A Frame Sign Requirements

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Application Requirements:

• Valid photo identification

• Provincial Business Name Registration or Franchise Agreement Declaration

• Site Plan or Survey of location

• Letter of Authorization from Property Owner (must be dated within 30 days of application submission)

• If your business is located within a BIA, a Letter of Authorization (must be dated within 30 days of application submission) from the BIA is required, contact information can be found on the BIA List.

• Photo of sign (photo should show entire frontage of proposed area)

• Completed application form

• Photo or replica of sign design with measurements

• Approval letter from BIA (if within a BIA)

• Business license (where required)

Where a business license is not required:

• Corporate documentation and business name registration

• Contact information of person responsible for sign

• One piece of photo identification for all officers/directors

• Two pieces of identification (one must be photo ID) if you are applying as a sole proprietor

  
  

Note: Applicants must provide proof of two million dollars in Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance. The completed Certificate of Insurance   must be signed and stamped by the insurer. The Certificate must be sent by email to MLSroadallowance@toronto.ca  directly from the Insurance Representative.

Identification Requirements:

One piece of valid government issued identification is required for an officer or signing authority (for corporations), who appears on the Primary Business Licence.

Acceptable government-issued identification:

• Canadian passport

• Driver’s licence

• Canadian birth certificate

• Citizenship card

• Permanent resident card

• SIN card (social insurance number)

• Valid work permit

Note:

• First and last names must match on all identification

• We do not accept Health Cards.

• For sole proprietorship or individual applicants, one piece of ID must provide proof of work status

• Identification is required for all officers/directors listed on the Articles of Incorporation, Corporate Profile or Federal Form 6

Permit Requirements:

All applicants must also provide the following:

• a business location/address

• a copy of provincial business name registration or signed franchise agreement

Corporations must also provide:

• a copy of Articles of Incorporation (Note: If there has been a change to the list of officers and directors, please also provide a current Corporate Profile Report or a Federal Form 6)

If a director of the corporation is unable to apply in person at the Licence and Permit Issuing Office, a designate may apply on their behalf. The designate must:

• have an original letter advising of their signing authority on corporation letterhead  , signed by a director of the corporation dated within 30 days

• provide two pieces of identification for themselves

• provide two pieces of identification for each officer and director of the corporation, or, if original identification is not available, notarized photocopies of the identification will also be accepted

  
  

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