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.
| 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. |
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:
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| Business Name | Address | Business Type | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Wenyan Shen) | 2851 Heather St, Unit 301, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | 2019-03-22 |
| Allison Y Ye & Allen Y Ye | 2851 Heather St, Unit 502, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | 2019-05-09 |
| Karen P Louie and Robert J Beveridge | 2851 Heather St, Unit 715, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | 2019-04-08 |
| Yiu T Au Yeung & Suet M Au Yeung Leung | 2851 Heather St, Unit 212, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | 2019-03-11 |
| (Michelle Aspinall) | 2851 Heather St, Unit 713, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | 2019-01-31 |
| (Bernice Lee) | 2851 Heather St, Unit 809, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | 2019-01-03 |
| Elain Y L Cheng (Elain Cheng) | 2851 Heather St, Unit 807, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | 2019-01-02 |
| (Takako Suzuki) | 2851 Heather St, Unit 201, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | 2018-12-24 |
| (Masashi Amemiya) | 2851 Heather St, Unit 812, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | 2018-12-24 |
| Mi Casa Design Ltd | 2851 Heather St, Unit 209, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | 2018-12-15 |
| Herbert Maretz & Theresa Maretz | 2851 Heather St, Unit 701, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | 2018-11-29 |
| Yamona Kalyanpur & Vasant Kalyanpur | 2851 Heather St, Unit 305, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Apartment House Strata | |
| myDanceCoach · John Michael Sotto Joel Marasigan (John Marasigan) | 2851 Heather St, Unit 1008, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A2 | Computer Services | |