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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borealis Biosciences Canada Inc. | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 450, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Business Support Services | 2024-09-09 |
| Cre Biogen Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 220, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Business Support Services | 2024-08-27 |
| Inceptive Technologies Eh Ltd. | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 125, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Laboratory Services | 2024-07-31 |
| 1-800-Got-Junk · Rbds Rubbish Boys Disposal Service Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 301, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Waste Collection and Hauling Services | 2024-02-26 |
| Shack Shine Home Services Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 301, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Building Repair and Maintenance | 2024-02-26 |
| 02E Brands Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Suite 301, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Business Support Services | 2024-02-26 |
| WOW 1 Day Painting Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 301, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | General Contractor | 2024-02-26 |
| Aspect Biosystems Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 380, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Laboratory Services | 2024-02-08 |
| Celator Pharmaceuticals Corp | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 250, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Business Support Services | 2024-01-31 |
| Genevant Sciences Corporation | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 155, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Laboratory Services | 2024-01-18 |
| Chinook Therapeutics Canada Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 210, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Laboratory Services | 2024-01-08 |
| SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 200, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Architectural and Engineering Services | 2023-12-29 |
| The Firelight Group · Firelight Research Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 430, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Consulting and Management Services | 2023-12-12 |
| Augurex Life Sciences Corp | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 220, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Business Support Services | 2023-11-21 |
| MEC Mountain Equipment Company Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Business Support Services | 2023-11-18 |
| Notch Therapeutics (Canada) Inc. | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 500, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Laboratory | 2023-04-28 |
| Telescope Innovations Corp | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 220, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2023-04-17 |
| SemiosBIo Technologies Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 430, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Retail Dealer | 2022-12-12 |
| Chinook Therapeutics Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 210, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Laboratory | 2022-02-22 |
| Mark Anthony Wine & Spirits · Mark Anthony Group Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Floor 4th+5th, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2021-12-03 |
| Careteam Technologies Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 200, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2021-11-25 |
| Birdhouse Kids Media Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2020-06-16 |
| Plasmastic Technologies Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2020-02-25 |
| Basetwo Media Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Production Company | 2019-12-19 |
| BCTECH Association | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 200, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Community Association | 2019-12-18 |
| Lazymeal · Dezzen Developments Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2019-12-11 |
| Aquinox Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 450, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2019-12-05 |
| Discover Therapies · Trusted Therapies Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2018-12-14 |
| You Move Me · Tracksuit Movers Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 301, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Moving/Transfer Service | 2018-12-07 |
| Nexus Media Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2018-11-27 |
| Elegant Cloud Solutions Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 125, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2018-11-16 |
| Geosim Systems · Geosim Cities Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2018-06-26 |
| Akimbo Creations Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 130, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2018-05-10 |
| Slickspaces · Slick Space Technologies Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 115, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2018-02-26 |
| HeadCheck Health Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 200, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2018-02-22 |
| (Edouard Sitbon) | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2017-12-21 |
| Novelion Therapeutics Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 250, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2017-12-21 |
| Discovery Parks Investments Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 155, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2017-12-04 |
| Starling Minds Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2017-12-01 |
| Phemi Systems Corporation | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 180, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2017-11-27 |
| EDP Software Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2017-11-21 |
| Smart Books BC · Smartbooksbc Financial Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 126, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Financial Services | 2017-11-20 |
| Shift Health Paradigms Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2017-10-18 |
| DIGIBC The Digital Media + Wireless Association of BC | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Community Association | 2017-10-03 |
| Blackcomb Design Automation Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 115, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2017-03-03 |
| Danz Gourmet Personal Chef & Catering Services · Danz Gourmet Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Restaurant Class 1 | 2017-01-05 |
| Silver Chef Rentals Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 160, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2017-01-03 |
| British Columbia Technology Industry Association | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 200, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Community Association | 2016-12-08 |
| QLT Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 250, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2016-12-06 |
| Discovery Parks Realty Corp | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 155, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2016-12-01 |
| Medvoxel Systems Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 115, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2016-11-30 |
| Mark Anthony Properties Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Floor 4th & 5th, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2016-11-24 |
| Bioteq Environmental Technologies Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 125, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2016-11-10 |
| Phemi Health Systems Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 320, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2016-02-17 |
| TalentClick Workforce Solutions Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2015-11-16 |
| Hothead Games Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 350, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2015-11-10 |
| Optigo Networks Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 320, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2015-11-06 |
| Rigid Robotics Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2015-07-06 |
| Fuseforward Solutions Group Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 125, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2014-04-21 |
| Pacific Technology Management Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 155, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2014-01-23 |
| Sustainet Software International Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 140, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | 2012-01-27 |
| Sustainet Software Solutions Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 140, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2012-01-27 |
| Mark Betteridge & Associates (MBA) Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 100, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | 2010-10-28 |
| Ozograin International Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 131, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| Mark Betteridge & Associate (MBA) Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 155, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| Transcona Media Network Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 115, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | |
| Arius Technology Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Wholesale Dealer | |
| Bandai Namco Studios Vancouver Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 128, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | |
| Wimatek Systems Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | |
| Pure Foods Corp | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 430, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| BQE Water Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 125, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| The C2C Food Group Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 430, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| Elevenseven Media Group · Mark Douglas Mountenay (Mark Mountenay) | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 125, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | |
| Kootour Software & Technologies Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Travel Agent | |
| Inception Sciences Canada Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 210, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Laboratory | |
| BLOCKnit Technologies Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | |
| Vteam Labs (Canada) Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | |
| Notch Therapeutics [Canada] Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 500, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Laboratory Services | |
| Anandia Laboratories Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 125, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Laboratory Services | |
| Sea Level Media Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| Leaf 4 Interactive Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| Peqish Food Company Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Restaurant Class 1 | |
| Novelogics Biotechnology Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 220, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| Acuva Technologies Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 131 & 250, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| Foodcouver · Elisabeth Lesperance Charlotte Lindahl & Julia MacCosham | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| VIDA Therapeutics Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 125, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| Whitebox Interactive Incorporated | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | |
| Emberlight Technologies Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 115, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | |
| Dragonfly Instruments Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 155, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| Discovery Parks Holdings Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 155, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Contractor | |
| Backbone Systems and Networks Corporation | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 130, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | |
| Versant Ventures Canada Limited | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 210, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| App Camp for Girls Society of Canada | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 101, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Community Association | |
| Bean Evo · 0929430 BC Ltd | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 115, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Computer Services | |
| Business Alliance Technologies Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 108, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Retail Dealer | |
| Naegis Pharmaceuticals Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 105, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |
| Mingleverse Laboratories Inc | 887 Great Northern Way, Unit 131, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 | Office | |