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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farris LLP · Andrea C. Akelaitis Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-09 |
| Travelers Canada · St Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2301, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Insurance Services | 2026-03-13 |
| Miller Thomson LLP · (Larissa Leong) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2200, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-03-12 |
| Surge Copper Corp | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 888, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Business Support Services | 2026-03-11 |
| FLSmidth Ltd | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 650, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Mining Services | 2026-02-13 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · (Scott Harcus) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2026-02-03 |
| Waterstone Partners Inc | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 3030, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1A1 | Business Support Services | 2026-02-02 |
| Lisa Sim Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2200, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-28 |
| Parking Corporation of Vancouver | 700 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Parking Area / Garage | 2026-01-20 |
| Cansure / Beacon / i3 Underwriting Services / Totten Insurance Group Services / SPG Canada | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1488, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1A1 | Insurance Services | 2026-01-20 |
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower Branch Pac Centre | 700 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1A2 | Financial Institution | 2026-01-15 |
| Farris LLP · Kevin Smith Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Blue Coast Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Mike Wagner Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Andrea E. Frisby Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Michelle Moriartey Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · (Ryan McCracken) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · (Isabel Romeral) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Daniel J Everall (Daniel Everall) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Tevia R M Jeffries Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Todd R Bell Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Erica C Miller (Erica Miller) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Plissken Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · (Yun Li) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Mark W Chu (Mark Chu) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Brendan J Piovesan (Brendan Piovesan) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · James R Matthews (James Matthews) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Timothy Louman-Gardiner (Timothy Gardiner) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Matthew W Pierce (Matthew Pierce) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Pamela E Sheppard Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · (Nicholas Hooge) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · (Alexander Mitchell) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Stephanie J Daniels Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Nikki Lyn Charlton (Nikki Charlton) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Duncan J Reid Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Bo Rothstein Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · J Sujir Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Peter Roth Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Rebecca M Morse Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · David J Selley Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Ludmila B Herbst (Ludmila Herbst) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Jeffrey J Kay Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Brian Canfield Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Marylee A Davies (Marylee Davies) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Maria McKenzie Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Semper Fidelis Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Gordon A Love Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Michael Hugh Korbin (Michael Korbin) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · (Dean O'Leary) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · James P Hatton Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Farris LLP · Robert S Anderson (Robert Anderson) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-14 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · Wade Winkler Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-13 |
| Farris LLP · Mitchell Gropper QC Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1900, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Legal Services | 2026-01-13 |
| Farris LLP · Jeffrey S. Glasner Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-12 |
| (Sean Galloway) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-12 |
| (Wayne Fernandes) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2500, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-12 |
| Miller Thomson LLP · (Bryan Millman) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2200, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2026-01-09 |
| Major Rock · Great Canadian Railtour Company Ltd | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 3005, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Business Support Services | 2026-01-07 |
| Cushman & Wakefield Asset Services ULC | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 1200, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Real Estate Services | 2025-12-30 |
| Canadian Broacast Sales · Joanne Yu & Gerry MacKrell | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2100, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Business Support Services | 2025-12-19 |
| Atlas Capital Corp | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 630, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B6 | Business Support Services | 2025-12-18 |
| 681983 BC Ltd | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Brokerage Services | 2025-12-11 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · Jason R. Kostyniuk Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-11 |
| Hollis A. Bromley Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-11 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · Lisa N Mackie Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-11 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · Derek A. Frenette Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-11 |
| Todd R Davies Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-11 |
| Bruno De Vita Professional Law | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-11 |
| Michael A Watt Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-11 |
| David T McKnight Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-11 |
| Karen R Zimmer Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-11 |
| (Christine York) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-11 |
| Robert M McLennan Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-11 |
| 616303 BC Ltd | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2950, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Business Support Services | 2025-12-11 |
| The Futura Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2970, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1A1 | Business Support Services | 2025-12-11 |
| Bell World · Bell Distribution Inc | 700 W Georgia St, Unit Z005, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1E8 | Retail Dealer | 2025-12-10 |
| SMM Gold Cote Inc | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 818, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1A1 | Mining Services | 2025-12-08 |
| Sumitomo Metal Mining Canada Ltd | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 818, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1A1 | Mining Services | 2025-12-08 |
| Smm Resources Incorporated | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 818, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Business Support Services | 2025-12-08 |
| Fido 5731 · Rogers Communication Canada Inc | 700 W Georgia St, Unit RM-18, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Retail Dealer | 2025-12-05 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · Aubrie U. Girou Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · Sunjeet S Deol (Sunjeet Deol) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V71 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · Mary B Hamilton (Mary Hamilton) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · Michael J Nadeau Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · Dianna S Hwang Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Antoine Gariepy Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · Ingrid M Tsui Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · Jason D Lattanzio Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Patrick S Cleary Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Michael A Dery Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Loren D Mallett Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| David A Garner Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| 683813 BC Ltd | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Christopher E Hirst Professional Law ULC | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Darryl G Pankratz Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Jeremy M Poole (Jeremy Poole) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Joseph P Cahan Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Judy A Rost Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Judi P Kennedy Professional Law Corporation | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP · (Laura Hanson) | 700 W Georgia St, Unit 2700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8 | Legal Services | 2025-11-29 |