Development Applications

Application for Home Based Business License (88 KB)

To operate a business out of your residence, you need to first obtain two approvals:

1. The first is a development permit. A development permit, issued by the Planning and Buildings Department, allows business activities to be conducted from a residential property under the Zoning By-law.
2. The second is a business license. A business license, issued by the Licensing Department, legally allows you to operate a business.

If you are establishing a new business in your residence, or you are changing the parameters of your existing business (e.g. change of address, changing the number of clients on your residential property), you must complete the Home-Based Business Application Form. 

The application form must be submitted to the Planning and Buildings Department at the A.R. McDiarmid Civic Complex, Door D 638 Princess Avenue.

Depending on the proposed business, the Licensing Department may require a copy of your license as issued by the Province of Manitoba.

Please contact the Planning and Buildings Department at 204-729-2110 for more information.