Business Licensing for Salvage Yards and Shops

A salvage business can be a yard or shop where salvage is received, collected, sorted, processed, handled, dismantled, crushed, recycled, demolished, displayed, stored, sold or purchased, and includes automobile wrecking yards.

By-law No. 2021-59 licences, regulates and governs salvage shops and salvage yards within Niagara.

Licence application or renewal

Apply online for a business licence or renewal. Renewals must be submitted at least 30 days before the licence expires.

Apply or renew a licence

Requirements and fees

Salvage shop business
Licence requirements
- If the applicant is a corporation, all current articles of incorporation for the corporation
- All current legal documents showing the registered business name of the applicant, if applicable
- The full legal names and signatures of all persons having signing authority for the applicant corporation, if applicable. This includes a letter outlining the number of signatures required for financial and administrative functions.
- Certificate of Insurance confirming Commercial General Liability in the amount of $2 million and naming Niagara Region as insured
- Correspondence from the applicable area municipality confirming zoning approval
Fees for salvage shop business
- Initial - $290
- Renewal - $130
- Transfer - $290
Licensed salvage shops
- Condor Recycling
- EVSX Corporation
- Greengo Recycling Inc.
Salvage yard
Licence requirements
- If the applicant is a corporation, all current articles of incorporation for the corporation
- All current legal documents showing the registered business name of the applicant, if applicable
- The full legal names and signatures of all persons having signing authority for the applicant corporation, if applicable. This includes a letter outlining the number of signatures required for financial and administrative functions.
- Certificate of Insurance confirming Commercial General Liability in the amount of $5 million liability and naming Niagara Region as insured
- Confirmation that the yard is in compliance with all applicable environmental regulations and standards set by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Correspondence from the applicable area municipality confirming zoning approval
- Annual fire inspection report within two months
- A letter from Niagara Region's Planning and Development department confirming the yard's location conforms to the Official Plan
- Letter from the Niagara Escarpment Commission confirming the operation does not violate the Niagara Escarpment Plan
- A site plan that shows legal boundaries of yard, location of buildings and location of fence
Fees for salvage yard
- Initial - $395
- Renewal - $235
- Transfer - $395
Licensed salvage yards
- 1000044923 Ontario Inc. - Non-use
- 406 Auto Parts Inc.
- AAPEX Auto Recyclers Inc.
- Attar Metals Inc.
- C&L Auto Wreckers
- Cars and Parts Limited
- Caughill Auto Wreckers Limited
- Eagle Ontario Iron and Metal
- Falconer Scrap Iron and Metal
- Garden City Salvage and Recycling
- Glendale Auto Parts and Recyclers Inc.
- Glendale Metal Company
- Great Lakes Port Management - Non-use
- International Metal Salvage
- Joosse Salvage - Non-use
- Kenny U-Pull
- Ken's Salvage Company Limited
- Kitchingman Auto Wreckers
- Lion Auto Recycling Inc.
- LKQ Canada Auto Parts Inc.
- McLeod Salvage
- Miller's Auto Recycling (1992) Ltd.
- Niagara Auto Wreckers and Recycling
- Northeastern Ferrous Inc.
- Ontario Auto Wreckers and Parts
- Peninsula Auto Recycling Inc.
- Plazek Auto Recyclers
- Rectangle Auto Supply Limited
- Royal Auto Parts Recycling Inc.
- S&S Diesel Service
- SLM Recycling
- Thorold Automotive Solutions
- TKC Metal Recycling Inc. #2565065
- V&R Recycling - West Lincoln
- V&R Recycling - Pelham
- V&R Recycling - Non-use NR000033 West Lincoln
- V&R Recycling - Non-use NR000076 West Lincoln
- Westbrook Metals Inc.