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