Trades includes businesses in the construction, repair, or demolition of a building, structure, or thing, like general contractors, or offering the service of an associated building, construction, or engineering subtrade.
This also includes, but is not limited to, any person who acts as a tradesperson in the following trades:
- brick, concrete, stone, and masonry
- building, carpentry, cabinet-making, framing, siding, and forming
- demolition
- drywall, gyproc, plaster, and stucco
- excavating, earthmoving
- electrical
- flooring and carpeting
- glazing, installation of windows and doors
- plumbing, heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and sheet metal
- insulating, roofing; installation of mechanical equipment
- ornamental metal work
- painting and decorating
- paving
- equipment or machine operator
- structural metal fabricating and installation
- welding
It does not include welding/fabrication shops (see Manufacturing, Fabricating & Energy Production). To view a list of business licence groupings, please visit the
Apply for a Business Licence page.
Depending on the nature of your business, the following may be required to complete your business licence application:
- Number of employees (your employee count should include the business owner).
- Number of business vehicles.
- Floor area (in m2) of your business location.
- Trade qualification number (for plumbers and electricians).
Please click the
Continue button below to continue with a new application for a business licence in the
Trades grouping.
If you have questions about this application, please contact Business Licensing at
business@kamloops.ca or call 250-828-3481.