Employment Agency Licence

Definition

Employment Agency Business means the business of securing persons for employment, securing employment for persons or evaluating or testing persons for employers who are seeking employees.

To get a licence for an employment agency business you must provide the following:

• Completed application form (pdf)
  
  
• A licensing fee of $120 (Note: Your cheque should be made payable to the Minister of Finance.  If you are applying in person, you can also pay this fee using Visa, MasterCard, Debit or cash.  This fee is for a two-year licence.  Licences take effect the date they are issued.  The department will send you a notice and the appropriate form(s) before your licence needs to be renewed.  Licence holders must notify Service Alberta in writing if their business licence address changes.)
  
  
• If the Business is in Alberta, zoning approval from the municipality where the business is being operated (if there is more than one business location, then zoning approval for each location is required)
  
  
• If any of the applicants or directors are outside of Canada, a security check from their country of residence will be required (this security check must be done in accordance with the standards set out by Citizenship and Immigration Canada)

Other Requirements

Section 9 of the Employment Agency Business Licensing Regulation identifies when a business can charge the client a fee.

The rules about sending employees or potential employees to businesses affected by strike or lock out are found in the Employment Agency Business Licensing Regulation, Section 10.

Fair Trading Act

Employment Agency Business Licensing Regulation

Copies of legislation can be obtained from the Queen’s Printer Bookstore at:

Park Plaza, 5 floor
10611-98 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta   T5K 2P7
Telephone: 780-427-4952

To call a Government of Alberta office toll free (in Alberta), dial 310-0000 and follow the instructions.