Inter-Community Licence
The Inter-Community Mobile Business Licence program - delivered in partnership with the Provincial Ministry of Small Business and Revenue – enables businesses to operate in a participating community outside Summerland. Qualifying business can add an inter-community mobile business licence to their existing business licence for an annual fee of $150.
A mobile business with an Inter-Community Mobile Business Licence addon is eligible to operate in participating communities without a physical location or separate business licence in each of these communities.
All mobile businesses are eligible for an inter-community mobile business licence, except certain types of businesses such as escort agencies, body rub services and passenger directed vehicles- for-hire such as taxis, limousines and buses. The mobile label does not apply to businesses selling goods or services from a fixed or semi-fixed location such as a fruit stand/truck, mobile store, flea market, horse drawn carriage, carnival, concession stand or trade show. These business types require a separate business licence for each municipality in which they operate.
Participating Communities
- City of Armstrong
- Regional District of Central Okanagan
- District of Coldstream
- City of Enderby
- City of Kelowna
- Village of Keremeos
- District of Lake Country
- Village of Lumby
- City of Merritt
- Town of Oliver
- Town of Osoyoos
- District of Peachland
- City of Penticton
- Town of Princeton
- City of Revelstoke
- City of Salmon Arm
- District of Sicamous
- Township of Spallumcheen
- District of Summerland
- City of Vernon
- City of West Kelowna
Program Requirements
- A business that is eligible for an inter-community mobile business licence must still obtain a regular business licence (principal business licence) from the municipality in which it is located.
- An eligible non-resident business or a business that doesn’t have a business location in any of the participating municipalities may obtain a standard business licence from any one of the participating municipalities and may then apply for an inter-community mobile business licence.
- Businesses that are not mobile businesses, or are not eligible for an inter-community mobile business licence, must obtain a business licence in each municipality in which they do business, operate or provide services.
- An inter-community mobile business licence is valid for the same term as the standard business licence issued from a business’ home-based municipality.
- A business holding an inter-community mobile business licence must comply with all of the bylaws and regulations of each municipality in which it operates.
Please call our office at 250-494-6451 ext.4 if you have any questions or concerns.