| licence required | True | s. 2.1: "No person shall carry on a business within the City without first ... obtaining a City business licence" |
| 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. | s. 2.1 |
| 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 | Schedule A |
| 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 | s. 3.1, s. 3.3, s. 3.4 |
scout note
Requires businesses operating in Courtenay to obtain a municipal business licence and sets related fees and conditions.