St. Albert, Alberta
How do I check a contractor's business licence in St. Albert?
Want Jay to do these checks for you? A person reviews every check.
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St. Albert needs a business licence from anyone who does business there, even a contractor based in Edmonton. The city does not publish a licence search that we could find, so you confirm a licence by asking the city. The Alberta checks follow.
The free steps
1. Start with the exact name on the quote
Write down the business name exactly as the quote prints it, including Ltd., Inc. or a number. A trade name, a numbered company and a sole proprietorship can all be registered under other words, so if a search shows nothing, ask the contractor which name and number appear on their registration or licence before you read anything into it.
2. Read who needs a St. Albert licence
The City of St. Albert says any person who operates a business must hold a valid business licence. A business based outside St. Albert that serves people there needs an out-of-town licence. Licences expire on December 31 each year.
Official source: Apply for a business licence (City of St. Albert; checked 2026-11-08).
3. Ask the city to confirm it
Call St. Albert business licensing at 780-459-1618 or email licensing@stalbert.ca. Give the exact name on the quote and ask whether it holds a current licence. Write down the date and what you were told.
4. Working in January? Check the year
A licence from last year ends on December 31. If you sign early in the year, ask whether the licence has been renewed.
5. Taking a deposit? Check the prepaid contracting licence
In Alberta, a business that takes money before the work is done may need a prepaid contracting licence from the province. The Government of Alberta's page says who needs one.
Official source: Prepaid contracting licence (Government of Alberta; checked 2026-07-15).
6. Know what the free search cannot show
A licence or a registration says the business holds permission under that name today. It does not show whether past work was good, whether the insurance is in force, or whether the quote covers what you think it does. Those are the insurance and quote steps, and they take a few minutes more.
Questions people ask
My contractor is from Edmonton. Do they need a St. Albert licence?
The City of St. Albert says a business based outside the city that serves people there needs an out-of-town licence. Ask the contractor, then ask the city.
What does a Jay check add?
Jay searches the public records for the exact name on your quote, with the source and the time checked for each one. Her report says plainly when a record is not found. The $25 Company Check looks at the company before you get a quote. The $39 Full Check also reads your quote and insurance papers, and $59 buys both on one contractor. A person reviews every Full Check before it goes out.
Or ask Jay
Jay does these steps for you and writes down what the records show, with the source and date for each one. No quote yet? We check the contractor's public records before you contact them. Have a quote? We check your quote, the contractor's insurance and public records. A person reviews every check.
Check first. Then pay the deposit.
Information, not a verdict. A record that is not found is not evidence of wrongdoing, and nothing here is legal, insurance or safety advice.
Published 2026-11-08; sources last checked on the dates shown beside each step.