Adult Entertainment Parlour |
Fees:
- $3,000 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
Contact Licensing at 905-436-3311, ext. 2428 for detailed information on obtaining your licence. |
Billiards |
Fees:
- $150 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
To apply you will have to submit the following:
- Business name registration (Master Business Licence and Articles of Incorporation)
- Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check
- Application
Renew your business licence here.
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Body Rub |
Contact Licensing at 905-436-3311, ext. 2428 for detailed information on obtaining your licence.
Owner Operator |
Licensing fee: $1,500 annually
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Owner who does not operate |
Licensing fee: $1,400 annually |
Attendant |
To apply you have to submit the following:
- Application form
- Medical certificate of health
- Payment (Licence fee is $100.00 for an annual licence)
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Bowling Alley |
Fees:
To apply you will have to submit the following:
- Business name registration (Master Business Licence and Articles of Incorporation)
- Application
Renew your business licence here.
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Carnival |
Fees:
- $120 licensing fee per day Carnival is being run
- $75 application fee
To apply you will have to submit the following:
- $2 - 5 million general liability insurance naming the City as an additional insured
- TSSA licence for inflatable company
- TSSA Device permits for each inflatable being used at your event
- Written approval from residents within a 100 metre radius of event
- Application
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Designated Driving Services |
Please see the Vehicles for Hire webpage for further information. |
Driving School Services |
Please see the Driving School Services webpage for further information.
Driving School |
Driving School Fees:
- $100 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
To apply for a Driving School Licence you will have to submit the following:
- Application
- Business name Registration (Master Business Licence and Articles of Incorporation)
- A Valid Provincial Driving School licence that is current and in good standing
- List of all driving instructors that your driving school has on contract
You may apply:
- Online
- Drop off complete application with cheque – South side of City Hall by main doors there is a metal drop box you can use.
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Driving Instructors |
Driving Instructor Fees:
- $175 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
To apply for a Driving Instructor Licence you will have to submit the following:
- Application
- Driving School Affiliation Letter
- Provincial Driving Instructor Licence
- Automobile insurance with a limit for personal injury or damage to property of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence
- Safety Certificate and Passenger/Light Duty Inspection Report
- Vehicle Ownership
You may apply:
- Online
- Drop off complete application with cheque – South side of City Hall by main doors there is a metal drop box you can use.
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Class A - Food Shop |
Food Shops are defined in our Business Licensing By-law as
"any place where food stuffs intended for human consumption are made for sale, offered for sale, stored or sold, but does not include a licensed Refreshment Vehicle or a Bed and Breakfast Establishment;"
Food Shop Fees:
- $150 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
To apply for a Food Shop Licence you will have to submit the following:
- Application
- Business Name Registration (Master Business Licence and Articles of Incorporation)
- Lease for business address
- Commercial General Liability Insurance Certificate with a limit of liability not less than $1,000,000
Online Application Available For New Applications
Renew your business licence here.
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Class D - Home Occupation Food Shops |
Class D-Home Occupation Food Shops are defined in our Business Licensing By-law as
“means any dwelling unit where food stuffs intended for human consumption are made for sale, offered for sale, stored or sold, but does not include a licensed Refreshment Vehicle or a Bed and Breakfast Establishment.”
Class D-Home Occupation Food Shop Fees (2 year licence):
- $150 licensing fee
- $75 application fee
To apply for a Food Shop Licence you will have to submit the following:
- Application
- Master Business Licence
- Articles of Incorporation (if a corporation)
- Floor plan of area of home dedicated to the home occupation, complete with room measurements
- Durham Region Health Inspection Report (if your inspection was completed)
You may apply:
- Online Application
- Drop off complete Application with cheque – South side of City Hall by main doors there is a metal drop box you can use.
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Pawnbroker |
Fees:
- $150 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
To apply you will have to submit the following:
- $2,000 security deposit
- Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check
- Business name registration (Master Business Licence and Articles of Incorporation)
- Application
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Payday Loan Establishment |
Fees:
- $150 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
To apply you will have to submit the following:
- Business name registration (Master Business Licence and/or Articles of Incorporation)
- Proof of valid Provincial payday lender licence
- Proof of Commercial General Liability insurance (as stipulated in the By-law)
- Application
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Peddler |
Peddler licence applications must be submitted at least thirty (30) days prior to the event.
Class A - General Peddler (per location) |
Fees:
- 1 to 2 days: $100 licensing fee
- 3 to 5 days: $200 licensing fee
- In excess of 5 days: $30 per day licensing fee
- $75 application fee for each application
To apply you will have to submit the following:
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Class B - Special Events, Trade Show, Craft Fair, Flea Market Organizer |
Fees:
- $400 licensing fee
- $75 application fee
Must include:
- Proof of $2 - 5 million general liability insurance naming the City as additional insured.
- Proposed list of vendors.
- Site plan detailing the location of all participating vendors.
- Application
Durham Region Requirements
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Class C - Seasonal Sales |
Fees:
- 1 to 3 months: $250 licensing fee
- $75 application fee
Must include:
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Pet Stores |
Pursuant to the Responsible Pet Owner By-law.
Fees:
- This is a free annual licence.
Application
Please see the Pet Store webpage for further information.
Renew your business licence here.
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Place of Amusement |
Fees:
- $175 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
To apply you will have to submit the following:
- Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check
- Business name registration (Master Business Licence and Articles of Incorporation)
- Application
Renew your business licence here.
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Public Garage |
Public Garages are defined in our Business Licensing By-law as
“Includes an automobile service station, a parking station or a parking lot or a building or place where motor vehicles are hired or kept or used for hire or where such vehicles or gasoline or oils are stored or kept for sale, and a building or place used as a motor vehicle repair shop or for washing or cleaning motor vehicles;”
Public Garage Fees:
- $175 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
To apply for a Public Garage Licence you will have to submit the following:
- Application
- Business Name Registration (Master Business Licence and Articles of Incorporation)
- Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check
- Lease of property
- Map of property – including parking spaces, entrance and exits and any other businesses being run at the proposed location of your business.
Online Application Available -For New Applications
Renew your business licence here.
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Public Hall |
“means a building or a part of a building, including a portable building, together with patios and decks, if any, with a capacity of over 150 persons that is offered for use or used as a place of public assembly, but does not include a theatre for the purposes of the Theatres Act or that part of a building used solely for religious purposes”
Public Hall Fees:
- $200 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
To apply for a Public Hall Licence you will have to submit the following:
- Application
- Business Name Registration (Master Business Licence and Articles of Incorporation)
- Commercial General Liability Insurance Certificate with a limit of liability not less than $3,000,000 per occurrence
- Electrical System Inspection Form signed by a licensed electrician. This document has to be dated within three (3) months of your application. It is also required every five years at renewal time.
- Occupancy Certificate
- Floor Plan - must include the following
- the perimeter and total area of the premises
- the location and dimensions of exits
- a floor plan depicting the location and dimensions of seating arrangements, tables, bars, pool tables and arcade games proposed for the premises
- the location of fire safety systems including fire alarms, emergency lighting and exit signs
Apply for a New Licence and Renew your Public Hall Licence Here
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Refreshment Vehicles |
Oshawa currently defines four (4) classes of refreshment vehicles within the Business Licensing By-law including:
- Hot Dog Cart: a Mobile Refreshment Vehicle that is operated or licensed to operate at one location for a period no less than three (3) hours and not exceeding nine (9) hours on any day. Example: Hot dog cart
- Mobile Refreshment Vehicle: A Refreshment Vehicle that is propelled by means other than an on-board motor or engine. Examples: ice cream bikes, coffee bikes, and trailers.
- Motorized Refreshment Vehicle: A Mobile Refreshment vehicle that is self-propelled by means of an on-board motor or engine. Examples: food trucks and ice cream trucks.
- Stationary Refreshment Vehicle: A Refreshment Vehicle operated from one Lot but does not include a Hot Dog Cart. Examples: “Chip Trucks” as seen on various private property lots in Oshawa.
Apply for a New/Renew your Refreshment Vehicle Licence Here
Fees for Mobile and Stationary Refreshment Vehicles
- $225 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
Please see the Refreshment Vehicle webpage for further information.
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Residential Rental Housing |
Licensing Fee:
- $500 first-time applicant or if renewal application is submitted with less than 60 days before the expiry of the licence
- $360 renewal
Please see the Residential Rental Housing web page for the application and additional information.
Please call the Licensing and Standards Office for further information at 905-436-3311, ext. 2299 or by email at [email protected]
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Salvage Shop |
Fees:
- $500 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
Must include:
- Criminal Information report
- Business name registration (Master Business Licence and Articles of Incorporation)
- Application
Renew your business licence here.
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Second Hand Goods |
Fees:
- $500 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
Must include:
- Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check
- Business name registration (Master Business Licence and Articles of Incorporation)
- A site map with location of holding area for goods
- A letter of approval from property owner
- Application
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Short Term Rental Operator |
Licensing Fee:
- $75 annual licensing fee
- $75 annual application fee
Please see the Short Term Rental Operator Licensing web page for the application and additional information
Please call the Licensing and Standards Office for further information at 905-436-3311, ext. 2299 or by email at [email protected] |