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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 Pickering
- Bakerynot yet in Pickering
- Bar or Pubnot yet in Pickering
- Barbershopnot yet in Pickering
- Building Renovator / General Contractornot yet in Pickering
- Café / Coffee Shopnot yet in Pickering
- Car Wash / Gas Stationnot yet in Pickering
- Convenience Storenot yet in Pickering
- Driving Schoolnot yet in Pickering
- Dry Cleanernot yet in Pickering
- Food Cartnot yet in Pickering
- Food Trucknot yet in Pickering
- Grocery Storenot yet in Pickering
- Hair Salonnot yet in Pickering
- Heating / HVAC Contractornot yet in Pickering
- Holistic Practitioner / Holistic Centrenot yet in Pickering
- Jewellery Store / Gold Buyernot yet in Pickering
- Laundromatnot yet in Pickering
- Nail Salonnot yet in Pickering
- Nightclubnot yet in Pickering
- Pawn Shopnot yet in Pickering
- Payday Lendernot yet in Pickering
- Pet Storenot yet in Pickering
- Plumbing Contractornot yet in Pickering
- Restaurantnot yet in Pickering
- Short-Term Rental Hostnot yet in Pickering
- Sidewalk Patio (CaféTO)not yet in Pickering
- Smoke Shop / Tobacconistnot yet in Pickering
- Spa / Aesthetics Studionot yet in Pickering
- Take-out Restaurantnot yet in Pickering
- Tattoo Studionot yet in Pickering
- Used Goods Storenot yet in Pickering
- Vape Shopnot yet in Pickering
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Step 3: What you'll need
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Coming soon for Pickering — get notified
We haven't verified Pickering'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.