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Which licences does your new business need?
Pick your municipality and business type. You'll get the licences, permits and registrations that can apply, who issues each one, the published fee and a direct link to the City's own page.
Toronto: 33 business types · 92 requirements · last verified Oct 31, 2026
Step 1: Where will the business operate?
Pick the municipality. We add cities as we verify their requirements.
Step 2: What kind of business?
Search by name or a common term, like “barber”, “pizza shop” or “Airbnb host”.
- Auto Repair Garagenot yet in Burlington
- Bakerynot yet in Burlington
- Bar or Pubnot yet in Burlington
- Barbershopnot yet in Burlington
- Building Renovator / General Contractornot yet in Burlington
- Café / Coffee Shopnot yet in Burlington
- Car Wash / Gas Stationnot yet in Burlington
- Convenience Storenot yet in Burlington
- Driving Schoolnot yet in Burlington
- Dry Cleanernot yet in Burlington
- Food Cartnot yet in Burlington
- Food Trucknot yet in Burlington
- Grocery Storenot yet in Burlington
- Hair Salonnot yet in Burlington
- Heating / HVAC Contractornot yet in Burlington
- Holistic Practitioner / Holistic Centrenot yet in Burlington
- Jewellery Store / Gold Buyernot yet in Burlington
- Laundromatnot yet in Burlington
- Nail Salonnot yet in Burlington
- Nightclubnot yet in Burlington
- Pawn Shopnot yet in Burlington
- Payday Lendernot yet in Burlington
- Pet Storenot yet in Burlington
- Plumbing Contractornot yet in Burlington
- Restaurantnot yet in Burlington
- Short-Term Rental Hostnot yet in Burlington
- Sidewalk Patio (CaféTO)not yet in Burlington
- Smoke Shop / Tobacconistnot yet in Burlington
- Spa / Aesthetics Studionot yet in Burlington
- Take-out Restaurantnot yet in Burlington
- Tattoo Studionot yet in Burlington
- Used Goods Storenot yet in Burlington
- Vape Shopnot yet in Burlington
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Step 3: What you'll need
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Coming soon for Burlington — get notified
We haven't verified Burlington's licence requirements yet. Leave your email and we'll tell you when they're live.
This is general guidance, not legal advice. Confirm requirements with the municipality before opening.
Opening nearby? See Toronto's 33 business-type guides.
FAQ
About the Licence Checker
Is the Licence Checker free?
Yes. There's no account and no payment. You only give us an email if you ask to be notified about a municipality or a change.
Where does the information come from?
Each item was researched from the municipality's own website and links to the exact page it came from (for Toronto, toronto.ca). Provincial items are included where the City's pages reference them. Every item shows the date we last checked it, and fees are quoted as the page published them.
Is this legal advice?
No. This is general guidance, not legal advice. Your exact requirements depend on your location, zoning and how you operate. Confirm requirements with the municipality before opening, and speak to a lawyer or licensing consultant if your situation is unusual.
Which municipalities are covered?
Toronto (33 business types) today. Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Burlington, Pickering, Ajax and Oshawa are marked "Coming soon" — pick one to be notified when it's ready.
Is FileSignal part of the City?
No. FileSignal is an independent service and is not affiliated with any government. We link to each issuer's page so you can confirm everything at the source.
What do you record when I use the checker?
Anonymous usage events — that the checker was used and which municipality and business type were looked up — so we know which guides to build next. No name or email is collected unless you submit a form.