Business Licensing

Cemetery and Funeral Services

Apply for a Cemetery and Cemetery Sales Licence if your company sells cemetery lots or cemetery lots and pre-need cemetery plans.

Apply for a Cemetery and Funeral Services Salesperson Licence to sell cemetery lots, pre-need cemetery plans or pre-arranged funeral plans.

List of cemeteries and funeral homes that received enforcement action notices from the Business Licensing Division.

Apply for a Funeral Home or Crematorium Licence to provide funeral services or merchandise to the public.

Apply for a Prearranged Funeral Plan Sales Company Licence if you’re a company that sells prearranged funeral plans to the public.

Payday lenders need a Payday Lender Permit to offer, arrange or provide loans under $1,500 with a term of 62 days or less.

Mortgage brokers need a Mortgage Broker Permit to do business in Nova Scotia.

Mortgage lenders need a Mortgage Lender Permit to do business in Nova Scotia.

Apply for an Agent of Lender Permit to act as an agent for a lender in arranging loans for consumers in Nova Scotia.

Apply for a Lender Permit if you lend money or provide financing to consumers in Nova Scotia.

Apply for a Hearing Aid Dealer Permit if you’re a company that tests, fits and sells hearing aids and accessories to the public.

Apply for a Hearing Aid Salesperson Permit to test, fit and sell hearing aids and accessories to the public.

Apply for a Direct Seller Company Permit if your company has representatives making direct sales to people outside a retail outlet.

Apply for a Consumer Reporting Agency Permit if your business provides consumer reports for gain or profit.

Collection agencies need a Collection Agency Licence to employ people to collect debt in Nova Scotia on behalf of other companies.

Apply for a Collector Licence if you’re employed by a collection agency to trace debtors or collect debt in Nova Scotia.