Business Licence
Explore the requirements and procedures for obtaining business licenses in Norfolk County and access the application.
Regulations
The fundamental principles for business licensing are to protect the community against infractions related to:
- Nuisance control
- Public health and safety
- Consumer protection
By-Law 2020-17 outlines the regulations that must be met when you apply for a business licence. The schedules below provide more information on the areas in which Norfolk County requires businesses to be licensed.
- Schedule 1: Pedlars
- Schedule 2: Auction and Flea Market Sales
- Schedule 3: Amusements
- Schedule 4: Hotels, Motels, Bed and Breakfasts
- Schedule 5: Mobile Food Premise
- Schedule 6: Food Premise
- Schedule 7: Pawnbrokers/Seller of Used Goods
- Schedule 8: Salvage Yards
- Schedule 9: Personal Aesthetic Services
- Schedule 10: Taxicabs and Limousines
- Schedule 11: Friday the 13th and Thursday the 12th Events
- Schedule 12: Personal Watercraft Rentals
Application process and licensing fees
License processing times require a minimum of 15 business days to allow for circulation and approval from appropriate departments and agencies.
Applications are available at all ServiceNorfolk Customer Service Desks in Simcoe and Delhi.
Applications can be submitted via email at licensing@norfolkcounty.ca or by mail to the Clerks and By-law Department located at:
County Administration Building
50 Colborne Street South
Simcoe, ON N3Y 4H3
Phone: 519-426-5870 or 226-NORFOLK
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50 Colborne Street South
Simcoe, Ontario
N3Y 4H3
Phone: 519-426-5870 or 226-NORFOLK, extension 0
