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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Grant Thornton) | 1055 W Georgia St, Suite 2800, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N3 | Financial Services | 2006-01-04 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Grant Thornton) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | 2024-12-04 |
| Convertis.com · Grant Thornton LLP | 1040 Hamilton St, Unit 208, Vancouver, BC V6B 2R9 | Office | |
| Grant Thornton Limited | 1055 W Georgia St, Unit 2800, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N3 | Financial Services | 2006-01-04 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Rupert May) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton Limited | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Doane Grant Thornton LLP | 733 Seymour St, Unit 2000, Vancouver, BC V6B 0S6 | Financial Services | 2025-12-22 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Ed Mansfield) | 1055 W Georgia St, Unit 2800, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N3 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Rupert May) | 1055 W Georgia St, Unit 2800, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N3 | Financial Services | 2005-12-14 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Brian Levinkind) | 1055 W Georgia St, Suite 2800, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N3 | Financial Services | 2006-01-04 |
| Destinations · Grant Thornton Limited | 535 Thurlow St, Unit 100, Vancouver, BC V6E 3L2 | Office | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Mark Iwanaka) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | 2025-12-16 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Mark Wentzell) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Donna Diskos) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | 2025-12-16 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Douglas Steele) | 1055 W Georgia St, Unit 2800, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N3 | Financial Services | 2006-01-04 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Jeffrey Foreman) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 5A6 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Robert Riecken) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | 2025-11-17 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Colin Yakashiro) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Brian Levinkind) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · (Douglas Steele) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · SJF Professional Accounting Corp | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · John W Harris Accounting Corp | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Trevor Goetz Professional Corp | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | 2025-12-16 |
| Geode Consulting Group · Alexa Thornton Sandra Sharples & Elizabeth Grant | 2628 Granville St, Unit 224, Vancouver, BC V6H 4B4 | Office | 2002-12-23 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Kay Elizabeth Gray (Kay Gray) | 1055 W Georgia St, Unit 2800, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N3 | Financial Services | 2006-01-04 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Kay Elizabeth Gray (Kay Gray) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · M Donald Thomson (M Thomson) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · W D Bastin (W Bastin) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Mervyn Eric Louis (Mervyn Louis) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Donald George Carroll (Donald Carroll) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Darren Matthew Bank (Darren Bank) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Donald Gregory Williamson (Donald Williamson) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N3 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Trevor James Goetz (Trevor Goetz) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | 2017-12-07 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · David A Rickards (David Rickards) | 1055 W Georgia St, Unit 2800, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N3 | Financial Services | 2006-01-04 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Troy G Melnychuk (Troy Melnychuk) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | 2025-12-16 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Mark J Zastre (Mark Zastre) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Mark J Zastre (Mark Zastre) | 1055 W Georgia St, Unit 2800, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N3 | Financial Services | 2006-01-04 |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Peter C Veerman (Peter Veerman) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Philip H M Ross (Philip Ross) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · David A Rickards (David Rickards) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| Grant Thornton LLP · Patti E Daum (Patti Daum) | 333 Seymour St, Unit 1600, Vancouver, BC V6B 0A4 | Financial Services | |
| RM Consulting · Anne Margarette Padilla Thornton (Anne Thornton) | 128 W Hastings St, Unit 210, Vancouver, BC V6B 1G8 | Social Escort Services | |
| Gall Legge Grant Zwack LLP · Robert W Grant Law Corporation | 1199 W Hastings St, Unit 1000, Vancouver, BC V6E 3T5 | Legal Services | 2025-12-10 |
| Grant Kovacs Norell · Arthur M Grant Law Corporation | 1040 W Georgia St, Unit 930, Vancouver, BC V6E 2Y2 | Office | 2000-01-05 |
| Grant Kovacs Norell · Arthur M Grant Law Corporation | 900 Howe St, Unit 400, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2M4 | Office | 2022-12-21 |
| Grant & sons Home Maintenance · (Grant Khatibijah) | 948 Blue Mountain st, Coquitlam, BC V3J7P9 | Landscape Gardener | |
| Grant's Concrete · Grant Mccorquodale Simpson (Grant Simpson) | 22755 Ballabanian Circle, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 8Z5 | Contractor - Special Trades | |
| Hutchins Grant & Associates · (Peter Grant) | 777 Hornby St, Unit 900, Vancouver, BC V6Z1S4 | Office | 2007-01-04 |
| Hutchins Soroka & Grant · (Peter Grant) | 21 Water St, Unit 501, Vancouver, BC V6B 1A1 | Office | |
| Owen Bird · J H Grant (J Grant) | 595 Burrard St, Unit 2900, Vancouver, BC V7X 1J5 | Office | |
| Treeline Hedge and Tree Service · Tristan Andrew Grant (Tristan Grant) | 3212 E 2nd Av, Vancouver, BC V5M 1G3 | Landscape Gardener | |
| On The Edge Floor Refinishing & Installation · Grant Glen U Chun (Grant Chun) | 2035 Barclay St, Unit 401, Vancouver, BC V6G 1L6 | Contractor - Special Trades | |
| Gourmet Taste Food Products · Grant Allan Sheridan (Grant Sheridan) | 1817 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6G 1E4 | Retail Dealer - Food | 2011-03-29 |
| Grant Q N Meng Barrister & Solicitor · Grant Q N Meng (Grant Meng) | 555 W 12th Av, Unit 498, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3X7 | Office | |
| Vancouver Strategic & Integrated Research · Grant W Duckworth (Grant Duckworth) | 1285 W Broadway, Unit 600, Vancouver, BC V6H 3X8 | Consulting and Management Services | 2025-12-30 |
| Headwaters Mechanical Contracting · Geoffrey Eric Grant (Geoffrey Grant) | 1564 Coleman St, North Vancouver, BC V7K 1W8 | Plumber & Gas Contractor | 2015-12-01 |
| Camillion Studio Productions · John Cameron Grant (John Grant) | 2510 Watson St, Vancouver, BC V5T 1W3 | Studio | |
| Borden Ladner Gervais LLP · Grant Harold Mayovsky (Grant Mayovsky) | 200 Burrard St, Unit 1200, Vancouver, BC V7X 1T2 | Legal Services | 2026-01-06 |
| Test Your Metal Records · Grant Elliot Truesdell (Grant Truesdell) | 2770 E 25th Av, Vancouver, BC V5R 1H7 | Office | |
| PlayNTrade · Grant Clifford Leighton Gillies (Grant Gillies) | 1754 Davie St, Vancouver, BC V6G 1W2 | Secondhand Dealer | |
| Retro Specialty Applicators · Grant J. Raeburn (Grant Raeburn) | 120 3189 King George Highway, Unit 12, Surrey, BC V4P 3J9 | Contractor - Special Trades | |
| PlayNTrade · Grant Clifford Leighton Gillies (Grant Gillies) | 1903 W 4th Av, Vancouver, BC V6J 1M7 | Retail Dealer | |
| Heenan Blaikie LLP · Robert W Grant (Robert Grant) | 1055 W Hastings St, Unit 2200, Vancouver, BC V6E 2E9 | Office | 2002-02-20 |
| GTS Computers · Grant Timothy Sine (Grant Sine) | 4666 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5V 3R7 | Repair/ Service/Maintenance | |
| GMX Express · Grant Brian Murray (Grant Murray) | 1985 Birch Avenue, Squamish, BC V0N 3G0 | Moving/Transfer Service | 2004-03-12 |
| Davidson & Company · Grant P Block (Grant Block) | 609 Granville St, Unit 1200, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1G6 | Financial Services | 2025-11-28 |
| Owen Bird · Jack H Grant (Jack Grant) | 595 Burrard St, Apt 2900, Vancouver, BC V7X 1J5 | Office | |
| Thornton And Ward · (Dan Southern) | 5085 Main St, Unit 306, Vancouver, BC V5W 2R2 | Retail Dealer | 2023-12-19 |
| The American · Thornton Park Holdings Ltd | 926 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2W1 | Liquor Establishment | |
| Natalie Grant Physiotherapy · Natalie R Grant (Natalie Grant) | 2817 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V5K 2A1 | Physical Therapist | |
| Geode Consulting Group · Alexa Thornton & Sandra Sharples | 2628 Granville St, Unit 224, Vancouver, BC V6H 4B4 | Office | 2005-12-06 |
| Elise Kathleen Grant (Elise Grant) | 1510 W 14th Av, Vancouver, BC V6J 2H9 | Cosmetologist | |
| McMillan LLP · Grant Y Wong (Grant Wong) | 1055 W Georgia St, Unit 1500, Vancouver, BC V6E 4N7 | Legal Services | |
| Charles James Grant (Charles Grant) | 500 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2B7 | Ltd Service Food Establishment | |
| T M Grant Capital Corp | 1377 Homer St, Vancouver, BC V6B 3M9 | Financial Services | |
| GTS Computers · Grant T Sine (Grant Sine) | 2128 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5N 2T5 | Retail Dealer | |
| Axworthy Law Group · Grant D Axworthy (Grant Axworthy) | 179 Davie St, Unit 215, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2Y1 | Office | |
| Dr. Grant Woo (Grant Woo) | 6964 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC V5P 3Y8 | Health Services | |
| Dr Grant C Sun | 3380 Maquinna Dr, Suite 103, Surrey, BC V5S 4C6 | Health Services | 1998-03-04 |
| Grant Why Yee Lew (Grant Lew) | 1985 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5N 4A8 | Apartment House | 2006-12-06 |
| Dr Grant C Sun Inc | 3380 Maquinna Dr, Unit 103, Vancouver, BC V5S 4C6 | Health Services | |
| Grant Tomlinson | 8696 Barnard, Unit 206, Vancouver, BC V6P 5G5 | Manufacturer | 2023-11-27 |
| AMG Consulting · (Ali Grant) | 1033 Davie St, Unit 507, Vancouver, BC V6E 1M7 | Office | 2012-01-18 |
| Dr Grant M P Chernick Inc | 1681 Chestnut St, Unit 400, Vancouver, BC V6J 4M6 | Health Services | |
| (Lisa Grant) | 856 Union St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2C4 | Janitorial Services | 2002-12-04 |
| Dorothy Grant Ltd | 138 W 6th Av, Unit 1B, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1K6 | Manufacturer | 2011-01-10 |
| Murray H Grant (Murray Grant) | 650 W Georgia St, Unit 2020, Vancouver, BC V6B 4N7 | Office | |
| Dorothy Grant Ltd | 1656 W 75th Av, Vancouver, BC V6P 6G2 | Manufacturer | 2008-01-07 |
| Dorothy Grant Ltd | 757 W Hastings St, Suite 250, Vancouver, BC V6P 2W3 | Retail Dealer | 2001-02-20 |
| AMG Consulting · (Ali Grant) | 1726 Commercial Drive, Unit 5, Vancouver, BC V5N 4A3 | Office | 2009-01-13 |
| (Raymer Grant) | 601 W Broadway, Unit M-2A, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C2 | Health Services | |
| Geoffrey L Grant (Geoffrey Grant) | 22 E Cordova St, Unit 803, Vancouver, BC V6A 4G8 | Apartment House Strata | 2020-04-22 |
| Dr Grant MP Chernick Inc | 601 W Broadway, Unit 400, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C2 | Health Care Professionals and Services | |
| (Dustin Grant) | 561 Columbia St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4H5 | Beauty Services | |
| Grant Burnell M D Inc | 1455 Howe St, Unit 805, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1C2 | Apartment House Strata | |
| (Grant Tanaka) | 977 Mainland St, Unit 306, Vancouver, BC V6B 1T2 | Apartment House Strata | 2018-11-21 |
| Robert W Grant (Robert Grant) | 1199 W Hastings St, Unit 600, Vancouver, BC V6E 3T5 | Office | 1999-02-04 |
| (Grant Tanaka) | 1055 Homer St, Unit 902, Vancouver, BC V6B 1G3 | Apartment House Strata | 2018-11-21 |
| Dr Grant MP Chernick Inc | 1681 Chestnut St, Unit 400, Vancouver, BC V6J 4M6 | Health Services | 2017-02-20 |
| (Lisa Grant) | 740 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1V7 | Janitorial Services | 2004-02-25 |