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Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations

Hearing Aid Dealer (Company) Permit

Who Needs This Permit?
Any company in Nova Scotia engaged in testing, fitting and sales of hearing aids and accessories, irrespective of the method of sale (either direct sale or sale through a retail store).
Issuing Department / Agency:
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Where can you get this Permit and / or further information?
  Contact: Business Licensing Section
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
  Phone:

(902) 424-5552

  E-mail: MACLELAD@gov.ns.ca
  Visit: Maritime Centre (Aliant Building)
8th Floor (South)
1505 Barrington Street (at corner of Spring Garden Road)
Halifax, Nova Scotia    B3J 3K5
  Write: PO Box 2723
Halifax, NS   B3J 3P7
  Fax: (902) 424-0702
  Website: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/consumer/
Application Forms & Process:
  Note:  There are a number of steps, listed below, to be completed before an application for this permit can be accepted.

With this Permit, there are two different ways to submit your application form: 

A) You can send in a hard copy. You can get a form by: 
       (1) downloading a form from our website; 
       (2) visiting any Access Nova Scotia Centre; or 
       (3) calling or writing the office listed above. 

B) You can fill it out on-line. To do this, you must be able to pay as follows: 
       (1) by Visa, MasterCard or American Express Credit Card; or 
       (2) with an already established positive balance account with the Nova Scotia Business Registry. 
       We cannot accept any form of Debit cards at this time. 

If you wish to apply on-line, click here. Before you begin, make sure you have at hand the information listed below! 

Information you will need to fill out your application form:

  • Details are required if the applicant or any partner, officer or director has
  • had a business licence
  • had a licence refused, suspended or revoked
  • been involved in a personal or corporate bankruptcy
  • unpaid judgments outstanding
  • been convicted of a offence under the law and not been pardoned
  • Name, address and date of birth for the applicant, partners and officers
  • Three year employment history for the applicant, partners and officers

You can get a Licensing Guide from any Access Nova Scotia Centre or from the Business Licensing Section listed above.

The completed application must be signed by an official of the dealer's company, and submitted to the Department, along with the applicable fees (see Price below).

A company applying for this permit must also submit:
(a) the original of their Bond.  Bond amounts are determined using the formula in Section 13(2) of the Regulations. Applicants should contact the Business Licensing Section to confirm the bond amount before purchasing the bond.;
(b) sample of the contract, containing the same information as required on a direct sales contract, for approval;
(c) a calibration certificate, testifying to the accuracy of the testing equipment to be used;
(d) confirmation that it has a place of business in Nova Scotia.

If all requirements are met and the application is approved, the permit will mailed to the applicant.

Waiting Period:
  This permit is normally processed within 3 to 4 weeks, once all items which must accompany the application have been received, and all requirements are met.

(Please allow several extra days for mail delivery.)
Expiry & Renewal:
  This permit is valid for 1 year from the end of the month in which it was issued. It can be renewed; the Department will send out a renewal notice before it expires.
Price: (No tax is charged)
 

Initial Application and Annual Renewal (The fee is based on the number of salespersons working for the company):
0-5:  $116.97 per year
6-10:  $231.82 per year
Over 10:  $348.24 per year

If you send in an application form payment is by cheque or money order made out to the Minister of Finance. No credit or debit cards are accepted at this time. 

If you apply on-line, payment is (a) by Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card, or (b) with an already established positive balance account with the Nova Scotia Business Registry. No debit cards are accepted at this time.

Related Requirements:
  The business must be registered with the Registry of Joint Stock Companies .
Additional Information:
  Who is regulated under the Direct Sellers' Licensing and Regulation  Act?
Companies and individuals engaged in testing, fitting, and sales of hearing aids, irrespective of the method of sale or the dollar amount.

What is regulated?
1) all sales of hearing aids irrespective of the circumstances of the sale (does not have to be a direct sale);
2) the minimum educational / training standards of individuals selling hearing aids;
3) the contents of contracts.

Legislative Authority:
  Direct Sellers' Regulation Act, Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1999, Chapter 8



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