Business Licensing

Do I need a business licence?

If you operate a business in the Village of Lytton, you require a business licence.

• Licences are issued on an annual basis and expire on December 31 each year.
• A separate licence is required for each location in which the business operates.

View the business licence fees in the Village of Lytton’s Fees and Charges Bylaw.

How to apply

1. Determine which category of business licence you are applying for (See the list below).
2. Download and complete a business licence application or complete an application in person at the Village Office. The application must include the name of the business and type, the place of operation, the licence period, and the fee paid.
3. Staff will review your application and may request more information
4. If approved, you will be contacted to pick up the licence.

Call the Village of Lytton office at 250-455-2355 for assistance.

Business licence categories

Choose from the following categories for your application:

1. AMUSEMENT – includes such businesses as a Pool Hall, Video Arcade, Bowling Alley, Licenced Lounge, Theatre, etc.
2. CONTRACTORS – Equipment or Other including all building trades (roofers, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, etc).
3. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – includes such services as a Barber, Hairstylist, Tailor, Photographer, Bookkeeper, Shoe Repair, Fitness Centre, Insurance Broker, Real Estate or Travel Agent, Dry Cleaning and/or Laundry facilities, Bank, Restaurant etc.
4. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE – Physician, Dentist, Lawyer, Land Surveyor, etc.
5. RENTAL SERVICES – Hotel, Motel, Apartment Units or Other such as Manufactured Home Pads where more than 2 are rented.
6. REPAIR SERVICES – Appliance, Equipment, Vehicle and the like when separate from Sales category.
7. SALES – May be combined with 1, 3, 6 above and pay one fee if operating from the same location: Door to Door or by Mail Order, Retail including Automobiles and the like (new or used), a Drugstore, Convenience Store, General Store, Hardware Store and the like including Second Hand/newly crafted goods.
8. MOBILE VENDORS – Flea market, garage sale and farmer’s market type of sales

Health referral

Interior Health’s Environmental Public Health & Licensing (EPH&L) is involved in business licence approval for certain regulated industries, such as:

• Food premises (includes restaurants, tasting rooms, mobiles, food stores, food manufacturing/processing, etc.)
• Pools, hot tubs and spray parks (excluding those for only a single family dwelling)
• Personal service establishments (where a person provides a service to, or on, the body of another person, such as tattooing or piercing)
• Tobacco and vapour retail facilities
• Community care homes and child care facilities

Read Interior Health’s business licence and referral fact sheet.

Visit Interior Health’s website for additional information about food premises.