Business licences 2013 to 2024

This dataset includes business licence records from 2013 to May 3, 2024 with original 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​​This is a new dataset containing busine​​​​ss licence records from 2013 to May 5, 2024 with original categories (BusinessType). Business licences dataset includes business licence records from 2024 onwards with their new categories (BusinessType).Business licences 1997 to 2012 dataset remains the same.Effective May 6, 2024, the City streamlined its business licence categories, consolidating over 500 categories into fewer than 100.  Learn more about this update Business licences | City of Vancouver.​​Effective April 12, 2018, the business license dataset, including historical data files from 1997 forward to the current year, has been updated for home-based businesses. The City has removed the business address from the home-based business license category.​​ Data currency​This dataset is static. Data accuracy​There is a small chance that a licence number has been used twice. Licence RSN is an unique identifier.Business licences issued to out of town (outside of City of Vancouver) addresses do not have coordinates and will not show up on the map. Not all City of Vancouver addresses have coordinates.A small percentage of businesses are issued with a replacement licence in a displayed year due to changes or when business type names were retired during mid-year.Address data of some selected business types was not disclosed to provide privacy protection.There may be addresses that do not return coordinates in the geoding process. These records will appear in the Table view but not on the Map. Liquor License Application business type does not have Issued Date or Expired Date information because it is interim application for a valid business licence.​​There may be some loss of quality from data entry errors.​​ Websites for further information​​​​Licences and PermitsApply for a business licence​Licence Bylaw 4450Contact Business Licence Office​

本数据集涵盖自2013年至2024年5月3日的温哥华市商业许可证记录，保留了原始类别（BusinessType）。根据许可法第4450号规定，在温哥华市经营商业活动须持有有效商业许可证。商业许可证可通过市许可证办公室获取，并自当年余下时间有效，除非另有说明。请注意，本数据集为新增集，包含自2013年至2024年5月5日的商业许可证记录及其原始类别（BusinessType）。商业许可证数据集包括自2024年起的新类别（BusinessType）的商业许可证记录。1997年至2012年的商业许可证数据集保持不变。自2024年5月6日起，温哥华市对其商业许可证类别进行了精简，将超过500个类别合并为不足100个。了解更多关于此次更新的信息。有关商业许可证的更多信息，请访问温哥华市政府网站。自2018年4月12日起，商业许可证数据集，包括从1997年至今的历史数据文件，已更新了家庭式商业活动数据。市政府已从家庭式商业许可证类别中移除商业地址。数据时效性：本数据集为静态数据。数据准确性：存在极小概率出现许可证号码重复使用的情况。许可证RSN为唯一标识符。针对市外（温哥华市以外）地址颁发的商业许可证没有坐标，因此不会显示在地图上。并非所有温哥华市地址都有坐标。一小部分企业因年中业务类型名称变更或更换许可证等原因，在显示年份内被发放新的许可证。为保护隐私，某些选定业务类型的地址数据未公开。在地标定位过程中，可能存在无法返回坐标的地址。这些记录将在表格视图中显示，但不会在地图上显示。酒类许可证申请类型的业务类型没有发放日期或过期日期信息，因为它是对有效商业许可证的临时申请。可能由于数据输入错误而造成一些数据质量损失。更多信息网站：许可证和许可证申请申请商业许可证许可证法第4450号联系商业许可证办公室。