Business licences & permits — Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Do I need a business licence or permit? What does it cost?

In the Regional municipality of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, licence required: True; who must license: Every person operating a vending stand, vending vehicle, or transient vendor in the Municipality; fee: Mobile motor vehicle: $450/vehicle/year ($1,000 fleet fee for 3+ vehicles); Stationary motor vehicle: $450/year (+ min. $350/month site rental on CBRM property, or $175/month metered); Pedestrian power stand: $225/year; Bicycle: $50/vehicle/year; Special events/craft fairs: $100/event; Christmas tree & seafood: $100/season; Auctioneer: $100/auction; Transient vendor: $500/day; renewal: Annual (12 months), expires March 31 each calendar year; new application, documentation, and fee required annually. Source: V-200 Vendors By-Law, verified 2026-06-05.

V-200 Vendors By-Law adopted bylaw
licence required True s. 5(1) — "No person shall vend in the Municipality without having obtained a licence"
who must license Every person operating a vending stand, vending vehicle, or transient vendor in the Municipality s. 5(2) — "A licence to vend is required for each vending stand, vending vehicle, or transient vender"
fee Mobile motor vehicle: $450/vehicle/year ($1,000 fleet fee for 3+ vehicles); Stationary motor vehicle: $450/year (+ min. $350/month site rental on CBRM property, or $175/month metered); Pedestrian power stand: $225/year; Bicycle: $50/vehicle/year; Special events/craft fairs: $100/event; Christmas tree & seafood: $100/season; Auctioneer: $100/auction; Transient vendor: $500/day Schedule "B" — Fee Schedule for Vendors Licence
renewal Annual (12 months), expires March 31 each calendar year; new application, documentation, and fee required annually s. 13 — "annual licence (12 months), which shall expire on the 31st day of March"
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CBRM bylaw requiring licences for mobile and outdoor vendors; covers location restrictions, licence requirements, grounds for revocation; adopted May 17, 2016, last amended September 17, 2019.

Machine-readable: business-licensing.json · Official website: http://www.cbrm.ns.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Business licences & permits in other municipalities