Calgary · Business Licence Bylaw 32M98
Calgary licenses secured loans against personal property (Pawnbroker) separately from buying used goods for resale (Used Merchandise) — and pawn shops must sit at least 400 metres apart.
Report To LEADS gives you a place to keep transaction records and produce a report, built around what the bylaw generally addresses. Knowing which requirements apply to your shop is your responsibility — this page is general information, not legal advice. $49/month CAD, price locked for 5 years.
What The Bylaw Addresses
A separate licence for taking personal property as security against a loan.
A separate licence category for buying used goods outright for resale.
A separation distance between pawn shops, part of measures addressing clustering of pawn shops and payday lenders.
Calgary's published fee schedule lists a Pawnbroker licence fee for new applications and renewals — confirm current amounts directly with the City.
The Same Counter Routine
One scan fills the customer's name, address, and identification. Webcam grabs the ID photo. Repeat customers: already on file.
Item, brand, model, serial, photos. Receipt prints, and the register keeps a permanent, searchable record on its own.
A report is ready whenever Calgary Police wants it — and where they use LEADS Online, it's already there.
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Use Report To LEADS on your PC, Mac, cell, or tablet. Internet down? Keep working without it. Report To LEADS syncs up when reconnected — any webcam for photos, any 2D barcode scanner for IDs. Where Calgary Police uses LEADS Online, the report submits there automatically.
Asked & Answered
General information sourced from public records — not legal advice. Confirm current requirements with the City of Calgary and Calgary Police Service.
Bylaw 32M98 addresses a Pawnbroker licence for secured loans against personal property, and a separate Used Merchandise licence for buying used goods for resale. A 400-metre separation distance between pawn shops has also applied since 2015. Confirm current requirements with the City of Calgary.
Not confirmed from any Calgary or Calgary Police Service source found. Confirm directly with CPS which system currently applies to your shop.
Where Calgary Police uses LEADS Online, yes — automatically. Where they don't, or where you're unsure, Report To LEADS gives you a complete, exportable report ready to deliver however they currently accept it.
No new habits to learn: scan the ID, ring the transaction, walk away. The register keeps itself and a report is ready whenever you need it.
No. The price is guaranteed not to increase for 5 years.
Who's Behind It
Report To LEADS runs on the same platform as PawnSmarts, full pawn-management software already in shops across North America, including Manitoba, since 2005.
If the shop ever needs full loan management — renewals, redemptions, layaway — the upgrade to PawnSmarts is a plan change on the same account.
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Data entered during the trial period is retained even if Report To LEADS is removed from your computer. Where Calgary Police uses LEADS Online, reports submit there automatically.