COVID-19 (Coronavirus) update
Business licences
The Business Licence Offices are currently closed for in-person visits. Use email, mail, or online services (if available):
- Submit your business licence application by mail or email
- Renew your business licence online
- Customers enquiries, email licenceoffice@vancouver.ca
What you need to know
If you are taking over an existing business:
- Your new business must be the same type of business as the existing business; for example, an existing restaurant's business licence can only be transferred to a new restaurant
- The business licence can only be transferred once per calendar year
You cannot transfer over a home-based business licence.
Steps to transferring a business licence
Contact the business licence offices
Location to pay only:
Revenue Services
Ground Floor, City Hall
453 West 12th Avenue
Hours:
Monday to Friday
8:30am to 5pm
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