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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCC Balsam Property Limited | 5955 Balsam St, Vancouver, BC V6M 0A1 | Apartment House | |
| Granville Gardens Retirement · Aville Enterprises Ltd | 1550 W 49th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 0B3 | Long-term Rental | 2023-12-19 |
| Eclat Skin Care Aesthetics Inc | 6345 West Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6M 0C1 | Beauty Services | 2024-01-25 |
| Greenway Surgical · Dr Oxana Korj Inc | 6315 West Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6M 0C1 | Health Care Professionals and Services | 2024-01-18 |
| Avenue Academy Ltd | 6325 West Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6M 0C1 | Arts and Creative Instruction | 2023-12-06 |
| Katy P Siu & Peggy P Siu | 2112 W 47th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 0C1 | Apartment House Strata | 2020-10-30 |
| Vancouver College Ltd | 5401 Hudson St, Vancouver, BC V6M 0C5 | Private School or College | 2023-12-11 |
| OT Works · Lori Fraser & Pamela Wright | 1003 W 33rd Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1A1 | Health Services | 2003-11-27 |
| Kwik Kafe Ltd | 1003 W 33rd Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1A1 | Vending Machines | 1999-03-22 |
| Ebbtide · Top Development Ltd | 5751 Yew St, Vancouver, BC V6M 1A2 | Long-term Rental | 2023-12-03 |
| D Dynatron Electric Ltd | 1249 W 33rd Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1A4 | Electrical Contractor | 2004-02-02 |
| Interpacific Consultants Ltd | 1476 W 33rd Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1A5 | Office | 2004-06-01 |
| Markalin Enterprises Ltd | 1530 W 33rd Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1A7 | Office | |
| World Sports Insight Inc | 1055 Dunsmuir St, Unit 400, Vancouver, BC V6M 1B1 | Telecommunications | |
| Demner Consulting Services Ltd | 1870 W 33rd Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1B3 | Office | |
| M W Rogers · (Margaret Armstrong) | 5603 Balsam St, Unit 1004, Vancouver, BC V6M 1B6 | Office | 2002-04-02 |
| Elaine Harman Designs · (Elaine Harman) | 2293 W 33rd Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1C1 | Instruction | |
| Rogue Wave Carpentry · Michael Graham Monk (Michael Monk) | 2278 W 33rd Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1C2 | Contractor | |
| Acu Saw Ltd | 2302 W 33rd Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1C3 | Manufacturer | 2009-01-02 |
| Total Corporate Learning Inc | 2426 W 33rd Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1C3 | Instruction | |
| Baseline C M C · (Robert Freimanis) | 1858 Quilchena Crescent, Vancouver, BC V6M 1C7 | Office | 2003-12-15 |
| Val's Window Works · (Valarie Mcintosh) | 1909 Quilchena Crescent, Vancouver, BC V6M 1C9 | Retail Dealer | 2004-01-08 |
| Alice T Usher Cma | 2002 Quilchena Crescent, Vancouver, BC V6M 1E3 | Financial Services | 2004-01-27 |
| Counsellor Consulting Group · Counsellor Construction Corporation | 2006 Quilchena, Vancouver, BC V6M 1E3 | Office | |
| Edwin S W Kong & Company Inc | 1089 W Broadway, Unit 172, Vancouver, BC V6M 1E5 | Financial Services | |
| Aetaluta Originals Limited | 1919 Linden Road, Vancouver, BC V6M 1E6 | Jeweller | |
| Moore Massage Therapy Clinic · (Eric Mooney) | 1033 Davie St, Unit 409, Vancouver, BC V6M 1E7 | Massage Therapist | |
| Kama Construction Ltd | 2250 W 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1G6 | Contractor | 2004-03-01 |
| Absolutely Fabulous B&B · (Sandra Johnson) | 2278 W 34th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1G6 | Bed and Breakfast | |
| Ching Tung Yee & Deanna Wang Pui Yuk | 1529 W 35 Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1H1 | Apartment House Strata | 2008-11-28 |
| Chicochai Antiques Ltd | 1510 W 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1H2 | Retail Dealer | 2003-12-01 |
| Ohako Sushi Japanese Restaurant · Jinlin Enterprises Ltd | 1414 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6M 1H4 | Dining Lounge *Historic* | |
| (Martin Mache) | 1866 W 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1H5 | Janitorial Services | 2002-02-01 |
| M W Rogers · (Margaret Armstrong) | 1864 W 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1H6 | Office | 2001-03-07 |
| George A & Anne Jack | 1964 W 35th, Vancouver, BC V6M 1H7 | Apartment House | 1998-04-01 |
| Dr. Anthony Salvian Ltd | 2775 Laurel St, Unit 4211 + 4213, Vancouver, BC V6M 1H8 | Health Care Professionals and Services | 2023-12-11 |
| Annex Management Ltd | 2060 W 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1H9 | Contractor | 2006-01-06 |
| Unecon Architecture · (Nicolas Lozovsky) | 2169 W 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1J2 | Office | 2003-12-12 |
| (Hongjun Gao) | 2129 W 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1J2 | Landscape Gardener | |
| Douglas J G Eakins Chartered Accountant · (Douglas Eakin) | 2170 W 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1J3 | Financial Services | 2003-12-30 |
| Vanwil Investments Ltd | 2208 W 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1J5 | Apartment House | 1999-01-18 |
| Orbis Products Inc | 2288 W 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1J5 | Office | |
| Golbel Enterprises Ltd | 2433 W 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1J7 | Apartment House | 1997-02-20 |
| Horti Cubic Holding Ltd. | 1550 W 36th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6M 1J8 | Retail Dealer | 2023-12-19 |
| Auerbach Advisors Ltd | 1949 W 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1K7 | Office | 2011-12-20 |
| Cutting Edge Lawn Care · (Paul Corbett) | 2085 W 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1L1 | Landscape Gardener | |
| (Syd Kelland) | 2191 W 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1L3 | Bed and Breakfast | 2012-12-10 |
| Syd Kelland & Maureen Kelland | 3191 W 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1L3 | Bed and Breakfast | 1999-02-03 |
| Nouveau Creative Displays · (Pauline Hildreth) | 2249 W 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1L4 | Office | |
| Mark's Trucking Inc | 2262 W 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1L5 | Moving/Transfer Service | 2003-12-01 |
| Domenic Drainage Ltd | 2350 W 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1L6 | Contractor - Special Trades | 2004-01-16 |
| Creations · (Leslie Wong) | 2303 W 36th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1L7 | Office | |
| Claymore Development Ltd | 1250 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1M1 | Office | 2004-01-16 |
| Jack's Dining Lounge · Jacob's Ladder Enterprises Inc | 1117 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6M 1M1 | Dining Lounge *Historic* | 2003-12-17 |
| Amalgamated Construction Association Of B C | 3636 E 4th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1M3 | Office | |
| Sketchley's One Hour Cleaners · Devonshire Investments Inc | 1475 W 12th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1M6 | Dry Cleaner | 2012-01-03 |
| Jewellery Studio 2000 · (Boris Kanevsky) | 1972 W 35th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1M7 | Repair/ Service/Maintenance | 2003-11-27 |
| Nu Tech Products · John F Andrews (John Andrews) | 1819 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N3 | Wholesale Dealer | |
| (Peter Brown) | 2079 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Long-term Rental | 2024-02-02 |
| Peter W Brown (Peter Brown) | 2081 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Legal Services | 2024-02-02 |
| J B Preston Law Corporation | 2077 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Legal Services | 2023-11-20 |
| (Yushu Fu) | 2075 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Educational | |
| Ralph E Nay Realty Ltd | 2033 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Real Estate Dealer | |
| Susan's Home Maid Service Limited | 2081 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Building Repair and Maintenance | 2023-12-15 |
| Maum Meditation Centre | 2075 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Community Association | 2012-12-04 |
| Osteoporosis Society of Canada | 2075 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Community Association | 2005-12-07 |
| Spray Clean Chem-Spray · D & S Chem-Spray Ltd | 2075 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Contractor - Special Trades | 2000-02-09 |
| Susan's Home Maid Service Limited | 2077 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Janitorial Services | |
| The Game Plan Enterprises · Life Without Limits Enterprises Inc | 2081 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Office | |
| Osteoporosis Society of Canada La Societe De L'Osteoporose Du Canada | 2075 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Community Association | |
| Vancouver International Chinese Institute · Xi Yi Jin (Xi Jin) | 2075 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Instruction | |
| Skinetics · (Diane Fenby) | 2075 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7 | Special Beauty Culturist *Historic* | |
| (John Markin) | 2104 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N8 | Apartment House | 2013-01-15 |
| Magic Box Hobbies · General Hobby Group Ltd | 2105 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N9 | Retail Dealer | 2023-12-27 |
| Treasure World Market · Treasure World Holdings Ltd | 2105 W 37th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N9 | Retail Dealer - Food | 2000-03-02 |
| Brock Heyes & Fiona Heyes | 2123 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N9 | Apartment House | |
| Comptech Service On-Site · Heung Ling Lam (Heung Lam) | 2175 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N9 | Computer Services | |
| Easy Park Lot 53 · Parking Corporation of Vancouver | 2105 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N9 | Auto Parking Lot/Parkade | 2020-01-11 |
| Bligh Low M D Inc | 2123 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N9 | Apartment House | |
| Formosa Marketing Ltd | 2105 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N9 | Retail Dealer - Food | |
| The Mokosoi Group · (Marlene Tamaki) | 2268 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1P1 | Office | |
| Grunert Imaging · (Kris Grunert) | 2261 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1P2 | Photographer | 2000-06-05 |
| Hartley E Cramer Personal Law Corporation | 2375 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1P4 | Legal Services | 2023-11-22 |
| Anne Marie Dussault (Anne Dussault) | 2451 W 37th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1P4 | Bed and Breakfast | |
| Petit Architect Design for Kids Ltd. | 2490 W 37th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6M 1P5 | Instruction | |
| The Shaughnessy Lodge Ltd | 1023 Douglas St, Vancouver, BC V6M 1P8 | Apartment House | |
| 0908439 BC Ltd | 2115 W 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Arts and Creative Instruction | 2024-05-14 |
| Lyndan Properties Ltd. | 2105 W 38th Avenue, Unit 208, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | General Contractor | 2024-04-12 |
| Gordon R Diamond (Gordon Diamond) | 2167 W 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Long-term Rental | 2024-01-04 |
| Hampton Apartments · Manet Investments Limited | 2155 W 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Long-term Rental | 2023-12-15 |
| Mov-Ento Skating Apparel and Accessories Ltd | 2181 W 38th Av, Unit 902, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Retail Dealer | 2023-12-11 |
| Macdonald Realty Ltd | 2105 W 38th Av, Unit 208, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Real Estate Services | 2023-11-30 |
| Pei-Lun Chang & Jen-Chieh Wang | 2121 W 38th Av, Unit 901, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Apartment House Strata | 2020-10-15 |
| Manyee Lui PREC* · Manyee Lui Realty Ltd | 2105 W 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Real Estate Services | 2024-01-31 |
| Shine Canada · (Yuri Taira) | 2181 W 38th Av, Unit 601, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Consulting and Management Services | 2024-01-04 |
| Westwyn · (Anna Katrich) | 2181 W 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Long-term Rental | 2023-12-13 |
| Platinum Project · Macdonald Platinum Marketing Ltd | 2105 W 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Real Estate Dealer | 2021-12-10 |
| Kerrisdale Academy · Ho Sung Kim (Ho Kim) | 2115 W 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Office | 2003-12-04 |
| Terry Yen Associates · (Terry Yen) | 2121 W 38th Av, Unit 502, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Office | 2003-01-03 |
| Kerrisdale Academy · Ho Sung Kim & Ki Young Kim | 2115 W 38th Av, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 | Office | 2001-08-02 |