There is no provincial licence to operate a car wash in Ontario, and the municipal one does not transfer with the business. Here is what you are actually acquiring, how the water and drainage rules work, and what the financing will and will not cover.
O. Reg. 209/24 added section 16.1 and, as the AGCO put it, on 1 January 2025 the changes came into effect to allow the transfer of a Retail Store Authorization. A transfer skips two tests a new store must pass. You still need your own operator licence first.
A garage makes a Phase Two environmental site assessment mandatory before any Record of Site Condition can be filed. What else the premises side of an Ontario repair or body shop purchase involves, from Toronto zoning to floor drains.
CPA Ontario registers each office but does not specify the premises. Seasonal capacity, building hours, storage for records you cannot destroy and the zoning question decide the space.
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