Vancouver Business Licence

Overview

This dataset includes over one hundred thousands business licences issued by the Business Licence Office of City of Vancouver. Under Licence By-Law No. 4450, a valid business licence is required in order to operate a business in the City of Vancouver. Each business is registered with licence number, licence type, business name, trade name, location, licence issue date and expiration date, etc.

Dataset Information

Subject Business and Economy
Jurisdiction City of Vancouver, Province of British Columbia
Data Provider Business Licence Office, the Development, Buildings, and Licensing Division, City of Vancouver
Source opendata.vancouver.ca
Attribution Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Vancouver.

Dataset Details

All businesses in Vancouver require a licence to operate. This ensures that all business locations are safe and meet land-use requirements. The Business Licence Office issues about 50,000 business licenses and 100,000 permits every year. A business licence can be obtained from the City's Licence Office and is valid for the remainder of the calendar year unless stated otherwise. The Licence By-Law No. 4450 regulates the licensing of business, trade, professions, and other occupations with the City of Vancouver. All persons and companies doing business in the City of Vancouver need to be licensed, including: Each location operated by a business in the city; Persons and companies based out-of-town and doing business in the city; Home-based businesses (for example, professionals working from a home office); Employees do not need a business licence.

This dataset identifies current and previously licensed businesses and trades. The following information are included: business name, business trade name, status, license issue date and expire date, business type, business location, and others. The types of businesses that require a business licence include:

  • Commercial and industrial business: a business based within a building located in a commercial or industrial area of the City of Vancouver as defined in the Zoning and Development By-law.
  • Home-based business: a business based in a dwelling located in a residential area in the City of Vancouver as defined in the Zoning and Development By-law.
  • Out-of-town business: a business being carried on in the City of Vancouver, but with the business office located outside of Vancouver.

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Statistics

The top three business types of Vancouver busineses are Office (18.9%), Health Services (19.9%) and Retail Dealer (7.7%), followed by Restaurant Class 1 (6.1%), Apartment House (6.0%), Ltd Service Food Establishment (5.8%). While the vast majority of businesses are located in Vancouver (93%), there are also significant number of businesses in the neighboring cites such as Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Delta, New Westminster, and Langley. The total number of licenced businesses noticeably decreased in 2020 due to the pandemic; it dropped by about 16% in 2020 (from 57097 in 2019 to 48464 in 2020) and recovered by about 13% in 2021. In 2022, the number of businesses gets recovered, largely attributed to new market opportunities created by the pandemic. We expect to see more businesses being licensed in the upcoming years.

Businesses by Type

Businesses by Type

TypeBusinessesPercent
Office154118.88%
Health Services8109.92%
Retail Dealer6277.68%
Restaurant Class 15016.14%
Apartment House4875.97%
Ltd Service Food Establishment4705.76%
Health and Beauty3033.71%
Financial Services2653.25%
Computer Services2593.17%
Retail Dealer - Food2232.73%
Auto Parking Lot/Parkade2222.72%
Massage Therapist1952.39%

Businesses by City

Businesses by City

CityBusinessesPercent
Vancouver14341493.45%
Burnaby21451.40%
Surrey16041.05%
Richmond12200.79%
North Vancouver9810.64%
Coquitlam5800.38%
Delta4350.28%
New Westminster3460.23%
Langley3380.22%
Port Coquitlam2340.15%
West Vancouver2170.14%
Abbotsford2050.13%

Businesses by Postal

Businesses by Postal

PostalBusinessesPercent
Vancouver, BC V6B1760011.47%
Vancouver, BC V6E111467.26%
Vancouver, BC V6C86965.67%
Vancouver, BC V6A76895.01%
Vancouver, BC V6Z74294.84%
Vancouver, BC V5Z72254.71%
Vancouver, BC V6J67684.41%
Vancouver, BC V5T58943.84%
Vancouver, BC V6H55873.64%
Vancouver, BC V5L50383.28%
Vancouver, BC V5V46063.00%
Vancouver, BC V6K45032.93%

Businesses by Year

Businesses by Year

YearBusinessesPercent
2022154430.98%
2021545573.47%
2020484643.08%
2019570973.63%
2018571713.64%
2017497833.17%
2016507603.23%
2015482643.07%
2014508053.23%
2013522283.32%
2012586113.73%
2011498273.17%

Search Result

Business NameAddressBusiness TypeIssued Date
Aquarius Yaletown Physiotherapy / Aquarius Kinesiology 179 Davie St, Unit 218, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2Y1Health Services2024-03-01
Matthew Butt Kinesiologist · (Matthew Butt) 1100 Melville Street, Unit 110, Vancouver, BC V6E 4A6Health Services2024-03-01
Token Toys · 1440152 B.C. Ltd 1496 Cartwright Street, Unit 170, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Y5Retail Dealer2024-03-01
Jay Jung Architect Inc 930-3025 Lougheed Highway, Unit 159, Coquitlam, BC V3B 6S2Office2024-03-01
T&S Clinic · Wei L Tang (Wei Tang) 2543 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5R 5H3Health Services2024-03-01
A Sea Marine Electrical Ltd 2288 W Broadway, Unit 208, Vancouver, BC V6K 0B3Contractor - Special Trades2024-03-01
Dr. Kyla Leung Inc 650 W 41st Av, Unit 301, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2M9Health Services2024-02-29
Steven Hobkirk Counselling and Consulting · (Steven Hobkirk) 601 W Broadway, Unit 400, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C2Health Services2024-02-29
JDIEP Immigration Consulting Services Ltd 3665 Kingsway, Unit 300, Vancouver, BC V5R 5W2Office2024-02-29
HeartMath Coaching · Sandra C Millan (Sandra Millan) 2760 W Broadway, Unit 210, Vancouver, BC V6K 4M2Office2024-02-29
Grace Code Naturopathic Inc 1168 Hamilton St, Unit 200, Vancouver, BC V6B 2S2Health Services2024-02-29
Hello Goodbye · 1120 Hamilton Street Holdings Inc 1120 Hamilton St, Unit B1, Vancouver, BC V6B 2S2Temp Liquor Licence Amendment2024-02-29
Dilwari Leasing · Front St Leasing LP 3550 Lougheed Highway, Vancouver, BC V5M 2A3Auto Wholesaler2024-02-29
Highroads Medical Clinic · GBL Dunbar Services (2023) Ltd 4588 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC V6S 2G6Health Services2024-02-29
Wellness Talks Health Centre · Wellness Talks - Health Centre Incorporated 402 W Pender St, Unit 604, Vancouver, BC V6B 1T6Health Services2024-02-29
Highroads Medical Clinic · GBL Broadway Vine Services (2023) Ltd 2230 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6K 2E3Health Services2024-02-29
Highroads Medical Clinic · GBL Broadway Cambie Services (2023) Ltd 550 W Broadway, Unit 731, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0E9Health Services2024-02-29
Highroads Medical Clinic · GBL Kerrisdale Services (2023) Ltd 5960 East Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6M 3V4Health Services2024-02-29
(Nicole Weger) 2817 E Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V5K 2A1Physical Therapist2024-02-29
Woodland Physiotherapy · Amanda Rnic Physiotherapist Corp. 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2E8Physical Therapist2024-02-29
Shougang International (canada) Investment Ltd. 3540 W 41st Avenue, Unit 203, Vancouver, BC V6N 3E6Financial Services2024-02-29
647867 British Columbia Ltd. 1611 W 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 1L8Office2024-02-29
Day Plus Cafe & Bistro · A New Look Design Ltd 1725 Robson St, Unit 1, Vancouver, BC V6G 1C9Restaurant Class 12024-02-29
Centurion Hardwood Floors Ltd. 859 E Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1R8Wholesale Dealer2024-02-29
Niu Niu BBQ Restaurant Ltd 2993 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3J6Restaurant Class 12024-02-29
Bing · 1180595 BC Ltd 8185 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6P 4Z6Restaurant Class 12024-02-29
Renzullo Food Market Ltd 1370 Nanaimo St, Vancouver, BC V5L 4T6Retail Dealer - Food2024-02-29
Pulpfiction Bookstore · (Christopher Brayshaw) 2422 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2Retail Dealer2024-02-29
SSA Group · SSA Recruitment Ltd 1228 Homer St, Unit 110, Vancouver, BC V6B 2Y5Office2024-02-29
Glory Juice Co · Glory Organic Juice Company Inc 407 Industrial Av, Vancouver, BC V6A 2P8Manufacturer - Food2024-02-29
Guffo Cafe Ltd 331 Howe St, Vancouver, BC V6C 3N2Ltd Service Food Establishment2024-02-29
Tiger Sugar · Doubleh Trade Inc 589 W Pender St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1V5Ltd Service Food Establishment2024-02-29
Key Dental Clinic West End · Dr K Alavian Inc 1680 Davie St, Vancouver, BC V6G 1V9Health Services2024-02-29
Dr D M Okamura Inc 2635 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1E2Health Services2024-02-29
Dr Quan Lan P Inc 498 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5T 3J9Health Services2024-02-29
Scotiabank · Bank of Nova Scotia 1205 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6E 1C2Financial Institution2024-02-29
Scotiabank · Bank of Nova Scotia 1576 W 41st Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1X6Financial Institution2024-02-29
Downtown Society Fellowship Recovering Alcoholics 2775 Sophia St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3L1Community Association2024-02-29
Irving M Kirsch (Irving Kirsch) 2025 Cornwall Av, Vancouver, BC V6J 1E2Apartment House2024-02-29
Irving M Kirsch (Irving Kirsch) 1450 Maple St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3R9Apartment House2024-02-29
Irving M Kirsch (Irving Kirsch) 1421 Maple St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3S1Apartment House2024-02-29
Irving M Kirsch (Irving Kirsch) 1430 Maple St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3R9Apartment House2024-02-29
Beeta International Education Group Inc. 2096 W 41st Avenue, Unit 130 and 150, Vancouver, BC V6M 1Y8Educational2024-02-28
Quandri Technologies Inc 55 E Cordova St, Unit 604, Vancouver, BC V6A 0A5Computer Services2024-02-28
Physio Logic · (Paige Jackson) 2223 W Broadway, Unit 205, Vancouver, BC V6K 2E4Physical Therapist2024-02-28
Acclaro Management Corporation 1100 Melville St, Unit 830, Vancouver, BC V6E 4A6Office2024-02-28
Vancouver Recital Society 119 W Pender St, Unit 103, Vancouver, BC V6B 1S5Community Association2024-02-28
Robert Allan Ltd 250 Howe St, Unit 400, Vancouver, BC V6C 3R8Office2024-02-28
(Halina Deptuck) 175 E Broadway, Unit 205, Vancouver, BC V5T 1W2Health Services2024-02-28
Autostrada Hospitality Vancouver House · Autostrada Hospitality (Vancouver House) Ltd 1481 Continental St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1R8Restaurant Class 12024-02-28
Pay2day · 2611314 Ontario Ltd 2893 E Hastings St, Unit 150, Vancouver, BC V5K 2A1Money Services2024-02-28
Freshpoint Foodservice · Freshpoint Vancouver Ltd 1100 Venables St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2E2Wholesale Dealer - Food2024-02-28
Arclight Technologies Limited 450 Sw Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC V5X 0C3Personal Services2024-02-28
Eleven 11 Ventures Oshi Nori Inc. 1055 Mainland Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5P9Restaurant Class 12024-02-28
Erbilk Barbershop Ltd 1789 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6G 1C9Health and Beauty2024-02-28
Malband Khudhur & Russel De Vera & Miguel Ortinero 78 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1M7Health and Beauty2024-02-28
Koz Beaute Loft Inc 2929 Cambie St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2V7Health and Beauty2024-02-28
Birks Group Inc 698 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1P1Secondhand Dealer2024-02-28
Wellness Pharmacy No 5 Ltd 5138 Joyce St, Vancouver, BC V5R 4H1Retail Dealer - Food2024-02-28
AdditionAgency · Aramburu Design Inc 638 Kinghorne Mews, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3H5Retail Dealer2024-02-28
Zara Canada Inc 1056 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6E 1A7Retail Dealer2024-02-28
Zara Canada Inc 1052 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6E 1A7Retail Dealer2024-02-28
Brown and Caldwell Consultants Canada Ltd 4710 Kingsway, Unit 2410, Burnaby, BC V5H 4M2Office2024-02-28
The Plastic Bank Recycling Corporation 1333 Johnston St, Unit 350, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9Office2024-02-28
Boyu Education Consulting Ltd 2150 W Broadway, Unit 416, Vancouver, BC V6K 4L9Office2024-02-28
Public Architecture + Design Inc 1495 Frances St, Vancouver, BC V5L 1Z1Office2024-02-28
VanJobs · (Mark Strong) 3003 W 8th Av, Vancouver, BC V6K 2C2Office2024-02-28
Habitat Design & Consulting Ltd 1662 W 75th Av, Vancouver, BC V6P 6G2Office2024-02-28
Holland Home Services · (Pieter Van Der Lee) 8155 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5X 3L2Office2024-02-28
B Collective Homes Inc. 279 Central Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 4A9Manufacturer2024-02-28
Canvas Hair & Nail Salon · 0833612 BC Ltd 1838 W 4th Av, Vancouver, BC V6J 1M3Health and Beauty2024-02-28
Gingeraki Inc 383 Raymur Av, Vancouver, BC V6A 0H1Food Processing2024-02-28
Glasshouse Capacity Services Society 2014 Wall St, Vancouver, BC V5L 1B1Community Association2024-02-28
Trendy Lashes · Thi Anh Tuyet Do (Thi Do) 5174 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC V5P 3V2Beauty Services2024-02-28
Broadway Properties Ltd 4683 Arbutus St, Vancouver, BC V6J 4A3Apartment House2024-02-28
Point Grey Medical Aesthetics · Panacea Kingsway Wellness Inc 4520 W 10th Av, Unit 120, Vancouver, BC V6R 2J1Health and Beauty2024-02-27
Cleopatra Modern Way · (Mekdes Abate) 4906 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC V5P 3T6Health and Beauty2024-02-27
The Headquarter Trading Ltd. 332 Water Street, Unit 205, Vancouver, BC V6B 1E5Retail Dealer2024-02-27
(Yuvil Palacios) 3615 Victoria Drive, Unit 206, Vancouver, BC V5N 0C3Retail Dealer2024-02-27
ViewsML Technologies Inc. 550 Burrard St, Unit 2900, Vancouver, BC V6C 2B5Computer Services2024-02-27
Taisheng International Investment Services Inc. 1200 W 73rd Av, Unit 1100, Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5Financial Services2024-02-27
The Refinery · RRRJ Holdings Ltd 1115 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1M1Liquor Establishment Extended2024-02-27
Cielo Law Corporation 1111 Melville Street, Unit 810, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V6Office2024-02-27
(Colleen Bruce) 888 W 8th Av, Unit 310, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3Y1Health Services2024-02-27
Victory Creative Group Inc. 2230 Yukon Street, Vancouver, BC V5Y 3P2Production Company2024-02-27
Sunbelt Business Brokers Pacific Inc. 625 Howe Street, Unit 215, Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6Office2024-02-27
Vizsla Copper Corp. 595 Burrard Street, Unit 1723, Vancouver, BC V7X 1J1Office2024-02-27
Brandon Watson Physiotherapy · (Brandon Watson) 1578 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5K9Physical Therapist2024-02-27
(Gregory Cugnet) 2221 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6K 2E4Physical Therapist2024-02-27
Cala Counselling · Laura Ruiz Avila (Laura Avila) 2678 W Broadway, Unit 206, Vancouver, BC V6K 2G3Health Services2024-02-27
Leila Maleki Samian (Leila Samian) 488 Drake Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5S9Health Services2024-02-27
CS Pro Home Improvements INC 422 Richards St, Unit 170, Vancouver, BC V6B 2Z4Contractor2024-02-27
Oak 37 Limited Partnership 2342 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G3Office2024-02-27
Tochi Desserts Ltd. 401 Industrial Av, Vancouver, BC V6A 2P8Office2024-02-27
Sci Stenberg College International Inc. 1050 Alberni Street, Unit 250 300 450, Vancouver, BC V6E 1A3School (Private)2024-02-27
Market Alley Meat Limited 1068 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5V 3C6Retail Dealer - Food2024-02-27
Tmg Consulting Inc. 1669 W 3rd Av, Unit 201, Vancouver, BC V6J 1K1Health Services2024-02-27
Little Earth Children's Store Inc 1009 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC V5L 3X1Secondhand Dealer2024-02-27
Netcoins Inc 1130 W Pender St, Unit 220, Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4Money Services2024-02-27
OK Tire · Ark Tires Corp 1006 Sw Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC V6P 5Z3Retail Dealer2024-02-27