Business Licensing

 

Because of the Canada Post service interruption, mailed license documents may be delayed.

If you require a copy of your business license, please contact our Consumer Affairs and Licensing Unit directly. For new applications, email your forms or use our online Business License eService instead of mailing.

 

Under the Business Licence Act, MACA issues business licences to:

  • Businesses operating outside community boundaries.

MACA also issues business licences in communities that do not issue their own business licences. This is available as an eService. These communities are:

  • Colville Lake
  • Dettah
  • Fort Good Hope
  • Fort Providence
  • Fort Resolution
  • Jean Marie River
  • Kakisa
  • Kátł’odeeche
  • Nahanni Butte
  • Sambaa K’e
  • Tsiigehtchic
  • Wrigley
  • Lutselk’e

All other NWT communities issue their own business licences, and interested businesses must obtain a business licence from the community government.

To obtain a licence for your business, you must fill out an application, pay a fee and provide proof of Worker’s Safety and Compensation Commission coverage. Under the Pawnbrokers and Second Hand Dealers Act, if you wish to open a pawnbroker’s shop or a second-hand store, there are other regulations that you must comply with in addition to those covering all other businesses.