{
 "answer": "In the City of Courtenay, British Columbia, licence required: True; who must license: All persons carrying on any business within the City, including resident, non-resident, mobile food vending, cannabis, and short-term rental businesses.; fee: Varies by category: Home Occupation $75.00; Snack Bar $50.00; Business Service/Professional/Unclassified/Retail under 4,000 sq.ft. $100.00; Apartments/Hotel/Motel/Automotive Repair/Restaurant/Mobile Food Vendor on private property/Intermunicipal/Short-term rental accommodation $150.00 (plus $150.00 Affordable Housing Amenity Reserve Fund offset fee for STR); Automotive Dealer/Brokers/Retail 4,001-10,000 sq.ft./Theatre $250.00; Mobile Food Vendor on public property $450.00; Retail 10,001-20,000 sq.ft. $450.00; Retail over 20,001 sq.ft. $650.00; Escort Service $500.00 + $100.00 per escort; Nightclub/Cabaret/Neighbourhood Pub $1,000.00; Banks/Credit Unions/Bingo Facility $1,500.00; Cannabis Production Facility $5,000.00; Exhibition/Circus/Carnival/Door to Door Sales $100.00 per day; renewal: Annual, commences January 1 and terminates December 31 each year; late fee of 25% applied if not renewed by March 1, 50% if not renewed by June 1. Source: Business Licence Bylaw, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000026",
 "municipality": "Courtenay",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.courtenay.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://courtenay.ca/media/file/2523-business-licence-bylaw-no-2523-consolidated-october-24-2025",
   "summary": "Requires businesses operating in Courtenay to obtain a municipal business licence and sets related fees and conditions.",
   "capture_sha256": "ba889b6799a47e82094fc3895f772c90380f3ee54fd4d7c22a12e8a4fe347f14",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ba889b6799a47e82094fc3895f772c90380f3ee54fd4d7c22a12e8a4fe347f14.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "All persons carrying on any business within the City, including resident, non-resident, mobile food vending, cannabis, and short-term rental businesses.",
    "fee": "Varies by category: Home Occupation $75.00; Snack Bar $50.00; Business Service/Professional/Unclassified/Retail under 4,000 sq.ft. $100.00; Apartments/Hotel/Motel/Automotive Repair/Restaurant/Mobile Food Vendor on private property/Intermunicipal/Short-term rental accommodation $150.00 (plus $150.00 Affordable Housing Amenity Reserve Fund offset fee for STR); Automotive Dealer/Brokers/Retail 4,001-10,000 sq.ft./Theatre $250.00; Mobile Food Vendor on public property $450.00; Retail 10,001-20,000 sq.ft. $450.00; Retail over 20,001 sq.ft. $650.00; Escort Service $500.00 + $100.00 per escort; Nightclub/Cabaret/Neighbourhood Pub $1,000.00; Banks/Credit Unions/Bingo Facility $1,500.00; Cannabis Production Facility $5,000.00; Exhibition/Circus/Carnival/Door to Door Sales $100.00 per day",
    "renewal": "Annual, commences January 1 and terminates December 31 each year; late fee of 25% applied if not renewed by March 1, 50% if not renewed by June 1"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2.1: \"No person shall carry on a business within the City without first ... obtaining a City business licence\"",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2.1",
    "fee": "Schedule A",
    "renewal": "s. 3.1, s. 3.3, s. 3.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/courtenay/business-licensing/text-ba889b6799a4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/courtenay/business-licensing/"
}