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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Healthcare Centre (BC) Inc - W Hastings · Harrison Healthcare (BC) Inc | 900 W Hastings Street, Unit 800, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Health Care Facility | 2024-11-19 |
| Bayridge Capital Corp | 900 W Hastings, Unit 700, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2005-12-02 |
| Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 300, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Mining Services | |
| Govan Brown Ltd | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 200, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | General Contractor | 2025-01-02 |
| Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 600, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Business Support Services | 2024-12-18 |
| Pomerleau Bc Inc. | 900 W Hastings Street, Unit 1100, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | General Contractor | 2024-12-11 |
| Pomerleau Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1100, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | General Contractor | 2024-12-11 |
| OMD Canada | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1210, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Business Support Services | 2024-12-04 |
| Boyden Canada (West) Inc. | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1400, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Personal Services | 2024-12-02 |
| Bridgehouse (Canada) Management Corp | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 900, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Real Estate Services | 2024-11-28 |
| Cross Fraser Partnership | 900 W Hastings Street, Unit 1100, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | General Contractor | 2024-11-20 |
| Hut 8 High Performance Computing Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit B1, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Information Communication Technology | 2024-11-19 |
| BL Associates Corporate Psychologists Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1400, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Consulting and Management Services | 2024-11-18 |
| Civic Legal LLP · Michael W Moll (Michael Moll) | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 710, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Legal Services | 2024-11-18 |
| Civic Legal LLP · Sonia Maninder Sahota (Sonia Sahota) | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 710, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Legal Services | 2024-11-18 |
| Civic Legal LLP · (Pamela Jefcoat) | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 710, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Legal Services | 2024-11-18 |
| Ink LLP · Ink Law Corporation | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1200, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Legal Services | 2024-11-15 |
| Lithium Americas Corp | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 400, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2024-02-16 |
| Boyden Vancouver Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1400, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Personal Services | 2023-11-29 |
| Seastone IP LLP | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 900, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2022-11-28 |
| Seastone IP LLP · Mathew D Brechtel Law Corporation | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 900, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2022-06-14 |
| Fundever Market Solutions Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 720, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Computer Services | 2022-01-11 |
| Catlin Canada Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1200, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2021-12-24 |
| Terago Networks Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit B1, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Telecommunications | 2021-11-26 |
| CareCru Incorporated | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 310, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Computer Services | 2019-12-09 |
| Vancity Investment Management Limited | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 300, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Financial Services | 2019-01-08 |
| NYK Bulk and Projects Carriers (North America) Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1100, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Moving/Transfer Service | 2018-01-30 |
| Lunny Atmore Management Corp | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 900, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2017-12-13 |
| Civic Legal LLP · Pamela Jefcoat & Sonia Sahota & Rina Thakar | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 710, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2017-11-20 |
| GCM Capital Management Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 600, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2015-11-25 |
| Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 200, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2014-11-20 |
| Saga Forest Carriers (Intl) AS | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 710, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2013-11-26 |
| Worldlink (Canada) Resources Limited | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1120, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Wholesale Dealer | 2012-12-17 |
| Chanel Boutique Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Floor 1st, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Retail Dealer | 2011-03-01 |
| Maclaren Mccann Canada Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1000, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2010-01-08 |
| Canacemal Investment Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1101, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2009-02-27 |
| Bayridge Capital Corp | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 500, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2008-12-17 |
| Real Assets Investment Managment Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1200, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2006-06-27 |
| Intrawest Corporation | 900 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2006-01-25 |
| Hunter Voith · J J L Hunter (J Hunter) | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1200, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2006-01-10 |
| Fireswirl Systems Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 710, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Computer Services | 2005-11-25 |
| Shandwick Canada Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Floor 10th, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2003-01-30 |
| Robert C Strother (Robert Strother) | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1200, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2002-02-15 |
| Photochannel Networks Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 800, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2001-03-16 |
| Berlitz Canada Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 400, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Instruction | 2001-03-01 |
| Viewpoints Research Ltd | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 702, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 2000-01-19 |
| Adrian Resources Ltd | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 900, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | 1998-04-01 |
| Strategex Group Chartered Accountants · (Lakhwinder Multani) | 1075 W Georgia St, Unit 520, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Financial Services | |
| Civic Legal LLP · Adrienne Georgette Atherton (Adrienne Atherton) | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 710, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Interex Forest Products Ltd | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1201, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Acciona Facility Services Canada Limited | 900 W Hastings St, 600, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Janitorial Services | |
| FleishmanHillard HighRoad Corp | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1210, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Consulting and Management Services | |
| Unison Construction Management Ltd | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 200, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Contractor | |
| Civic Legal LLP · Rina Rajendra Thaker (Rina Thakar) | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 710, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Saga Welco AS | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 2310, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| B Leiren Associates Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1400, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| ACGI Shipping Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1100, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| (James Thekkakara) | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 720, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Electrical Contractor | |
| NHT Enterprises Corp | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 500, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Baina Mining Corp | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 500, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Caiterra International Energy Corporation | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 500, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Syntaris Power Corp | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 500, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Maureen Baird Law Corporation | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 900, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Julien A Dawson Law Corporation | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 900, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| David Lunny Law Corporation | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 900, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Intrawest ULC | 900 W Hastings St, Floor 8th & 9th, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Export Ventures Group Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 500, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| HC Ritchie Clark Law Corporation | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 900, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Davis & Company · Matt S Bingham (Matt Bingham) | 300 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Inhance Investment Management Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1200, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Ventures West Management V Inc | 999 W Hastings St, Unit 400, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Weber Shandwick Worldwide (Canada) Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Floor 10th, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Anglo Canadian Shipping Company Limited | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1100, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Sentinel Hill Management Corporation | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 1200, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Kingsley Navigation Ltd | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 600, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Contact Canada Holidays Inc | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 777, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Office | |
| Geologistics Co | 900 W Hastings St, Unit 500, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 | Moving/Transfer Service | |