Entertainment, Parlour and Public Hall Licences

The City administers various licences for businesses that address health and safety issues and provide consumer protection. You may be required to have a Business Licence if you operate a business and/or will be selling your products/goods/food at a establishment.

View the categories below for further information. For questions, please contact Licensing Services at 905-436-3311 ext. 2428 or email [email protected].

Adult Entertainment Parlour

Any premise where any of the following is provided, in pursuance of a trade; calling; business or occupation; services appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations. Adult Entertainment Parlours are only permitted to operate on the properties listed in Schedule "B" Section 42 of the Business Licensing By-Law.

Fees:

$3,075 ($75 annual application fee plus $3,000 annual licence fee)

Contact our office at 905-436-3311 ext. 2428 or email [email protected] for detailed information on obtaining your Adult Entertainment Parlour Licence.

Billiard Hall

An establishment where pool, billiards, bagatelle and similar games are available to the public for hire or gain.

Fees:

$225 ($75 annual application fee plus $150 annual licence fee)

To apply for a new Billiard Hall Licence, you must submit the following documents:

Business Licence Application form
Business Name Registration/Master Business Licence
Articles of Incorporation (if applicable)
Copy of ownership or lease for your place of business
Level 1 Criminal Record Check (dated within thirty (30) days of your application)

To renew your Billiard Hall Licence you must submit the following document:

Business Licence Renewal form

Body Rub Parlour

A Body Rub Parlour includes any premise where a Body Rub is performed, offered or solicited in pursuance of a trade, calling, business or occupation. This does not include any premise or part thereof where the body rubs performed are for the purpose of medical or therapeutic treatment and are performed or offered by persons otherwise duly qualified, licensed or registered so to do under the laws of the Province of Ontario.

Body Rub Parlours are only allowed to operate in the City of Oshawa within the geographic limits of the three (3) areas described in Schedule “O” of the Business Licensing By-Law.

Owner and Operator

Fee:

$1,500 annual licence fee

To apply for a new Body Rub Parlour Owner and Operator Licence, you must submit the following documents:

Business Name Registration/Master Business Licence
Articles of Incorporation (if applicable)
Valid Photo ID
Level 1 Criminal Record Check (dated within thirty (30) days of your application)
Copy of ownership or lease for your place of business
List of your employees
Floor plan sketch/drawing of the premises (this can be hand drawn)

Apply for a new Body Rub Parlour Owner and Operator Licence

To renew your current Body Rub Parlour Owner and Operator Licence, you must submit the following documents:

Valid Photo ID
Level 1 Criminal Record Check (dated within thirty (30) days of your renewal application)
List of your employees
Floor plan sketch/drawing of the premises (if changes were made in the past year)
Durham Region Health Inspection Report

Renew your Body Rub Parlour Owner and Operator Licence

Owner who does not Operate

Fee:

$1,400 annual licence fee

To apply for a new Body Rub Parlour Owner who does not Operate Licence, you must submit the following documents:

Business Name Registration/Master Business Licence
Articles of Incorporation (if applicable)
Valid Photo ID
Level 1 Criminal Record Check (dated within thirty (30) days of your application)
Copy of ownership or lease for your place of business
List of your employees
Floor plan sketch/drawing of the premises (this can be hand drawn)

Apply for a new Body Rub Parlour Owner who does not Operate Licence

To renew your current Body Rub Parlour Owner who does not Operate Licence, you must submit the following documents:

Valid Photo ID
Level 1 Criminal Record Check (dated within thirty (30) days of your renewal application)
List of your employees
Floor plan sketch/drawing of the premises (if changes were made in the past year)
Durham Region Health Inspection Report

Renew your Body Rub Parlour Owner who does not Operate Licence

Operator other than Owner

Fee:

$100 annual licence fee

To apply or renew a Body Rub Parlour Operator other than Owner Licence, you must submit the following documents:

Valid Photo ID
Level 1 Criminal Record Check (dated within thirty (30) days of your application)

Apply or renew a Body Rub Parlour Operator other than Owner Licence

Body Rub Attendant

Fee:

$100 annual licence fee

To apply or renew a Body Rub Parlour Attendant Licence, you must submit the following documents:

Valid Photo ID
Level 1 Criminal Record Check (dated within thirty (30) days of your application)
Medical Certificate of Health (dated within thirty (30) days of your application)

Apply or renew a Body Rub Parlour Attendant Licence

Bowling Alley

Fees:

$195 ($75 annual application fee plus $120 annual licence fee)

To apply for a new Bowling Alley Licence, you must submit the following documents:

Business Licence Application form
Business Name Registration/Master Business Licence
Articles of Incorporation (if applicable)
Copy of ownership or lease for your place of business

To renew your Bowling Alley Licence, you must submit the following document:

Business Licence Renewal form

Place of Amusement

A building or part of a building within which three (3) or more amusement machines are available to the public.

Fees:

$250 ($75 annual application fee plus $175 annual licence fee)

To apply for a new Place of Amusement Licence, you must submit the following documents:

Business Licence Application form
Business Name Registration/Master Business Licence
Articles of Incorporation (if applicable)
Copy of ownership or lease for your place of business
Level 1 Criminal Record Check (dated within thirty (30) days of your application)

To renew your Place of Amusement Licence, your must submit the following documents:

Business Licence Renewal form
Level 1 Criminal Record Check (dated within thirty (30) days of your application) - this is only required every five (5) years

Public Hall

A building or a part of a building, including a portable building, with patios and decks, with a capacity of more than one hundred fifty (150) persons that is offered for use as a place of public assembly. The use does not include a theatre for the Theatres Act or that part of a building used solely for religious purposes.

Fees:

$275 ($75 annual application fee plus $200 annual licence fee)

To apply for a new Public Hall Licence, you must submit the following documents:

Business Name Registration/Master Business Licence
Articles of Incorporation (if applicable)
Copy of ownership or lease for your place of business
Proof of Commercial General Liability Insurance with a liability limit of not less than three million dollars ($3,000,000) per occurrence with coverage including occupiers' liability and public liability
Electrical System Inspection Form signed by a qualified licensed electrician (dated within three (3) months of your application)
Occupancy Load Certificate provided by Oshawa Fire Services
Floor plan that must include:
- Perimeter and total area of the premises
- Location and dimensions of exits
- Location and dimensions of seating arrangements, tables, bars, pool tables, and arcade games proposed for the premises
- Location of fire safety systems, including fire alarms, emergency lighting, and exit signs

Apply for a new Public Hall Licence

To renew your Public Hall Licence, you must submit the following documents:

Proof of Commercial General Liability Insurance with a liability limit of not less than three million dollars ($3,000,000) per occurrence with coverage including occupiers' liability and public liability
Electrical System Inspection Form signed by a qualified licensed electrician (dated within three (3) months of your application) - this is only required every five (5) years

Renew your Public Hall Licence