Topic

Business licensing

Plain-language answers on business licensing, written from primary sources.

Answers

What triggers a licence requirement in Alberta, which businesses are exempt, and the free tool that checks all three levels of government at once.

What actually determines whether your Ontario municipality licenses you, how to check, and what changes if you operate in more than one.

The three things that decide whether you can run a business from home: zoning, licensing, and how you claim workspace expenses.