tignish Shore.
Unconfirmed (2, leads but nothing verified) — Clyde River, Tyne Valley.