Business Licences

The Commercial Business Licence Application is for businesses in commercial or industrial areas in the City of Prince Albert.

Once your application is received, it will need to be reviewed by the Planning Division and Building Division to determine if any other requirements must be met before the licence is issued.

Examples: a retail store, a professional office, a production facility, etc.

If you are a property owner in the city's downtown business district, you may be eligible for the Downtown Business Incentive Program.

The Home Based Business License Application is for operating a business out of your home in the City of Prince Albert.

Examples: contractor, consulting, marketing, cleaning service, handmade craft seller, bookkeeping, photographer, YouTuber, virtual assistant, or direct selling (Amway, Tupperware, Mary Kay, Young Living, etc.)

This Cannabis Business Licence Application is for a:

• Cannabis Retail Store;
• Cannabis Production Facility; or
• Cannabis Wholesale.

See the Cannabis Business Licence Bylaw for more information.

The Daycare Business Licence Application is for:

• A day care home offering care for up to four (4) children or a day care centre providing care for five (5) or more children; and
• In addition to a Business License, a day care home or centre may also require a Development Permit and a Building Permit;

You'll need a Direct Seller Business Licence Application if you:

• Go home-to-home selling or offering goods or services for sale;
• Go home-to-home getting orders for the future delivery of good or services;
• By telephone sells or takes orders for the future delivery of goods or services; and
• Does not have a home-based or commercial business location in city limits.

Examples are door-to-door alarm sales, and home party sales of make-up, health products, etc.

Please note: If there is any contractor work involved (installation, set-up, etc.), the company will also require a Transient Trader Business Licence to cover the contractors operating in Prince Albert.

The Transient Trader Business Licence Application is for:

• Businesses located outside the city limits and would like to work within the City of Prince Albert; and
• Businesses that do not fit under the commercial or home-based business such as fruit stands.
• Transient Trader Businesses must submit a new application each calendar year.

• To efficiently apply for a Transient Trader Business licence, we recommend completing the online form and mailing it along with a cheque. This method is the quickest and most convenient way to initiate the application process.

Categories include:

Blanket transient traders

Shopping malls, hotels or event centres that want to cover transient trader businesses operating at their location.

Circus and/or carnival or rodeo promoters

Travelling circus, carnival, rodeo or other similar traveling show or exhibition, which may need City Council approval.

Contractors and direct sales contractors

Those who:

• Construct, alter, maintain, repair or remove buildings or structures;
• Install heating plants, plumbing or other fixtures;
• Landscaping; or
• Perform other similar work.

Farmer's market

This category is for a group of vendors selling goods together as a part of the farmer's market.

Trade shows

This category is for events where goods are for sale on a short-term such as hobby shows, home improvement shows, craft shows, etc. The event may include a showcase of products or services.

Other transient traders

This category is for all businesses that do not fit under a home-based or commercial licence and do not fit the transient trader categories. Examples are consultants, realtors, caterers, retail, etc.

The Mobile Food Vendor Business Licence Application is for selling confectionery, food and/or beverage items from a Mobile Food Bicycle, Cart, Trailer or Truck to the public. For more information see our Mobile Food Vendor Policy.

• Any business operating on the exhibition grounds during the Prince Albert Exhibition;
• A community club is hosting a flea market;
• Any activity carried on by the City or at a location operated by an employee of the City;
• When you have approval from City Council;
• If you are a charity as defined in the Business Licence Bylaw; and
• If a statute of Canada or the Province of Saskatchewan says that you do not need a licence.

Please contact the Community Development Department if you are not sure if you require a business licence.