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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Union Forest Products Ltd. | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Wholesale Dealer - Non-Food | 2025-12-17 |
| Fulmer & Company Investments Inc. | 999 Canada Place, Unit 602, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Financial Services | 2026-01-05 |
| Five Sails Restaurant · GRG Ventures Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 410, Vancouver, BC V6C 3C1 | Restaurant | 2025-12-30 |
| Solaris Resources Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 555, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Mining Services | 2025-12-23 |
| Qualex-Landmark Living Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 670, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Real Estate Services | 2025-12-23 |
| Go Daddy Domains Canada Inc. | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Business Support Services | 2025-12-19 |
| New Mindset Immigration Services Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Business Support Services | 2025-12-19 |
| Indigo Lot # 034 · Indigo Park Canada Inc / Indigo Parc Canada Inc | 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Parking Area / Garage | 2025-12-18 |
| Blockcare Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 522, Vancouver, BC V6C 3T4 | Information Communication Technology | 2025-12-17 |
| Infobip Communications Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 615, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Information Communication Technology | 2025-12-17 |
| Sasaki Gallery · (Terry Sasaki) | 999 Canada Place, Unit 302, Vancouver, BC V6C 3B5 | Retail Dealer | 2025-12-13 |
| Matthew Nathanson Law Corporation | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Legal Services | 2025-12-10 |
| Meadow Gardens Golf Course (1979) Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 527, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Business Support Services | 2025-12-05 |
| Tarek Equipment Supplies Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Consulting and Management Services | 2025-12-02 |
| Australian Pacific Touring (North America) Limited | 999 Canada Place, Unit 530, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Tourism Services | 2025-11-27 |
| Global Mining Management Corporation | 999 Canada Place, Unit 606, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Real Estate Services | 2025-11-26 |
| ACS Management Group Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 677, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Financial Services | 2025-11-25 |
| VXL Canadian Enterprises Limited | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Security Services | 2025-11-25 |
| Village Grief Counselling · Maryam V Khademian (Maryam Khademian) | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Health Care Professionals and Services | 2025-11-25 |
| Nexterra Systems Corp | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Design Services | 2025-11-25 |
| Amit Accounting Services Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Financial Services | 2025-11-19 |
| Ceres Terminals Canada ULC | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Business Support Services | 2025-11-19 |
| Meridian Medicare Clinic · Dr Natasha Chetty Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Health Care Professionals and Services | 2025-11-19 |
| Egon Oldendorff Verwaltungsgesellschaft MBH | 999 Canada Place, Unit 553, Vancouver, BC V6C 3C1 | Logistics Services | 2025-11-17 |
| Victory Antiques · (Victor Chow) | 999 Canada Place, Unit 305, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Retail Dealer - Used Goods | 2025-11-17 |
| Highlander Silver Corp | 999 Canada Place, Unit 555, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Mining Services | 2025-11-17 |
| 688284 BC Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 555, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Mining Services | 2025-11-17 |
| Titan Mining Corporation | 999 Canada Place, Unit 555, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Mining Services | 2025-11-17 |
| Armor Minerals Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 555, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Mining Services | 2025-11-17 |
| Global Migration Network Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Consulting and Management Services | 2025-11-17 |
| LGM Financial Services Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 654, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Business Support Services | 2025-11-17 |
| Mining Plus Canada Consulting Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 504, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Architectural and Engineering Services | 2025-11-17 |
| Muller Brakes America Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 522, Vancouver, BC V6C 3T4 | Wholesale Dealer - Non-Food | 2025-11-15 |
| Hardex Brakes Corp | 999 Canada Place, Unit 522, Vancouver, BC V6C 3T4 | Wholesale Dealer - Non-Food | 2025-11-15 |
| Worldwide Precious Metals (Canada) Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 520, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Wholesale Dealer - Non-Food | 2025-11-14 |
| Itochu Canada Ltd. | 999 Canada Place, Unit 532, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Wholesale Dealer - Non-Food | 2025-11-14 |
| Universal Smoke Shop (No 1) · Jason Park & Minjeong Kim | 999 Canada Place, Unit 150, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Retail Dealer - Food | 2025-11-14 |
| CASM Global Real Estate Corporation | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Real Estate Services | 2025-11-14 |
| Canada Place Business Centre Limited Partnership | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Business Support Services | 2025-11-14 |
| Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services Canada Inc | 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Business Support Services | 2025-11-14 |
| Canada Place Corporation | 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 3T4 | Special Events | 2025-06-27 |
| FlyOver Canada · Brewster Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 201, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Limited Service Food Establishment | 2024-12-17 |
| Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts America Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 300, Vancouver, BC V6C 3B5 | Personal Services | 2024-12-09 |
| Philippine Consulate General | 999 Canada Place, unit 660, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Special Events | 2024-05-27 |
| Inscopix Employment Inc. | 999 Canada Place, Unit 530, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Computer Services | 2024-02-23 |
| Able & Howe Group Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2023-12-12 |
| Micromine Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 532, Vancouver, BC V6C 3C1 | Information Communication Technology | 2023-12-06 |
| Unmask Counselling And Coaching Services Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Health Care Professionals and Services | 2023-12-04 |
| ITOCHU Canada Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 590, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Wholesale Dealer - Non-Food | 2023-11-23 |
| BalloonBox · Balloon Box Technology Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2023-01-18 |
| Turning Point Therapy · Jean D Ledgard (Jean Ledgard) | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3C1 | Health Services | 2023-01-11 |
| InvestX Capital Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 654, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Computer Services | 2022-11-24 |
| Westpark Lot 034 · Westpark Parking Services (2015) Inc | 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC | Auto Parking Lot/Parkade | 2022-01-07 |
| NuData Security · Mastercard Technologies Canada ULC | 999 Canada Place, Unit 504 + 550, Vancouver, BC V6C 3T4 | Computer Services | 2020-05-19 |
| DXI Energy Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 523, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2020-02-21 |
| Fortune World Media Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 485, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2020-02-19 |
| Anhart Foundation | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Community Association | 2019-12-31 |
| Canadian Dragon Trading Company Ltd · 1014445 Bc Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Office | 2019-12-31 |
| Ambrose Holdings · Ambrose Health Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3T4 | Wholesale Dealer - Food | 2019-12-30 |
| Real Estate Webmasters Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 606, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Computer Services | 2019-12-24 |
| Araki Gallery International Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 310, Vancouver, BC V6C 3G3 | Retail Dealer | 2019-12-22 |
| Tri-Union Pulp & Paper Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 519, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Wholesale Dealer | 2019-12-18 |
| Maqna Powertrain Asia Pacific Trading Corp | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2019-12-13 |
| Swiss Trade Co Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 308, Vancouver, BC V6C 3G3 | Retail Dealer | 2019-12-12 |
| Eagon Canada · Eagon Windows & Doors Canada Co Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Contractor | 2019-12-04 |
| Uncle Yos One Stop Shop · Platinum Wealth Builders Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Retail Dealer | 2019-06-25 |
| First Floor North America Centre Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3T4 | Computer Services | 2019-04-03 |
| Canada Wide Hosting Services Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Computer Services | 2019-03-03 |
| Healing Solutions Professional Counselling Services | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Health Services | 2018-12-21 |
| Tianchen Aviation (Canada) Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Office | 2018-12-12 |
| Zongshen (Canada) Environtech Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2018-12-10 |
| Evident Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 750, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Computer Services | 2018-11-26 |
| X10 Networks · X10 Enterprises Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Computer Services | 2018-11-19 |
| Crown Ventures Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 750, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2018-11-13 |
| The Governance Counsel · (David Fushtey) | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Office | 2018-07-13 |
| Bed4Student · Luiz Gustavo Fernandes Ortiz & Tiago Prado Claudino | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Referral Services | 2018-01-03 |
| Cafferata's and Galleria · Cafferata"s Canada Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 312, Vancouver, BC V6C 3B5 | Jeweller | 2017-12-15 |
| NuData Security Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 550, Vancouver, BC V6C 3T4 | Computer Services | 2017-11-23 |
| Arizona Mining Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 555, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2017-11-17 |
| Nimbyx Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 750, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Computer Services | 2017-11-16 |
| Art Vancouver Exhibition | 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC | Exhibitions/Shows/Concerts | 2017-05-08 |
| Canada Jady International Travel Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Travel Agent | 2017-04-13 |
| FlyOver Canada · Soaring Attractions Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 201, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Theatre | 2016-11-09 |
| Canada National Education Center Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Office | 2016-02-05 |
| Stormcloud Network Canada · 1014749 BC Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Computer Services | 2015-12-21 |
| Canada Now · Marcelia G D De Melo & Roberto F Da Silva | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Educational | 2015-07-10 |
| Wildcat Silver Corporation | 999 Canada Place, Unit 555, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2015-03-11 |
| Financial Solutions Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Office | 2015-01-12 |
| Community Builders Benevolence Group | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Community Association | 2014-12-18 |
| Expedia Canada Corp / Corporation Expedia Canada | 999 Canada Place, Unit 404, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E2 | Office | 2014-12-10 |
| Dejour Energy Inc | 999 Canada Place, Unit 598, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2014-12-08 |
| Globe Foundation Of Canada | 999 Canada Place, Unit 578, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Exhibitions/Shows/Concerts | 2014-03-21 |
| Universal Smoke Shop (No 1) · Dae Lee & Chae Lee | 999 Canada Place, Unit 150, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Retail Dealer - Food | 2013-12-09 |
| Southgobi Resources Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 615, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2013-04-29 |
| Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 615, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2013-03-25 |
| Maitreya · (Young-Mi Poole) | 999 Canada Place, Unit 485, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Secondhand Dealer | 2012-12-20 |
| WMM Services Corporation | 999 Canada Place, Unit 654, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2012-12-14 |
| Concordia Resource Corp | 999 Canada Place, Unit 654, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2012-12-14 |
| Western Lithium USA Corporation | 999 Canada Place, Unit 654, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Office | 2012-12-14 |
| Dominion Lending Centres - Innovation Group · West Coast Mortgage & Loan Ltd | 999 Canada Place, Unit 527, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 | Financial Services | 2012-12-14 |