Business licences
This dataset includes business licence records from 2024 onwards with the new categories (BusinessType). Under Licence By-Law No.4450, a valid business licence is required in order to operate a business in the City of Vancouver. 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. Note Effective May 6, 2024, the City streamlined its business licence categories, consolidating over 500 categories into fewer than 100. While data from before this date will remain accessible, this dataset post-May 6 is organized according to the new, streamlined categories. Learn more about this update Business licences | City of Vancouver . All existing business licences are transitioned automatically into the new categories. Some business licence categories retained the same name. Business owners will renew their licence at the end of each year and may select a different category from the one they were sorted into. New businesses applying for a licence after the update will also select from the updated categories. Business licence records from 2013 to 2024, up to May 3, 2024, with their original categories…
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- 2026-09-07