Ontario · Peel Region / Greater Toronto Area
Brampton is one of Canada's fastest-growing cities, with a young, entrepreneurial population and a thriving small business ecosystem. CorpStart files your OBCA corporation (Articles, By-law, and Minute Book) typically within one to two business hours.
Numbered corporation
$299
+ $300 Ontario gov fee
$599 total
Brampton's trucking, logistics, and owner-operator business community is among the most active small-business scenes in Ontario. Carriers and logistics firms routinely incorporate to limit personal liability on their vehicles and contracts, to separate personal assets from business risk, and to structure income for tax efficiency. CorpStart makes this straightforward: answer the questionnaire, pay once, and receive your Articles, By-law, and organizational resolutions: the same documents a Brampton transportation lawyer would produce, at a fraction of the cost.
Nearby communities (Mississauga, Toronto, Vaughan, Caledon, Georgetown) are all in Ontario, so one Ontario corporation covers your operations across every one of them. You do not re-incorporate city by city.
Municipal licensing is a separate question from corporate registration, and the two get confused constantly. Depending on what you do, a municipality may still require its own business licence, and the fee is set by each municipality. Carrying on business outside Ontario is different again, and needs extra-provincial registration in that province.
Brampton licenses 5 of the business types we have researched. A food truck licence is called a Refreshment Vehicle Class C plate and Refreshment Vehicle Driver's Licence under the city's own by-law, and costs $409 in the first year. That is separate from incorporating, and the city will want proof your business is registered before it issues anything. It does not issue a home based business licence at all.
| Business type | What the by-law calls it | First year |
|---|---|---|
| Food truck licence | Refreshment Vehicle Class C plate and Refreshment Vehicle Driver's Licence | $409 |
| Taxi and rideshare driver licence | Taxi Driver licence | $116 |
| Salon, barber and tattoo licence | Personal Services Facility licence, Class B | $217 |
| Contractor and trades licence | Building Renovator licence | $221 |
| Short term rental licence | Short Term Rental Host licence | $150 |
| Home based business licence | Home occupations are zoned, not licensed | Brampton does not licence this, it zones it |
Food truck licence: Mobile Licensing By-law 101-2025 (office consolidation), s. 18 and Schedule 3. Checked 2026-09-15. View the source
Taxi and rideshare driver licence: Mobile Licensing By-law 101-2025, Schedule 4 and Appendix A. Checked 2026-09-15. View the source
Salon, barber and tattoo licence: Business Licensing By-law 184-2023. Checked 2026-09-15. View the source
Contractor and trades licence: Business Licensing By-law 184-2023. Checked 2026-09-16. View the source
Short term rental licence: Short Term Rental By-law 165-2021, Schedule A. Checked 2026-09-16. View the source
Home based business licence: the city does not cite a by-law number on its licensing page. Checked 2026-09-16. View the source
Fee schedules commonly reset in January, so follow the source before you budget. If a figure here disagrees with Brampton, the city is right and we would like to know. See how Brampton compares to other municipalities, or browse every licence type we track. Last checked 2026-09-16.
Three steps: no lawyers, no registry line-ups, no guesswork.
Answer our questionnaire
Tell us your corporation name preference, share structure, directors, and Brampton registered office address. Takes about 15 minutes. We flag issues before you pay.
We prepare and file
CorpStart prepares your Articles of Incorporation, By-law No. 1, and Organizational Resolutions, then files directly with the Ontario Business Registry. Most filings go out the same day.
Receive your Minute Book
Your Certificate of Incorporation, Articles, By-law, and complete digital Minute Book arrive by email. Your bank, accountant, and clients will recognise every document.
No hidden extras. The government fee is collected at cost and shown separately at checkout.
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Numbered Corporation
e.g., 1234567 Ontario Inc. Fastest option, no name search required.
$299
+ $300 Ontario gov fee = $599 total
Named corporation
Named Corporation
e.g., Acme Holdings Inc. Choose your corporate name, includes NUANS pre-search.
$299
+ $300 Ontario gov fee, NUANS search included = $599 total
Should a Brampton trucking owner-operator incorporate?
Incorporation is strongly worth considering for owner-operators. A corporation separates your personal assets from business liabilities, can provide tax advantages on retained earnings, and may be required by certain shippers or brokers. CorpStart files your Ontario corporation, and you get the legal entity. Whether to actually use the corporation for your contracts and how to structure compensation is a question for your accountant, but the incorporation itself is straightforward and fast.
How much does it cost to incorporate a business in Brampton?
An Ontario numbered corporation through CorpStart is our flat service fee plus the Ontario government's filing fee, both shown transparently at checkout with no hidden charges. A named corporation costs the same, with the NUANS pre-search included. All amounts are shown before you pay; the government fees are collected at cost, never marked up.
Can two or three partners incorporate together in Brampton?
Yes. You can list multiple directors and set up a share structure that reflects each partner's ownership from the start. CorpStart's questionnaire walks you through directors, officers, and share classes. For complex partnership arrangements or shareholders agreements, we recommend working with a lawyer after incorporation; we handle the filing, not the legal relationship between partners.
Do I need a Brampton business licence as well as incorporating?
They are two different things and incorporating does not replace the licence. Incorporating is a provincial filing that creates the company. A municipal licence is Brampton's permission to carry on a specific activity inside the city, and it is issued under the city's own by-law. Of the business types we have researched, Brampton licenses food truck licence, taxi and rideshare driver licence, salon, barber and tattoo licence, contractor and trades licence and short term rental licence. The city will normally want proof the business is registered before it issues a licence, so the order runs registration first and licence second.
What does a food truck licence cost in Brampton?
$409 in the first year. Brampton calls it a Refreshment Vehicle Class C plate and Refreshment Vehicle Driver's Licence under Mobile Licensing By-law 101-2025 (office consolidation), s. 18 and Schedule 3, which is worth knowing because searching the city website for the common name often returns nothing. We last checked this on 2026-09-15, and Ontario fee schedules commonly reset in January, so confirm against the city before you budget.
What does a taxi and rideshare driver licence cost in Brampton?
$116 in the first year. Brampton calls it a Taxi Driver licence under Mobile Licensing By-law 101-2025, Schedule 4 and Appendix A, which is worth knowing because searching the city website for the common name often returns nothing. Keeping it costs $116 a year after that. We last checked this on 2026-09-15, and Ontario fee schedules commonly reset in January, so confirm against the city before you budget.
What does a salon, barber and tattoo licence cost in Brampton?
$217 in the first year. Brampton calls it a Personal Services Facility licence, Class B under Business Licensing By-law 184-2023, which is worth knowing because searching the city website for the common name often returns nothing. Keeping it costs $217 a year after that. We last checked this on 2026-09-15, and Ontario fee schedules commonly reset in January, so confirm against the city before you budget.
What does a contractor and trades licence cost in Brampton?
$221 in the first year. Brampton calls it a Building Renovator licence under Business Licensing By-law 184-2023, which is worth knowing because searching the city website for the common name often returns nothing. Keeping it costs $221 a year after that. We last checked this on 2026-09-16, and Ontario fee schedules commonly reset in January, so confirm against the city before you budget.
What does a short term rental licence cost in Brampton?
$150 in the first year. Brampton calls it a Short Term Rental Host licence under Short Term Rental By-law 165-2021, Schedule A, which is worth knowing because searching the city website for the common name often returns nothing. Keeping it costs $150 a year after that. We last checked this on 2026-09-16, and Ontario fee schedules commonly reset in January, so confirm against the city before you budget.
What does a home based business licence cost in Brampton?
Brampton does not licence this, it zones it. Home occupations are zoned, not licensed. We last checked on 2026-09-16, and this records what the city publishes rather than a claim that no permission of any kind is needed, since public health and provincial regulators sit outside municipal licensing.
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$299 service fee + $300 Ontario gov fee. Submitted to the Ontario Business Registry within one to two business hours. No lawyers, no delays.
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