Municipal
Where a food truck may park and sell
No Island municipality lets a food truck sell from any public street. Private land is allowed almost everywhere if it is zoned for restaurant or commercial use and the owner agrees in writing. Public land means designated sites: Saanich’s seven parks, Nanaimo’s parks and three streets (street sites are first come, first served), parks in Courtenay and Comox, Campbell River’s seven City sites, Langford Station and Parksville’s park pad. Victoria, Esquimalt and Colwood allow public land only at permitted events, and CRD regional parks need a park use permit.
- Who issues it
- Your municipality
- Cost
- Examples: Saanich parks $27.75 a day or $1,030 a year; Nanaimo’s licence for public sites $365.
- Forms and pages
Who needs it
The rules behind this page
- Mobile food vendors in Saanich parksDistrict of Saanich · No date shown
- Mobile Food Vending Operator’s Guidebook(p. 4 · licence fees)City of Nanaimo · Last updated March 2026
- Mobile Food Vending Operator’s Guidebook(p. 7)City of Nanaimo · Last updated March 2026
- Food Truck Business LicencesCity of Campbell River · No date shown
- Information for Potential Food Trucks (The Langford Station)City of Langford · Rates "as of April 2026"
- Park use permitsCapital Regional District · No date shown