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Business License Application

Your application must include:

  • Application fee
  • Confirmation that the zoning of the proposed location supports the intended activity
  • Letter from the property owner granting permission to use the land (if applicable)
  • Detailed drawing showing the location of the business on the property (if applicable)
  • Liability insurance amounting to $2 million, or $5 million for entertainment applications, naming Saugeen Shores as an additional named insured
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Port Elgin ON N0H 2C0

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