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Edmonton business licensing bylaw
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Edmonton requires municipal business licences for many activities. The bylaw list and the city's licensing service name the category, the fee, and the inspections. Alberta's security licence is separate. A training school, a guard company, and an alarm firm should not assume one approval covers the others.
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Official sources
Common questions
Where do I start an application?
With the City of Edmonton's business licensing service, after you confirm the category on the bylaw list. Provincial security licensing is a second application.
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