The Municipality of Port Hope issues licenses and permits for a variety of purposes. Each one has its own application instructions and associated fees. Click on each link located to the right to view more information for the licences and permits that are available.
Learn more about our Bed & Breakfast licences
Register for birth and death certificates online.
Apply for building permits and consultation meetings online.
Information about burns and applications to our Fire Administration Office for local burn permits.
Register your perfect pooch for a dog licence online or view information about Port Hope's dog licence by-laws.
An encroachment is a fixture or structure that is located entirely or partly in, on, under or above the Municipality's property.
Learn more about casting Port Hope in your next production.
Find information on the discharging, consumption, and sale of fireworks in Port Hope.
Hawkers and peddlers require a licence to operate in Port Hope.
Changes to heritage homes require approval, which you can apply for here.
Review guidelines on owning, operating, and registering a kennel.
Building a Fence? Be sure you know the rules.
Learn more about obtaining a liquor licence
View regulations on lottery licences, if your organization is eligible, and how to obtain one.
To make your special day official, apply for a marriage licence and review the items needed to make the application process smooth.
Looking to plan an event in Port Hope? View all requirements and complete an application here.
View this page for a variety of municipal planning and development application forms.
Plumbing services now fall under the responsibility of Northumberland County.
Visit for information and applications for building a swimming pool or installing a hot tub.
Learn more about our refreshment vehicle licence.
Visit for information on temporarily occupying a road, entrance permits, or permits for altering fill grades.
For more information on Salvage Yard Permis
Find information on special event signage and temporary tents.
Learn more about our signs, civic addressing and patio permits.
Taxi, Limousine and Vehicles-for-Hire are unregulated in Port Hope.