{
 "answer": "In the City of Duncan, British Columbia, licence required: True; who must license: All businesses carrying on commercial, industrial, or professional/personal services within the City of Duncan, including mobile food vending units.; fee: In accordance with those specified within the Fees and Charges Bylaw; new businesses applying after July 1 may pay one-half the annual fee.; renewal: Annual, expires December 31; must renew and pay annual fee prior to March 31 each year.. Source: Business Licence Regulation Bylaw No. 3117, 2014, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000033",
 "municipality": "Duncan",
 "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://duncan.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Regulation Bylaw No. 3117, 2014",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/37455",
   "summary": "Regulates business licensing in the City of Duncan; consolidated to July 3, 2018 with amendments.",
   "capture_sha256": "01d3f445629b6a3c910fa918a2d4ad443c960d026a5cc7780006bab7bdfc5f88",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/01d3f445629b6a3c910fa918a2d4ad443c960d026a5cc7780006bab7bdfc5f88.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "All businesses carrying on commercial, industrial, or professional/personal services within the City of Duncan, including mobile food vending units.",
    "fee": "In accordance with those specified within the Fees and Charges Bylaw; new businesses applying after July 1 may pay one-half the annual fee.",
    "renewal": "Annual, expires December 31; must renew and pay annual fee prior to March 31 each year."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 3.1: \"No person shall carry on a Business within the City of Duncan unless a valid and subsisting Licence has been issued\"",
    "who_must_license": "s. 2 (\"Business\" definition); s. 3.1; s. 3.3",
    "fee": "s. 5.1: \"Business Licence fees shall be in accordance with those specified within the Fees and Charges Bylaw\"; s. 5.3",
    "renewal": "s. 6.1: \"Business Licences shall be issued for a calendar year and shall expire on December 31 of each year\"; s. 9.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/duncan/business-licensing/text-01d3f445629b/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/duncan/business-licensing/"
}