The City keeps a list of Approved Mobile Food Vendors for Events and Festivals. This list shows the vendors who have submitted and are maintaining valid documentation as required by the City. The list is updated often and includes the Expiry Date for each vendor. The Expiry Date is when one of the vendor's required documents will expire. Once this date has passed, the vendor is automatically removed from the Approved Vendor List.

Other types of service providers, suppliers and merchants (who are not mobile food vendors) are only allowed to operate on City property as part of events and festivals. They must use the Neighbourhood Event Vendor Declaration form for service providers, suppliers and merchants to self-manage their participation at events and festivals where they have been invited to attend by event organizers.

The City does not offer individual permits for service providers, suppliers and merchants for operating on City property.

New Vendor Applicants

Vendors must submit the following documents to vending@edmonton.ca:

  • Valid City of Edmonton Food Truck/Food Cart business license, and
  • Valid Certificate of Insurance (COI)
  • The approved vendor list identifies individual vending units by business name and AHS placard numbers, along with a contact phone number. For first-time applications only, vendors must also submit for EACH vending unit they operate:
    • Alberta Health Services placard number (e.g. EDM-1234),
    • A contact phone number, and
    • 4 photos of the vending unit - one clear photo of each full side of the vending unit.  The vehicle license plate, if applicable, and AHS placard must each be clearly visible in the photos.  

*Note: It can take up to 5 business days to review and approve a complete application. Please ensure all documents and photos are submitted as attachments, such as pdf, image files, in a single email to vending@edmonton.ca.

Maintaining Approved Vendor Status

Vendors are responsible for managing their documents and ensuring they are valid at all times and submitted to the City in order to stay on the Approved Vendor List. The City does not monitor for document expiry or notify vendors. Once the Expiry Date has passed, vendors are automatically removed from the Approved Vendor List and may experience delays in getting back on the list.

In order to maintain Approved Vendor status, vendors must keep the following documents valid and on file with the City:

  • Valid City of Edmonton Food Truck/Food Cart business license, and
  • Valid Certificate of Insurance (COI)

*Note: It can take up to 3 business days to review and update documents in the City’s database. Please ensure all documents are submitted as attachments (e.g. pdf, image files) in a single email to vending@edmonton.ca.