Hamilton By-law 07-170, s. 1(a) — Licensing By-law (Short-Term Rentals)

“ construction ” means any work in the erection, installation, or extension or material alteration or repair of a building and includes the installation of a building unit fabricated or moved from elsewhere, and “construct” has a similar, grammatical meaning;

• (b) “ contractor ” means any person who agrees with a member of the public or another contractor to carry out any work in a trade regulated under this Schedule;
• (c) “ person ” includes an individual alone or in association with a partnership, firm or corporation and each of them as an entity;
• (d) “ regular place of business ” means the land or building or part of a building used for a fixed or permanent place of business, and where such business address appears in governmental assessment, taxation, planning or engineering records or the address is registered with the Provincial Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations. The place of business applies to a contractor or master tradesperson licensed or required to be licensed under this Schedule. A contractor’s regular place of business may also be designated for a master who is on that contractor’s payroll;
• (e) " Trades Examining Board ” means the Board established pursuant to this Schedule and which shall be responsible for examining the level of competence of any tradesperson regulated by Parts V and VI applying for the issuance or renewal of a licence under this Schedule; and Revised: November 2023 C:\Users\apepper\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\38JEUW0B\Business Licensing 07-170 Consolidated (November 2023).docx
• (f) “tradesperson ” means a person licensed or required to be licensed under this Schedule and engaged in, occupied in or retained to carry out work in the trades of building repair, drain repair, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and ventilation or sprinkler and fire protection installer in the City. PERSONS REQUIRING A LICENSE