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.
Cemetery and Cemetery Sales Licence holders and Prearranged Funeral Plan Sales Company Licence holders need to submit a Review Engagement Report each year for their trust accounts as part of the renewal process for a Cemetery and Cemetery Sales Licence and a Prearranged Funeral Plan Sales Company Licence.
Cemetery and Cemetery Sales Licence holders and Prearranged Funeral Plan Sales Company Licence holders need to submit a Review Engagement Report each year for their trust accounts as part of the renewal process for a Cemetery and Cemetery Sales Licence and a Prearranged Funeral Plan Sales Company Licence.
Collection Agency
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. You need the licence if you’re employed by a collection agency to trace debtors or collect debt in Nova Scotia on behalf of other companies.
Consumer Reporting Agency (Credit Bureau)
Apply for a Consumer Reporting Agency Permit if your business provides consumer reports for gain or profit.
Debt Management Agency
Debt management agencies need a Debt Management Agency Licence to employ people to help debtors (people that owe money) manage their debt in Nova Scotia.
Apply for a Debt Management Agent Licence. You need the licence if you’re employed by a debt management agency to help debtors manage their debt in Nova Scotia.
Direct Seller
Apply for a Direct Seller Company Permit if your company has representatives making direct sales to people outside a retail outlet.
Hearing Aid Seller
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.
Payday Lender
Payday lenders need a Payday Lender Permit to offer, arrange or provide loans under $1,500 with a term of 62 days or less.
Lender and Agent of Lender
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.
Mortgage Broker
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.
