{
 "answer": "In the City of Victoria, British Columbia, licence required: True; who must license: All trades, businesses, professions, occupations, callings, employments listed in the Schedule of Fees; fee: Varies by business type; ranges from $0 (wheelchair accessible passenger directed vehicle) to $3,000 (retail business with 10+ distinctive lines); e.g. hawker selling newspapers $25, storefront cannabis retailer $1,500, bank first location $1,000, general business not otherwise listed $100; renewal: Annual; valid January 16 to January 15; must renew and pay by January 15; late fee of $25 if renewed after February 15. Source: Business Licence Bylaw, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000151",
 "municipality": "Victoria",
 "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.victoria.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://www.victoria.ca/media/559",
   "summary": "Requires and regulates business licences for commercial operations in the City of Victoria.",
   "capture_sha256": "eebfe853973433a54a3b738d1dee1d42c5c1986ea75352cbd034084c63c620f0",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/eebfe853973433a54a3b738d1dee1d42c5c1986ea75352cbd034084c63c620f0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "who_must_license": "All trades, businesses, professions, occupations, callings, employments listed in the Schedule of Fees",
    "fee": "Varies by business type; ranges from $0 (wheelchair accessible passenger directed vehicle) to $3,000 (retail business with 10+ distinctive lines); e.g. hawker selling newspapers $25, storefront cannabis retailer $1,500, bank first location $1,000, general business not otherwise listed $100",
    "renewal": "Annual; valid January 16 to January 15; must renew and pay by January 15; late fee of $25 if renewed after February 15"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4: \"No person shall carry on any of the trades, businesses...unless the person...holds a valid and subsisting licence\"",
    "who_must_license": "s. 4: \"trades, businesses, professions, occupations, callings, employments or purposes set out in the Schedule of Fees\"",
    "fee": "Schedule of Licence Fees",
    "renewal": "s. 10(1), 10(2), 10(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/victoria/business-licensing/text-eebfe8539734/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/victoria/business-licensing/"
}