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.
Requirements and fees
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Salvage shop business
Licence requirements
- All current legal documents, including:
- Articles of incorporation
- Legal names, including government photo identification and addresses for all directors and officers with signing authority
- If born outside of Canada, confirmation that applicant is legally entitled to work in Canada
- Letter outlining number of signatures required for financial and administrative items
- Criminal record and judicial matters check obtained within 60 days
- Certificate of Insurance confirming $2 million liability and indemnifying Niagara Region
- Pollution Legal Liability Insurance confirming $1 million
Fees for salvage shop business
- Initial - $280
- Renewal - $125
- Transfer - $280
Licensed salvage shops
- Condor Recycling
- Greengo Recycling Inc.
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Salvage yard
Licence requirements
- All current legal documents, including:
- Articles of incorporation
- Legal names, including government photo identification and addresses for all directors and officers with signing authority
- If born outside of Canada, confirmation that applicant is legally entitled to work in Canada
- Letter outlining number of signatures required for financial and administrative items
- Criminal record and judicial matters check obtained within 60 days
- Certificate of Insurance confirming $5 million liability and indemnifying Niagara Region
- Pollution Legal Liability Insurance confirming $1 million
- Confirmation that shop / yard is in compliance with all applicable environmental regulations and standards set by the Ministry of the Environment
- Correspondence from the applicable area municipality confirming zoning approval
- 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 - $385
- Renewal - $230
- Transfer - $385
Licensed salvage yards
- 406 Auto Parts Inc.
- AAPEX Auto Recyclers Inc.
- Attar Metals Inc.
- C&L Auto Wreckers
- Cars and Parts Limited
- Caughill Auto Wreckers Limited
- Discount Bin Services
- Garden City Salvage and Recycling
- Glendale Metal Company
- International Metal Salvage
- 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.
- SLM Recycling
- SS Diesel Service
- Thorold Automotive Solutions
- TKC Metal Recycling Inc. #2565065
- V&R Recycling
- Westbrook Metals Inc.
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