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

Last checked 26 September 2026. We check this guide regularly against Island Health, provincial and municipal sources, but regulations and laws change often and we can’t guarantee it is complete or current. Confirm with Island Health and your municipality before you apply, build or sell.

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