Lethbridge Business Licence

Unless otherwise provincially or federally exempt, any business, trade, profession, industry, occupation, employment, calling or anyone providing goods or service in the City of Lethbridge is required to hold a valid City of Lethbridge Business License. The cost to license your business will vary depending on the type of business.

The basic purposes of business licensing include providing a fair environment for all businesses operating in the City of Lethbridge, tracking the economic development and businesses of communities which can be used as a resource for business planning, allowing the City to work closely with the Provincial Government to track and regulate fly by night operators that pose a risk to residents, ensuring that building codes have been adhered to and zoning and other restrictions have been enforced, and allowing the City to regulate the local taxi industry.

This dataset contains business licenses by year of operation approved by the City of Lethbridge. Each business is registered with licence number, trade name, business location, licence status, license year, etc.

The City of Lethbridge share with everyone its open and accessible datasets while adhering to rights of privacy, and publish datasets allowing everyone to develop digital applications that may improve government transparency and public participation, enhance access to City services, and ultimately strengthen democracy and contribute to a more liveable city. The city's Open Data Master Plan is a significant milestone and outlines a framework to guide the next phases of open data in the city towards the goal of using open data to improve service delivery and increase communication and data sharing between City divisions.