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Sign permits by municipality

Plain language summaries of sign permit rules for 62 municipalities in British Columbia and Alberta, each linked to the official bylaw and permit pages.

Checked November 2026

Metro Vancouver

Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey and the other Metro Vancouver municipalities each run their own sign permit process.

AnmoreVillage of AnmoreBelcarraVillage of BelcarraBowen IslandBowen Island MunicipalityBurnabyCity of BurnabyCoquitlamCity of CoquitlamDeltaCity of DeltaLangley (City)City of LangleyLangley (Township)Township of LangleyLions BayVillage of Lions BayMaple RidgeCity of Maple RidgeNew WestminsterCity of New WestminsterNorth Vancouver (City)City of North VancouverNorth Vancouver (District)District of North VancouverPitt MeadowsCity of Pitt MeadowsPort CoquitlamCity of Port CoquitlamPort MoodyCity of Port MoodyRichmondCity of RichmondSurreyCity of SurreyVancouverCity of VancouverWest VancouverDistrict of West VancouverWhite RockCity of White Rock

Sea to Sky

Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton, where design guidelines matter as much as size limits.

PembertonVillage of PembertonSquamishDistrict of SquamishWhistlerResort Municipality of Whistler

Fraser Valley

Fraser Valley communities east of Metro Vancouver.

AbbotsfordCity of Abbotsford

Vancouver Island

Greater Victoria, Nanaimo, the Comox Valley and the rest of the Island, from Sooke to Port Hardy.

Campbell RiverCity of Campbell RiverCentral SaanichDistrict of Central SaanichColwoodCity of ColwoodComoxTown of ComoxCourtenayCity of CourtenayCumberlandVillage of CumberlandDuncanCity of DuncanEsquimaltTownship of EsquimaltHighlandsDistrict of HighlandsLadysmithTown of LadysmithLake CowichanTown of Lake CowichanLangfordCity of LangfordLantzvilleDistrict of LantzvilleMetchosinDistrict of MetchosinNanaimoCity of NanaimoNorth CowichanDistrict of North CowichanNorth SaanichDistrict of North SaanichOak BayDistrict of Oak BayParksvilleCity of ParksvillePort AlberniCity of Port AlberniPort HardyDistrict of Port HardyQualicum BeachTown of Qualicum BeachSaanichDistrict of SaanichSidneyTown of SidneySookeDistrict of SookeTofinoDistrict of TofinoUclueletDistrict of UclueletVictoriaCity of VictoriaView RoyalTown of View Royal

BC Interior

Okanagan and Thompson cities.

KamloopsCity of KamloopsKelownaCity of Kelowna

Alberta

In Alberta cities, signs are usually approved through a development permit under the land use or zoning bylaw.

AirdrieCity of AirdrieCalgaryCity of CalgaryEdmontonCity of EdmontonLethbridgeCity of LethbridgeMedicine HatCity of Medicine HatRed DeerCity of Red Deer

These pages are summaries, not legal advice. Always confirm with the municipality before ordering or installing a sign. Lit signs also need a certified sign and an electrical permit: see cUL certified signs.