---
title: "Get a municipal business licence"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/business-licence"
description: "Get a municipal business licence in Canada: handled by your municipality. Links to the pages of 20 big cities. Each municipality runs its own."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-13"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Get a municipal business licence

Municipal service · Work and business

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## Short answer

Many municipalities require a licence to run a business, a home-based business or a short-term rental.

Handled by your municipality: your city, town or regional government.

## Your city

Handled by your municipality. The biggest cities: [Toronto, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/toronto), [Montréal, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/montreal), [Calgary, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/calgary), [Ottawa, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/ottawa), [Edmonton, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/edmonton), [Winnipeg, MB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/winnipeg), [Mississauga, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/mississauga), [Vancouver, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver), [Brampton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/brampton), [Hamilton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/hamilton), [Surrey, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/surrey), [Québec, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/quebec), [Halifax, NS](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/halifax), [Laval, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/laval), [London, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/london), [Markham, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/markham), [Vaughan, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/vaughan), [Gatineau, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/gatineau), [Saskatoon, SK](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/saskatchewan/saskatoon), [Kitchener, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener).

## More

- [Get a business number (BN)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/business-number)
- [Incorporate a business federally](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/federal-incorporation)
- [Register a trademark, patent or copyright](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/trademark-patent)
- [Find a job (Job Bank)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/job-search)
- [Apply for a federal government job](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/government-jobs)
- [Join the Canadian Armed Forces](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/join-military)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Get a municipal business licence", updated 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/business-licence