Fees / Charges - Business Licensing
Fees / Charges - Business Licensing
INTERCOMMUNITY BUSINESS LICENSE FEES:
The annual fee for an Intercommunity Business License is the combined total of a regular Port Alberni Business License Fee (see table below) plus an additional $150.00.
PORT ALBERNI BUSINESS LICENCE FEES:
If you are applying only for a regular Port Alberni Business Licence the annual fee is determined by the business category and is set out in Schedule "A" of the Business Licence Bylaw.
| CATEGORY | FEE | DESCRIPTION |
1. Service | $132.00 | All businesses except those identified in Category 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this schedule. |
2. Escort Service | $2,200.00 | Escort Service |
3. Financial Institutions | $550:00 | Banks Trust Companies Finance Companies |
4. Liquor Outlets | $220:00 | Public houses Lounges Cabarets Night Clubs Liquor Stores, etc. |
5. Pawnbrokers | $550.00 | Pawnbrokers |
6. Special Events | $220.00 (per day, to a maximum of $2,200.00 per event) | Carnival Circus Exhibition Horse/pony Show Dog Show |
| 7. Medical Marijuana | $550.00 | Medical Marijuana Facility Medical Marijuana Dispensary |
FINES AND TICKETS:
Business Licence Regulation Bylaw No. 4951, 2017
| Description of Offence | Section | Penalty | Early Payment Penalty Discount | Late Payment Penalty |
| Carry on business without a licence | 3.1 | $200.00/day | $150.00/day | $250.00/day |
| Fail to renew business licence | 5.1 | $200.00/day | $150.00/day | $250.00/day |
| Fail to post a business licence | 7.5 | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |
| Obstruct a Bylaw Enforcement Officer | 13.2 | $200.00 | $150.00 | $250.00 |
| Medical Marijuana - Operate outside an enclosed building | 11.1(c) | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |
| Medical Marijuana - Permitting a minor | 11.1(d) | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |
| Medical Marijuana - Operate business between 20:00hr and 08:00hr | 11.1(e) | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |
| Medical Marijuana - Smoking or consumption | 11.1(f) | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |
| Medical Marijuana - Block windows | 11.1(g) | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |
| Medical Marijuana - Fail to maintain signs | 11.2 | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |
| Medical Marijuana - Fail to display signage | 11.2(a) | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |
| Medical Marijuana - Fail to display product warning | 11.2(b) | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |
| Medical Marijuana - Fail to properly install video security | 11.3(a) | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |
| Medical Marijuana - Fail to store video security data for 21 days | 11.3(b) | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |
| Medical Marijuana - Fail to monitor security and fire alarms system | 11.3(c) | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 |