# Data sources and licences

> The open datasets this directory is compiled from, their licences, and the attribution each requires.

Canonical: https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/about/data-sources

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 Records reflect when the source data was collected and may be out of date.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](https://open.canada.ca/en/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](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)

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](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/contact). Corrections are best made on [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org) 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.

- [Ajax — Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://opendata.ajax.ca/datasets/DurhamRegion::business-directory/explore?location=44.129582%2C-78.898350%2C9.00) - Contains public sector Information made available under the Regional Municipality of Durham's Open Data Licence - [The Regional Municipality of Durham's Open Data Licence](https://www.durham.ca/en/regional-government/resources/Documents/OpenDataLicenceAgreement.pdf)
- [Banff — Business Licences (via ODBus)](https://maps.banff.ca/opendata/) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Banff - [Open Government Licence](https://banff.ca/881/Open-Data)
- [Brampton — Brampton Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://geohub.brampton.ca/datasets/brampton-business-directory/explore?location=43.730712%2C-79.750850%2C10.00) - Contains information licensed under the open data licence of Brampton. - [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- [Burnaby — Business Licences (via ODBus)](https://data.burnaby.ca/pages/open-government-licence) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia. - [Open Government Licence](https://data.burnaby.ca/pages/open-government-licence)
- [Caledon — Caledon Business Directory 2018 (via ODBus)](https://data.peelregion.ca/datasets/caledon-business-directory-2018/explore?showTable=true) - Contains public sector Information made available under The Regional Municipality of Peel's Open Data Licence - Version 1.0. - [UK Government's Open Government Licence](https://data.peelregion.ca/pages/license)
- [Calgary — Calgary Business Licences (via ODBus)](https://data.calgary.ca/Business-and-Economic-Activity/Calgary-Business-Licences/vdjc-pybd) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - City of Calgary. - [Open Government Licence -  City of Calgary](https://data.calgary.ca/stories/s/Open-Calgary-Terms-of-Use/u45n-7awa)
- [Cambridge — Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://geohub.cambridge.ca/datasets/KitchenerGIS::business-directory/explore?location=43.431511%2C-80.473736%2C12.77) -  Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - The Corporation of the City of Kitchener. - [Open Government Licence](https://geohub.cambridge.ca/datasets/KitchenerGIS::business-directory/explore?location=43.431492%2C-80.473736%2C12.77)
- [Chestermere — Businesses (via ODBus)](https://data-chestermere.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/businesses-2/explore?location=51.036600%2C-113.824000%2C13.01&showTable=true) - Contains information licensed under the Open Data License - City of Chestermere. - [Open Government Licence -  City of Calgary](https://www.chestermere.ca/DocumentCenter/View/13563/OPEN-DATA-LICENCE)
- [Chilliwack — Business Licenses (via ODBus)](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2331&odAction=viewItem&odID=142) - Contains information licensed under the open data licence of Chilliwack. - [Open Government Licence](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2391)
- [Delta — Business Licences (via ODBus)](https://www.delta.ca/your-government/municipal-information/open-data-catalogue) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Delta. - [Open Government Licence - Delta](https://www.delta.ca/your-government/municipal-information/open-data/open-data-government-license)
- [Durham (Oshawa, Ajax, Pickering, Whitby) — Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://opendata.durham.ca/datasets/business-directory/explore?location=44.131050%2C-78.898350%2C9.75) - Contains public sector Information made available under the Regional Municipality of Durham's Open Data Licence - [Open Government Licence](https://www.durham.ca/en/regional-government/resources/Documents/OpenDataLicenceAgreement.pdf)
- [Durham Region (Oshawa, Pickering) — Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://opendata.pickering.ca/datasets/DurhamRegion::business-directory/explore?location=44.131050%2C-78.898350%2C10.23) - Contains public sector Information made available under the RegionalMunicipality of Durham's Open Data Licence - [Open Government Licence](https://www.durham.ca/en/regional-government/resources/Documents/OpenDataLicenceAgreement.pdf)
- [Edmonton — City of Edmonton - Business Licenses (via ODBus)](https://data.edmonton.ca/Sustainable-Development/City-of-Edmonton-Business-Licenses/qhi4-bdpu) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - City of Edmont - [Open Government Licence](https://data.edmonton.ca/stories/s/City-of-Edmonton-Open-Data-Terms-of-Use/msh8-if28/)
- [Guelph — Business Licenses (via ODBus)](http://data.open.guelph.ca/dataset/business-licence/resource/c5deda33-3375-4aea-a55f-17b16c490d42) - Contains information provided by the City of Guelph under an open government license - [City of Hamilton's Open Data Licence](http://data.open.guelph.ca/pages/open-government-licence)
- [Hamilton — Licensed Second Hand Shops (via ODBus)](https://open.hamilton.ca/datasets/b1f09efe93a549d3b3f600d1d93b5305_12/explore) - Contains public sector Data made available under the City of Hamilton's Open Data Licence - [City of Hamilton's Open Data Licence](https://www.hamilton.ca/city-initiatives/strategies-actions/open-data-licence-terms-and-conditions)
- [Kelowna — Business Licence (via ODBus)](https://opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/f2c521d63ecc46e3a704f38ad79fbbbc_8.geojson) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - City of Kelowna - [Open Government License of Kelowna](http://apps.kelowna.ca/images/opendata/opengovernmentlicence.pdf)
- [Kitchener/Waterloo — Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://geohub.cambridge.ca/datasets/KitchenerGIS::business-directory/explore?location=43.431239%2C-80.473736%2C11.00) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - The Corporation of the City of Kitchener - [Open Government License - The Corporation of the City of Kitchener](https://www.kitchener.ca/en/council-and-city-administration/open-data-licence.aspx)
- [Langley — Business Licenses (via ODBus)](https://data-tol.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/business-licenses/explore?location=49.097898%2C-122.569883%2C11.00) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government License - Township of Langley. - [Open Government License - Township of Langley](https://www.tol.ca/connect/talk-to-us/freedom-of-information/open-data-license/)
- [Maple Ridge — Business Licences (via ODBus)](https://opengov.mapleridge.ca/datasets/business-licences/explore?location=49.235000%2C-122.545000%2C11.76&showTable=true) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Maple Ridge - [Open Government Licence - Maple Ridge](https://opengov.mapleridge.ca/pages/open-government-licence)
- [Mississauga — 2019 Mississauga Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/f8fa454b6c2d4b1f99a0b51149e2afc1_0.geojson) - Contains information licensed under the open data licence of Mississauga. - [Custom](http://www5.mississauga.ca/research_catalogue/CityofMississauga_TermsofUse.pdf)
- [Moncton — Pharmacies (via ODBus)](https://open.moncton.ca/datasets/pharmacies/explore?location=46.092990%2C-64.785448%2C12.68&showTable=true) - Contains information licensed under the open data licence of Moncton. - [Open Government Licence](https://ago-item-storage.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/3ec310926cbd436cbaa609d8ee9fac15/Open_Data_Terms_of_Use.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAwaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJIMEYCIQCAdW%2Bag2UJXkrHPQH%2BrLi%2FNNPneGBq%2BkOzIFdY%2By%2FqyAIhAMEdtTZ2pqazx8FE7lsk3tvIMwSKdZxeBJ97AQEAks3tKoMECMX%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQABoMNjA0NzU4MTAyNjY1IgxK%2BkPSVpdRdQEV%2Fcwq1wMoLNv5Oqpdi%2BKbtXaVqt5PVe%2BNuO74Dku8vxIWorVwOVkhHLw1j9xlXFhYEoHVXnbdfjXdpO1JE4xaPUpv7P5wIP3epNOsiPDz2lyZaVgbGciBx3KyqJ%2B3CMuO5%2BqJlFfU3a2OsdI5RKRZMOD6rZmMs8wCtUfEYW3XfDjcc3fQEnMRvBsW9ACh4HTWlyHU7D1%2FWA1NlappMu0qFuSYm9nQfcXY9EmDSsS4aEDIyDeVGOGjS3LNaqzsDQqx82eAFZnd1v7%2BGBO0182Ik9I5Zbqo1jN1VZPfRN284rqCAsU95zo%2BP21NGNKLAnIU0xcTPd3b9%2BVBdzs3IUbF6ZaMqGZgBUt9ctBLFNppDSCQb4bNrWgcs%2FtHRqLK4Nd57w1FGFmpAq87yaTFY19ocm%2Bu0gGOAk0aeu1ihws4QtY%2B12%2BmHdsyy9E%2BYjO8hOp%2Bc4utSUExjTLcaGydxCxchveYlZ9GhiKqWiFLqutWQhZNL%2BwbEb04UPS0J%2FGH5csPeq7GHz7YRwAuQ27BiVDB3V4SIqDbflvCqhhkv7I4Qi79gmseXewGKnu4rDjWQdk5HCrddYxmADLwHxtYuDiJCHeZmSGgk1%2FUs9WYx1jS%2F%2FIQBBfy3b96SOJYKmkw9t7ajAY6pAFgjdaIMyNTraXpqkja443w0r6BKp9VtaIHgc9mrxl4i5XypAVYBHXvbtQKpAnc7u74ShGfBfkQI1eJMKsFf4ofaeN5qkkLLKiU6w2edrtIbArcB5RT1pbHigE7%2F7z2tr7dWoBXyEC8UmdDMjO6jxYKEQMs0FEATg3X%2FwxFhWKdP9kecXRzZWh%2BqkukycGH9qbyHzkd2I%2BQtXxMAHKOR2PTQrom1g%3D%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20211118T204555Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAYZTTEKKERCR5V7F5%2F20211118%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=1031a04a5935401192056b030c256cfda974db29d168ca94628ae49000d13d83)
- [N/A — BC Winery Locations (via ODBus)](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/1d21922b-ec4f-42e5-8f6b-bf320a286157/resource/ba973b76-072e-4e68-94b7-b7501a9438b5/download/webwinery2017-11-21.csv) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia - [Open Government Licence](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/open-data/open-government-licence-bc)
- [N/A — Ontario Environment Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/ontario-environment-business-directory) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Ontario. - [ King's Printer for Ontario, 2022.*](https://www.ontario.ca/page/copyright-information-c-queens-printer-ontario)
- [Nanaimo — Business Licenses (via ODBus)](https://www.nanaimo.ca/open-data-catalogue/DataBrowser/nanaimo/BusinessLicences) - Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence - Nanaimo - [Open Government Licence - Nanaimo](https://www.nanaimo.ca/your-government/maps-data/open-data-catalogue/open-data-catalogue-licence)
- [New Westminster — Business Licenses (Non-Residents) (via ODBus)](https://opendata.newwestcity.ca/datasets/business-licenses-nonresidents/explore) - Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence - City of New Westminster. - [Open Government Licence](http://opendata.newwestcity.ca/licence)
- [Ottawa — Street Food Vendors (via ODBus)](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/street-food-vendors/explore?location=45.398751%2C-75.710140%2C3.83&showTable=true) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - City of Ottawa. - [Open Government Licence - City of Ottawa](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/open-transparent-and-accountable-government/open-data#open-data-licence-version-2-0)
- [Peel — Business Establishments (via ODBus)](https://data.peelregion.ca/datasets/business-establishments/explore) - Source: Statistics Canada, name of product, reference date. Reproduced and distributed on an as is basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. - [Open Government Licence](https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/reference/licence)
- [Port Moody — Business Licenses (via ODBus)](https://data.portmoody.ca/datasets/b82634bcf4b247cebaa3096a487ba6f8_0/explore) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Port Moody. - [Open Government Licence](https://www.portmoody.ca/en/city-hall/open-data-terms-of-use.aspx)
- [Prince George — Business License (via ODBus)](https://data-cityofpg.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/business-license-1/explore) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government License - City of Prince George. - [Open Government Licence - Nanaimo](https://pgmapinfo.princegeorge.ca/opendata/CityofPrinceGeorge_Open_Government_License_Open_Data.pdf)
- [Saint John — Grocery Stores (via ODBus)](https://catalogue-saintjohn.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/grocery-stores/explore?location=45.278564%2C-66.049994%2C12.00&showTable=true) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - City of Saint John 
- [Squamish — Business License Annual 2021 (via ODBus)](https://data.squamish.ca/datasets/squamish::business-licence-annual-2021/) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Squamish - [Open Government Licence](https://squamish.ca/discover-squamish/maps-and-data/open-data/)
- [Strathcona County — Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://data.strathcona.ca/Business-Economy/Business-Directory/mbdk-4nqc/data) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. - [Open Government Licence - Canada](https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
- [Surrey — Business Licenses (via ODBus)](https://data.surrey.ca/dataset/business-licences) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government License - City of Surrey. - [Open Government Licence](https://data.surrey.ca/pages/open-government-licence-surrey)
- [Toronto — Business Licences and Permits (via ODBus)](https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/municipal-licensing-and-standards-business-licences-and-permits/) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Toronto - [Open Government Licence](https://open.toronto.ca/open-data-license/)
- [Township of Langley — Business Licenses (via ODBus)](https://data-tol.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/business-licenses) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government License - Township of Langley. - [Open Government Licence](https://www.tol.ca/opengovlicense)
- [Vancouver — Business licences 1997 to 2012 (via ODBus)](https://opendata.vancouver.ca/explore/dataset/business-licences-1997-to-2012/information/?disjunctive.status&disjunctive.businesssubtype) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Vancouver. - [Open Government Licence](https://opendata.vancouver.ca/pages/licence/)
- [Victoria — Business Licences - Current Year (via ODBus)](https://opendata.victoria.ca/datasets/business-licences-current-year/explore?location=48.427800%2C-123.358200%2C13.67) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - City of Victoria. - [Open Government Licence](https://opendata.victoria.ca/pages/open-data-licence)
- [Welland — Welland Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://open.welland.ca/datasets/welland-business-directory) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - City of Welland. - [Open Government Licence](https://niagaraopendata.ca/pages/open-government-license-2-0-city-of-welland)
- [Winnipeg — Business Licenses (via ODBus)](https://data.winnipeg.ca/Neighbourhood-Liveability-Property-Standards-Licen/Business-Licenses/d5k3-sfzx) - Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Winnipeg. - [Open Government Licence - Canada](https://data.winnipeg.ca/open-data-licence)
- [Yellowknife — Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://www.yellowknife.ca/en/doing-business/doing-business-open-data.aspx) - Contains public sector Datasets made available under the City of Yellowknife's Open Data License v.1 - [Open Government Licence](https://www.yellowknife.ca/en/discovering-yellowknife/resources/geomatic_services/City_of_Yellowknife_Open_Data_LIcence__Terms_of_Use.pdf)
- [York Region (Markham, Vaughn, Richmond Hill) — York Region 2019 Business Directory (via ODBus)](https://insights-york.opendata.arcgis.com/documents/york::york-region-2019-business-directory/about) - Contains public sector  information made available under The Regional Municipality of York's Open Data Licence - [UK Government's Open Government Licence](https://insights-york.opendata.arcgis.com/documents/york-region-open-data-licence/explore)

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