Data sources and licences

Listings are compiled from the open datasets below, then corrected and extended by business owners. Each listing's page says which sources its details came from.

Open Database of Businesses (Statistics Canada)

A national compilation of municipal and provincial business licence records (version 1.0, November 2023; source data collected in 2022). Records reflect when the source data was collected and may be out of date. Each municipal source carries its own open licence, listed below.

Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada

Attribution: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Statistics Canada does not endorse this site.

Last imported 2026-10-16

OpenStreetMap

Phone numbers, websites, opening hours and locations mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers. The OpenStreetMap-derived data in this directory is available under the ODbL on request.

Licence: Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0

Attribution: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Last imported 2026-10-16

OpenStreetMap data (ODbL)

Details that came from OpenStreetMap — phone numbers, websites, opening hours and locations — form a database derived from OpenStreetMap and are available under the Open Database License. To request a copy of the OpenStreetMap-derived data in this directory, contact us. Corrections are best made on OpenStreetMap itself, so everyone benefits.

Municipal sources in the Open Database of Businesses

Statistics Canada compiled these municipal and provincial datasets. Each is used under its own open licence.

This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by Statistics Canada, any municipality, or the OpenStreetMap Foundation.