Permits, licences & registration

Get streamlined services to make your business registrations and permits more efficient.

• Small Business BC  – Make your first stop SBBC’s Registration Services for advice and assistance in a wide range of business registrations. You can also make your work easier with step-by-step how-tos and checklists for tasks such as Business Registration, Business Structures, Starting Your Business, and Registering for GST/PST. 
• BizPaL – Find the permits and licences you may need when you start or operate your business.
• OneStop Registry Services – Take care of the most common business registrations and transactions online.
• Mobile Business Licence Program – If you have a mobile business that operates in more than one municipality or community, this program may help you save time and money on licensing. (Note: eligibility criteria are established by the local government partners.)

FrontCounter BC – Visit B.C.’s single-window service for clients of provincial natural resource ministries and agencies, either online or at 29 locations across B.C.