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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icelandic Residence · The Icelandic Care Home HOFN Society | 2020 Harrison Drive, Vancouver, BC V5P 0A1 | Long-term Rental | 2023-11-23 |
| RTMC Technical Consulting · (Nidal Alshwawreh) | 1498 E 55th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 0A9 | Office | |
| Perla Acores · (Maria Goncalves) | 1675 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A2 | Janitorial Services | |
| Big Head · Ngai Pan Chau (Ngai Chau) | 1736 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A3 | Contractor | |
| Budget Maintenance Building · (Gurmail Dhaliwal) | 1774 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A3 | Janitorial Services | |
| Casa Miguel · Ming Hung Pan & Wai Chin Ho Pan | 1761 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A4 | Apartment House | 1998-03-25 |
| Mah & Deng Holdings Ltd | 1967 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A5 | Long-term Rental | 2023-11-19 |
| KSC Computing · (Kenneth Cheung) | 1841 E 34th, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A5 | Office | |
| (Frankie Shiu) | 1911 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A5 | Photographer | |
| Blue Sky Comics · (Micheal Peristeris) | 223 W Broadway, Unit 103, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A6 | Retail Dealer | |
| Steve Wong and Raymond Chow | 2005 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A7 | Long-term Rental | 2023-11-30 |
| Karhaus Brake & Muffler · Homeland Auto Repairs Ltd | 2028 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A8 | Vehicle Repair Detailing and Washing Services | 2023-11-22 |
| (Phuong Do) | 2022 E 34th Av, Floor 2nd, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A8 | Residential/Commercial | |
| Khan's Wholesale & Retail Of Food Products · (Ikbal Khan) | 2096 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A8 | Retail Dealer - Food | |
| Karhaus Brake & Muffler · Jaffna Auto Repairs Ltd | 2028 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A8 | Auto Repairs | 2010-01-21 |
| Karhaus Brake & Muffler · Dilansan Aruchunan and Aravinthan Sivanthan | 2028 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A8 | Auto Repairs | 2009-04-30 |
| Legend T-Shirt · (Kulbir Gambhir) | 3487 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A9 | Retail Dealer | |
| Pure Energy Incorporated | 3487 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5P 1A9 | Retail Dealer | |
| Homeworks Entertainment Ltd | 2254 E 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1B1 | Retail Dealer | |
| Servebetter Technology Co · (Jianxiong Chen) | 1686 E 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1B3 | Repair/ Service/Maintenance | |
| Tomy Moving · Tuan Dinh Nguyen (Tuan Nguyen) | 1732 E 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1B4 | Landscape Gardener | 2003-01-23 |
| GH Fried Chicken · 1868 Enterprise Ltd | 2689 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5P 1B6 | Restaurant Class 1 | 2009-12-23 |
| Chen Chen Market · Luyi Canada Enterprises Limited | 5309 Victoria Dr, Vancouver, BC V5P 1B6 | Retail Dealer - Food | |
| Hon Tin Goods & Repairs Ltd | 1895 E 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1B7 | Repair/ Service/Maintenance | 2003-12-05 |
| Chong Hung Construction · Van Hung Nguyen (Van Nguyen) | 1851 E 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1B7 | Scavenging | |
| (Francisco Araujo) | 2159 E 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1B8 | Electrical Contractor | 2003-12-09 |
| Chuan Wuei Educational Consultants Ltd | 2017 E 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1B8 | Office | |
| S & S Drywall Co · (Satwant Randhawa) | 2243 E 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C1 | Contractor | |
| Kozy Development Inc | 2288 E 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C2 | Office | 2002-03-04 |
| Leco Stucco · (Tony Le) | 2262 E 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C2 | Contractor - Special Trades | 2000-02-18 |
| S K Janitorial · Sardar Khan & Nisar Khan | 2268 E 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C2 | Janitorial Services | 1997-03-26 |
| Gamut Construction Ltd | 1695 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C3 | Contractor | 2004-01-19 |
| Tender Lawncare & Landscaping · (Leo Loconte) | 1651 E 36, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C3 | Landscape Gardener | 2004-01-02 |
| Novelty Candies · (Steven Ng) | 1642 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C4 | Wholesale Dealer - Food | |
| Fatboy's Scrap Car Removal · (Lisa Steele) | 1779 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C6 | Junk Dealer | 2003-01-21 |
| Servebetter Technology Co · (Jianxiong Chen) | 1711 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C6 | Repair/ Service/Maintenance | 2002-02-20 |
| (Randolph Blair) | 1845 E 36th Av, Floor bsmt, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C7 | Electrical Contractor | |
| Van Der Lo Holdings Inc | 1996 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C8 | Long-term Rental | 2023-11-28 |
| Fuho Design · (Maria Choi) | 1866 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C8 | Office | 2004-01-21 |
| Samwe Renovation Co · Run Sen Luo (Run Luo) | 1906 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C8 | Contractor | 1999-12-29 |
| Hing Fa Tile · Jian Hua Li (Jian Li) | 1846 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C8 | Contractor - Special Trades | |
| J S Janda Trucking · Jarnail Singh Janda (Jarnail Janda) | 1916 East 36th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C8 | Equipment Operator | |
| Super General Cleaning · Com Van Le (Com Le) | 1956 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C8 | Janitorial Services | |
| Lien Le & Angelo Papa | 1996 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C8 | Apartment House | |
| (Giuseppe Marrello) | 1996 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C8 | Apartment House | |
| El Caracol Mexican Cafe · Maria Lidia Cuellar (Maria Cuellar) | 5190 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Limited Service Food Establishment | 2024-01-30 |
| Hardip Pawa & Surinder Pawa | 2001 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Long-term Rental | 2023-11-21 |
| Canmex Stripping Construction Company · Juan Alejandro Barranco-Vazquez (Juan Barranco-Vazquez) | 2027 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Contractor - Special Trades | |
| Burnaby South College Inc | 2001 E 35th Av, Unit 207, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | ESL Instruction | |
| Praba Building Maintenance · (Prabakaran Aiyadurai) | 2001 E 36th, Suite 301, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Janitorial Services | |
| SCS Acounting & Tax Services Ltd | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 201, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Financial Services | 2010-01-07 |
| Diamond Land International Investment Inc | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 204, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Office | 2009-05-15 |
| VHN Overseas Services Inc | 2001 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Office | 2009-01-02 |
| VHN Overseas Services · Van Hong Nguyen (Van Nguyen) | 2001 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Office | 2007-11-27 |
| Canadian Be-On Consultants Inc | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 203, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Office | 2006-04-10 |
| Call Mary/Counting On Us · (Sandra Gibbs) | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 201, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Financial Services | 2004-06-07 |
| Big-Mac Hand Car Wash · Rolando R R Escobar (Rolando Escobar) | 2001 E 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Auto Washer | |
| A10 Global Trade · Huynh Bich Tien Le (Huynh Le) | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 206, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Office | |
| Compc · Compucolour Services Inc | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 203, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Computer Services | |
| Ghosh Engineering Associates Ltd | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 203, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Office | |
| TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine - Acupuncture · Acuqimed Centre Ltd | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 202, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Acupuncturist *Historic* | |
| ARM Building Maintenance Inc | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 202, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Janitorial Services | |
| Canadian Film Academy Inc | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 207, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Instruction | |
| QGI College · QGI Institute of Technology Inc | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 207, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Instruction | |
| Parhar Worldwide Immigration Services · (Malkit Parhar) | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 205, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Office | |
| Jp · Quoc Quy Phung (Quoc Phung) | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 305, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Scavenging | |
| Compc · (Qian Chen) | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 203, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Computer Services | |
| BC College Of Optics · Theodore J Morse (Theodore Morse) | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 207, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Instruction | |
| ACC International Marketing Ltd | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 204, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Wholesale Dealer | |
| Transcend Computer Solutions · Yi Heng Su (Yi Heng Su) | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 204, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Repair/ Service/Maintenance | |
| NSG Carpet · (Jasbir Gujral) | 2001 E 36th Av, Unit 205, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C9 | Retail Dealer | |
| Tomy Moving · (Tuan Nguyen) | 1966 E 36th Av, Unit B, Vancouver, BC V5P 1C98 | Landscape Gardener | 2001-04-04 |
| Gordon Frith Construction Ltd | 1430 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1E1 | Contractor | |
| Guardwell Service Ltd | 1663 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1E4 | Electrical-Security Alarm Installation | 2004-01-16 |
| One Stop Do All Home & Business Maintenance · Duc Trung Lai (Duc Lai) | 1651 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1E4 | Janitorial Services | |
| (Unadkat Vipul) | 3854 Norfolk St, Burnaby, BC V5P 1E5 | Plumber | |
| G M Demolition & Excavating · (Manjit Chatha) | 1779 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1E7 | Contractor - Special Trades | 1999-09-01 |
| White Lion Forming Selected · Lucio Samuel Martinez Argueta (Lucio Argueta) | 1735 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1E7 | Contractor | |
| Save On Tax · (Yuda Komili) | 1895 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1E9 | Financial Services | |
| Cindy Hair Studio · Shao Ping & Li Shao & Lian Liang | 1988 E 37th Av, Unit 209, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G | Hairdressing Salon *Historic* | 1997-01-03 |
| Sanli Renovation · (Qi-Yi Yu) | 1836 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G1 | Contractor | |
| Oanh Xuan Diep (Oanh Diep) | 2018 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G2 | Beauty Services | 2023-12-16 |
| Jia Xin Pan (Jia Pan) | 2118 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G2 | Bed and Breakfast | 2023-11-22 |
| (Colleen Zhu) | 2028 E 37th Av, Unit 202, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G2 | Apartment House Strata | 2018-11-20 |
| Pak's Garden · Pak Tang Yee (Pak Yee) | 2066 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G2 | Landscape Gardener | 2000-01-12 |
| Renfrew Beauty Ltd. | 2018 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G2 | Beauty Services | 2024-07-29 |
| Margaret Pui Ling Fan (Margaret Fan) | 2018 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G2 | Cosmetologist | 2017-12-29 |
| Alves Construction Ltd | 2215 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G4 | Contractor | |
| Westwind Construction Ltd | 2236 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G5 | Contractor | 2003-12-19 |
| T & N Painting · Nguyen Thin Chi (Nguyen Chi) | 2288 E 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G5 | Painter | |
| CA Kitchen Design · Christina Kai-Fung Chan (Christina Chan) | 1923 E 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G6 | Office | |
| Ocean Nails · Kim Loan Thi Bui (Kim Bui) | 1988 E 39th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G7 | Cosmetologist | 2009-01-02 |
| Great Harvest Ministries Canada | 1986 E 38th Av, Unit 3, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G7 | Community Association | 2008-12-30 |
| Starnail & Skin Care Spa · 0720730 BC Ltd | 1988 E 39th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G7 | Cosmetologist | |
| Lucky Video & Photography · (Sivakaran Sivagnanam) | 1986 E 38th Av, Unit 2, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G7 | Photographer | |
| Vinh Loc La (Vinh La) | 1961 E 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G8 | Janitorial Services | 2004-02-13 |
| Go Global Education & Consulting · (Jiayi Ma) | 2136 E 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1G8 | Referral Services | |
| K Wong Refrigeration & Air Conditioning · (Keith Wong) | 2248 E 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1H1 | Repair/ Service/Maintenance | 2008-02-11 |
| Ian J Stirling (Ian Stirling) | 2204 E 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1H1 | Office | 2004-01-16 |
| Modern House Construction · Chung Kwok Wong (Chung Wong) | 2274 E 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V5P 1H1 | Contractor | |