Business License Application -- Community Status
Other
Last Verified:
2002-06-25
If your business is to be established within a community that has Hamlet, Village, Town or City status then you must receive a business license from the local municipal office.
Eligibility Criteria
All business start-ups.
Summary
**Note** Information and costs below is for the City of Yellowknife. Costs of municipality business licenses vary by municipality and by type of licence.
The completed application with the workers' compensation certificate and appropriate fees may be dropped off at City Hall, mailed to the address mentioned below, or faxed to (867) 920-5649.
If faxing your application to City Hall, you may pay your application fee over a touch-tone phone using VISA or MasterCard, by calling the Business License System at 920-CITY and using option # 5.
You can also pay your application fee by connecting to http://business.city.yellowknife.nt.ca
Your application number and business category number are required for payment.
You can reach the Business License System, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The following are the available business categories:
1. Commercial -- $100 (located in Commercial, Commercial Mixed, Oldtown Mixed with Commercial upgrade, and N'Dilo)
2. Circus -- (contact City Hall at 920-5600)
3. Complimentary -- (non-profit association registered with the Societies Act -- Government of the Northwest Territorial Legal Registries)
4. Home Occupation -- $200 ($50 Development Fee included ) (operated from Residential Zone, Development Permit required)
5. Hawker/Pedlar Resident -- $100 (door to door salesperson)
6. Hawker/Pedlar 1 Year -- $400 (door to door salesperson)
7. Hawker/Pedlar 1 Month -- $100 (door to door salesperson)
8. Hawker/Pedlar 6 Months -- $250 (door to door salesperson)
9. Non Resident -- $200 (Business office not located in Yellowknife City Limits, also includes Housesitters, Houseboaters, and Ingraham Trail)
10. Student Business -- Free (21 years or under, returning to an educational institution)
11. Mechanical Trade License Out of City/Month -- $50
12. Mechanical Trade License Out of City/Year -- $200
13. Mechanical Trade License Out of City/6 Months -- $150
14. Transient Trader -- (contact City Hall at 920-5600)
15. Tree Vendor -- $35
16. Tree Vendor non resident -- $100
Tradesman requiring qualification for the issuance of a business license in the City of Yellowknife include:
Appliance Serviceman Autobody Mechanic
Blaster Carpenter
Electrician Electronic Technician
Floor Laying Mechanic Gas Fitter *
Heavy Duty Mechanic Insulator (Mechanical Systems)*
Machinist Motor Vehicle Mechanic
Oil Burner Mechanic* Plumber*
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic* Sheet Metal Mechanic*
Steam Fitter/Pipe Fitter* Welder*
Massage Therapist
* denotes Mechanical Trades Grouping
Northwest Territories Contact(s):
City of Yellowknife
Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 920-5688
Fax: (867) 920-5649
Town of Norman Wells
Norman Wells, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 587-3700
Fax: (867) 587-3701
Town of Inuvik
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 777-2607
Fax: (867) 777-2071
Town of Hay River
Hay River, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 874-6522
Fax: (867) 874-3237
Town of Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 872-2014
Fax: (867) 872-4345
Village of Fort Simpson
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 695-2253
Fax: (867) 695-2005
Charter Community of Deline
Deline, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 589-4800
Fax: (867) 589-4106
Charter Community of Wha Ti
Wha Ti, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 573-3401
Fax: (867) 573-3018
Hamlet of Aklavik
Aklavik, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 978-2351
Fax: (867) 978-2434
Hamlet of Fort Liard
Fort Liard, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 770-4104
Fax: (867) 770-4004
Hamlet of Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 952-2428
Fax: (867) 952-2725
Hamlet of Holman
Holman, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 396-3511
Fax: (867) 396-3256
Hamlet of Rae-Edzo Incorporated
Rae-Edzo, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 392-6500
Fax: (867) 392-6139
Hamlet of Sachs Harbour
Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 690-4351
Fax: (867) 690-4802
Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 977-2286
Fax: (867) 977-2110
Hamlet of Tulita
Tulita, Northwest Territories
Telephone: (867) 588-4471
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