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Manage your business licence account

Find out how to manage your business licence account.

Transfer your licence

To transfer a business licence, the new business must be the same type of business as the current one. Learn how to transfer a business licence.

Update your account

Update your business name, trade name, mailing address, business address, and licence type on your business licence account.

Close or get a copy of your business licence

Close account
Please tell us if you close your business. It helps us keep our records up-to-date so we don't send you licence renewal notices in the future.

A. Contact us

Contact the Development and Building Service Centre by phone, email, mail, or in person.

B. Provide business licence information

Provide the following business licence details:
- Licence year
- Licence number
- Account number
- Business name
- Business owner name
- Business address
Get a copy of business licence
A. Write request

Request a copy of your original business licence in writing. In your request, include the following information about your business licence:
- Licence year
- Licence number
- Account number
- Business name
- Business owner name
- Business address
B. Submit request and pay fee

Submit your request by either:
- Email: licenceoffice@vancouver.ca
- Mail to Revenue Services
- In person to the Development and Building Service Centre
The fee is $5.

Contact the business licence offices

licenceoffice@vancouver.ca

Location to pay only:
Revenue Services
Ground Floor, City Hall
453 West 12th Avenue

Phone: 3-1-1

Hours:
Monday to Friday
8:30am to 5:00pm

Location to pay and update licence information:
Development and Building Services Centre
Ground Floor
515 West 10th Avenue

Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
8:30am to 4:30pm

Tuesday, Thursday
8:30am to 4pm

Mailing address:
Revenue Services
PO Box 7878
Vancouver, BC V6B 4E2

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