Businesses That Require a Municipal Licence
If you own or operate a business in the City of Ottawa, you may require a municipal business licence. Although the former municipalities have been amalgamated, not all business Licence by-laws have been harmonized. You will see below a list of licensing schedules that have been harmonized and therefore apply City-wide, followed by those still unique to their former municipalities.
City-wide Business Categories (harmonized)
- Adult-Entertainment Parlours
- Adult Entertainment Stores
- All Night Dance Events (Raves)
- Amusement Places (Public Halls)
- Auctioneers
- Body rub Parlours
- Driving School Operators and Instructors
- Exhibitions
- Exotic Animal Entertainment Events
- Exotic Animal Rescue and Education Establishment
- Food Premises (restaurant, butcher shop, bakeshop)
- Exhibitions and Flea markets
- Limousines Services
- Public Garages (car sales and rentals, car wash, parking lots, and garages)
- Rickshaws
- Salvage Yards
- Second-hand-goods shops
- Snow Plow Contractors
- Taxis
- Temporary Sign Lessors
- Tobacco Vendors
Former City of Ottawa
- Canada Day vendors
- Itinerant vendors and transient traders
- Pet shops
- Plumbing contractors
- Refreshment vehicles
- Rooming houses
Community of Nepean
- Food-service vehicles
- Itinerant traders
- Kennels
- Pet shops
- Plumbers
Community of Gloucester
- Kennels
- Vendors
- Pet shops
- Plumbers
- Refreshment vehicles
Community of Vanier
- Itinerant vendors
- Mobile canteens
- Pet shops
- Seasonal vendors
Community of Kanata
- Itinerant traders
- Kennels
- Pet Shops
- Refreshment vehicles
- Salespersons
- Seasonal-produce vendors
Community of Cumberland
- Kennels
- Pet shops
- Refreshment vehicles
- Salespersons
Community of Rideau
- Chip wagons
- Kennels
- Refreshment vehicles
Community of Osgoode
- Chip wagons
- Itinerant traders
- Kennels
Community of Goulbourn
- Canteens/ice-cream vendors
- Chip wagons
- Itinerant traders
- Kennels
- Plumbers
- Refreshment vehicles
Community of West Carleton
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