License and Register a Business
Businesses Licensed and Registered by Consumer Services
Clicking on a business below will provide instructions, forms and other information about the licensing procedures:
- Auctions
- Cemeteries
- Cemetery Pre-need Contract Business
- Cemetery Pre-need Contract Salesperson
- Charitable Organizations
- Collection Agency - Alberta
- Collection Agency - Out of Province
- Collector
- Columbarium:
- Service Alberta is not responsible for approving requests to establish new columbaria (Note: Columbaria construction is restricted to a cemetery, church, or part of a crematory's facilities. Only religious organizations and municipalities can establish columbaria. Municipal approval for the columbarium location is required.)
- Service Alberta is not responsible for approving requests to establish new columbaria (Note: Columbaria construction is restricted to a cemetery, church, or part of a crematory's facilities. Only religious organizations and municipalities can establish columbaria. Municipal approval for the columbarium location is required.)
- Cooperative
- Crematory:
- As of January 31, 2002, crematory licences are issued by the Alberta Funeral Services Regulatory Board (external site) (the Board can be reached at afsrb@telusplanet.net or by phone in Edmonton 780-452-6130 and toll free in Alberta at 1-800-563-4652)
- As of January 31, 2002, crematory licences are issued by the Alberta Funeral Services Regulatory Board (external site) (the Board can be reached at afsrb@telusplanet.net or by phone in Edmonton 780-452-6130 and toll free in Alberta at 1-800-563-4652)
- Debt Repayment Agency
- Debt Repayment Agency - Out of Province
- Debt Repayment Agent
- Direct Sellers (Door-to-Door Sellers)
- Employment Agency
- Fund-raising Businesses
- Marketing of Gas and/or Electricity Business Licence
- Monument Business
- Monument Salesperson
- Mausoleum
- Payday Loan Business
- Prepaid Contractors
- Retail Home Sales (mobile homes, modular homes and packaged homes)
- Travel Club
Additional Information
For further assistance with this topic, please contact the Consumer Contact Centre at 780-427-4088 (Edmonton and area) or 1-877-427-4088 (toll free - other areas in Alberta).
How to Register/Incorporate a Company:
Other Licences and Registrations in Alberta
- Automotive (sales, leasing, repair and consignment sales) Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council (external site)
- Funerals (businesses, directors, embalmers, pre-arranged funeral plans) Alberta Funeral Services Regulatory Board (external site)
- Gambling (casinos, raffles, bingos, pull tickets) Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (external site)
- Real Estate (agents, brokers, mortgage brokers, property managers) Real Estate Council of Alberta (external site)
- Insurance (agents, brokers and adjusters) Alberta Insurance Council (external site)
- Information about starting or expanding a business including government programs available Business Link, The Business Service Centre (external site)
