Business Licences

All businesses located in or providing services inside the Town of Oliver must be in possession of a valid business licence. Licences may be purchases at the Town Hall (35016 - 97th Street) during regular office hours. 

Business licences run for the full calendar year and are pro-rated for businesses starting up part way through the year. The standard business licence fee is $75 per year, except for certain types of businesses listed below. To find out what happens when you apply for a business licence, click here.

Downtown business area

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Application form

To download a printable business licence application form in PDF format, click here. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader (available free) installed on your computer to use this file.

What happens when I apply?

In addition to a zoning check, the Building inspector will check to see if your building is up to the standards of the British Columbia Building Code with regard to health, fire and life safety standards for your proposed class of business. If you are opening a food-related business, approval will also be required from the Provincial Health Inspector.

Once your property meets the above requirements and your fee is paid a business licence will be issued. In future years, annual permit fees are due not later than March 1, in order to avoid penalties.

What are Business Licence fees used for?

The South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce currently receives funding from the Town of Oliver, based on the net annual business licence revenues, which total approximately $25,000 per year.