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 "answer": "In the Village of Port Alice, British Columbia, licence required: True; who must license: All business owners/operators in the Village; exemptions for non-profits, service clubs, student fundraisers, and certain non-resident sellers.; fee: Commercial/Industrial: $50 (≤3 employees), $80 (4–10), $100 (11–25), $200 (26–50), $400 (>50); Rental Units: $50 (≤10 units), $100 (11–20), $200 (21–30), $400 (>30); Home Occupation: $50/business; Miscellaneous: $50/business ($20 for instructors <10 hrs/week); Mobile Business: $50/day or $300/year; Non-Resident (North Island): $20/day or $80/year; Non-Resident (other): $30/day or $100/year; Transfer fee: $15; renewal: Annual, expires December 31; renewal notices issued in January, payable in full no later than end of February. Source: 496 Business License Bylaw, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000103",
 "municipality": "Port Alice",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "business_licensing",
 "label": "Business licences & permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.portalice.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "496 Business License Bylaw",
   "category": "business_licensing",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Bylaw-No.-496.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires and regulates business licences for commercial operations within the Village of Port Alice.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
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   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "All business owners/operators in the Village; exemptions for non-profits, service clubs, student fundraisers, and certain non-resident sellers.",
    "fee": "Commercial/Industrial: $50 (≤3 employees), $80 (4–10), $100 (11–25), $200 (26–50), $400 (>50); Rental Units: $50 (≤10 units), $100 (11–20), $200 (21–30), $400 (>30); Home Occupation: $50/business; Miscellaneous: $50/business ($20 for instructors <10 hrs/week); Mobile Business: $50/day or $300/year; Non-Resident (North Island): $20/day or $80/year; Non-Resident (other): $30/day or $100/year; Transfer fee: $15",
    "renewal": "Annual, expires December 31; renewal notices issued in January, payable in full no later than end of February"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 1(a): \"no owner or operator of a business...shall carry on that business without first obtaining...a valid and subsisting license\"",
    "who_must_license": "s. 1(a); s. 1(b); s. 1(c)",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 5(f): \"A fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) is payable...for each license transfer\"",
    "renewal": "s. 4: \"issued for the current calendar year expiring on the 31st day of December...payable in full no later than the end of February\""
   },
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-alice/business-licensing/"
}