Skip to Content

Regional District of Central Okanagan Logo Regional District of Central Okanagan Logo

Contact Us
  • Living here
    Living here
    • Building permits and inspections
    • Bylaws
    • Citizen survey
    • Community events and programs
    • Dog licences and control
    • Emergency management
    • Fire protection
    • Maps and GIS
    • On the record
    • Protective services
    • Property taxes
    • Report issues and request services
    • Roads, parking and sidewalks
    • syilx / Okanagan people
    • Utility billings
    • Waste and recycling
    • Water and environmental services
    • Your say RDCO

    QuickLinks

    • Buy/renew dog license
    • Park & facility booking
    • Pay bills online
    • Waste pick up schedule & maps
  • Parks and trails
    Parks and trails
    • Attend nature programs and events
    • Book a facility or park
    • Book an educational program
    • Community halls
    • Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan
    • Ice rinks
    • Park and trail directory
    • Park donations
    • Park planning and resources
    • Park use and regulations
    • Parks calendar
    • Parks newsletter
    • Sports courts
    • syilx / Okanagan partnerships
    • Volunteer in parks

    QuickLinks

    • Park & facility booking
  • Environment
    Environment
    • Air quality
    • Climate action
    • Outdoor burning
    • Transportation
    • Waste and recycling
    • Water and environmental services

    QuickLinks

    • Waste pick up schedule & maps
  • Business and land use
    Business and land use
    • Alarm permits
    • Bid opportunities and purchasing
    • Building permits and inspections
    • Business licences
    • Business waste
    • Economic development
    • Maps and GIS
    • Planning and land use
    • Starting a business

    QuickLinks

    • Business licences
    • Planning & development applications
  • Your government
    Your government
    • A-Z services
    • Bid opportunities and purchasing
    • Billing and payments
    • Boards, committees and programs
    • Budgets and financial statements
    • Bylaws
    • Contact us
    • Departments
    • Elections
    • Electoral areas
    • Freedom of information
    • Job postings
    • News and notices
    • Planning and land use
    • Plans, reports and studies
    • Regional Board
    • Report issues and request services
    • What we do
    • Your say RDCO

    QuickLinks

    • Board agenda & video
    • Budgets & financial plans
    • North Westside study
    • Regional Board

How Do I...

  • Apply and register
    • Alarm permit
    • Business licence
    • Building permit
    • Dog licence
    • Facility or park rental
    • Job posting
    • Planning application
  • Buy and pay
    • Alarm permit
    • Business licence
    • Bylaw
    • Dog licence
    • Property taxes
    • Utility bill
  • Find and view
    • Annual review
    • Board agendas and minutes
    • Budgets and financial statements
    • Emergency management
    • Maps
    • News and notices
    • Parks activities and events
  • Get involved and volunteer
    • Advisory committees
    • Paid-on-call fire fighter
    • Volunteer in parks
  • Report and request
    • Bylaw complaint
    • Found or lost dog
    • Freedom of information
    • Missed curbside collection
    • Open burning complaint
    • Water issue
    • Park issue
  • Sign up for
    • Emergency notifications
    • News
    • Park programs and events
    • Parks newsletter

Business licences

HomeBusiness and land useBusiness licences
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email

Business and land use

All businesses located and operating in the Central Okanagan East and Central Okanagan West Electoral Areas are required to have a municipal business licence. 

RDCO Business Licences 

Obtain a business licence

  • The easiest and most convenient is to complete an online application
  • Business Licencing Owner's Authorization
  • Or, visit the Community Services department on the 2nd floor of the RDCO office

For email inquiries regarding business licensing please email us 

Business licence application

Annual fees

Non Inter-community business

  • Regular business licence fee: $85.00
  • After December 31: $110.00

Inter-community business

  • Regular business licence fee: $85.00
  • After December 31: $110.00
  • Inter-community license: $150.00

To apply for one or both licences, please fill out the business licence application form and submit payment. We will mail your municipal or combined municipal/inter-community business licence upon receipt of full payment.

Online payment system 

Inter-community business licence program

If you operate a business within the Central Okanagan East and/or Central Okanagan West Electoral Areas and also operate in one or more of the participating areas, you may wish to purchase an inter-community business licence. If so, you must have a regional district business licence first before purchasing an inter-community business licence, covering most communities in the Okanagan-Similkameen corridor. 

Participating municipalities:

  • Regional District of Central Okanagan
  • City of Armstrong
  • City of Enderby
  • District of Coldstream
  • District of Lake Country
  • Village of Lumby
  • City of Kelowna
  • Village of Keremeos
  • Town of Oliver
  • Town of Osoyoos
  • District of Peachland
  • City of Penticton
  • Town of Princeton
  • City of Revelstoke
  • District of Salmon Arm
  • District of Sicamous
  • Township of Spallumcheen
  • District of Summerland
  • City of Vernon
  • City of West Kelowna

An "inter-community business licence" means a business licence authorizes business to be carried on within the boundaries of any or all of the participating municipalities listed above in accordance with this bylaw.

If your business falls within the definition of an inter-community business you have the opportunity to apply for an inter-community business licence. This however, does not exempt you from complying with any special requirements unique to the participating municipalities. You are also required to first obtain a business licence in the jurisdiction where your business premise is located.

For example, if you are a contractor and run your business from your home in the Regional District of Central Okanagan, you will need a municipal business licence as it is considered a home-based business. You may then also purchase an inter-community business licence to work in any of the participating municipalities. This eliminates the requirement to purchase licences for every municipality you work in.

Bylaws

Business Licensing and Regulations Bylaw No. 689

  • Provides licensing and regulation of business within the Regional District of Central Okanagan
  • It ensures that the various businesses, which establish and operate in the Regional District Electoral Areas, are doing so in accordance with Regional District bylaws
  • Read Licencing and Regulation of Business Bylaw No. 689 

Inter-Community Business License Bylaw No. 1261

  • Read Business Licence Bylaw No. 1261
  • View full business and land use menu
    • Alarm permits
    • Bid opportunities and purchasing
    • Building permits and inspections
    • Business licences
    • Business waste
    • Economic development
    • Maps and GIS
    • Planning and land use
      Toggle Section Planning and land use Menu
      • Development permit areas
        Toggle Section Development permit areas Menu
        • Aquatic resource and riparian protection
      • Joe Rich rural land use bylaw
      • Official community plans
      • Planning applications
      • Projects and initiatives
        Toggle Section Projects and initiatives Menu
        • Central Okanagan flood mitigation strategy
        • Lake Okanagan Resort land use contract termination
        • Regional Housing Strategy
        • Central Okanagan Poverty and Wellness Strategy
        • Shelter Cove / Timber Ridge land use contract termination
      • Public hearings and input
      • Regional growth strategy
      • Subdivision servicing bylaw
      • Zoning
    • Starting a business

Contact us

Subscribe to this page

Regional District of Central Okanagan footer logo

Regional District of Central Okanagan

1450 KLO Road
Kelowna, BC, V1W 3Z4
Phone: 250-763-4918
Email Us

Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Follow us

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Links

  • A-Z services
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Statement
  • Freedom of information
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us
  • Website Feedback

The RDCO acknowledges our presence on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land) of the syilx / Okanagan people who have resided here since time immemorial. We recognize, honour, and respect the syilx / Okanagan lands upon which we live, work, and play.

© Copyright 2022 Regional District of Central Okanagan

Designed by eSolutionsGroup

Browser Compatibility Notification

It appears you are trying to access this site using an outdated browser. As a result, parts of the site may not function properly for you. We recommend updating your browser to its most recent version at your earliest convenience.