Toronto Data Atlas / Generated 2026-05-28

Toronto visualized from every local dataset.

Events, places, people, services, active businesses, historical licence records, wards, sources, and Toronto Open Data coverage in one static dashboard.

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Open Data Status

158,709

City business licence records through 2026-05-27.

Rate-limited API
228,627
Indexed Records
5,495
Events
18,522
Places
29,959
People
18,085
Mapped Places
92
Data Sources

Coverage

Dataset inventory

Events

5,495

Concerts, civic events, tech meetups, food events, and community listings.

TorontoList event scrapers and imports

Places

18,522

Venues, restaurants, cafes, parks, libraries, attractions, and map-ready locations.

OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, local imports, and venue harvests

People

29,959

Creators, founders, academics, developers, companies, artists, and local profiles.

TorontoList people dataset

Directory Services

15,942

Service providers from non-City directory imports.

TorontoList service imports

City Licence History

158,709

Active and cancelled Toronto business licences across the local archive.

City of Toronto Open Data

Archive Chunks

90

Static JSON chunks backing the historical business licence browser.

Generated TorontoList archive

City Licence Atlas

Active vs historical business records

The largest local dataset is the City licence archive: 37,340 active records and 121,369 cancelled records across 18 grouped categories.

37,340
Active / 23.5%
121,369
Cancelled / 76.5%
Food and Drink
42,518 records
9,619 active 32,899 cancelled
Transportation
19,408 records
7,375 active 12,033 cancelled
Retail
29,553 records
7,344 active 22,209 cancelled
Health and Wellness
15,337 records
4,326 active 11,011 cancelled
Automotive
17,164 records
3,166 active 13,998 cancelled
Plumbers
6,217 records
1,865 active 4,352 cancelled
Home Services
9,073 records
1,474 active 7,599 cancelled
Vendors
3,615 records
771 active 2,844 cancelled
HVAC
2,680 records
545 active 2,135 cancelled
Entertainment
1,405 records
326 active 1,079 cancelled
Advertising and Signage
5,765 records
272 active 5,493 cancelled
Finance
187 records
107 active 80 cancelled

Licence History

Issued by year

1946-01-01 to 2026-05-27
1946
1957
1965
1973
1981
1989
1997
2005
2013
2021
2026

Licence Classes

Top raw categories

Eating Or Drinking Establishment 36,397
Take Out Or Retail Food Establishment 26,051
Public Garage 11,706
Personal Services Settings 10,917
Taxicab Owner 9,362
Building Renovator 9,073
Tow Truck Owner 4,983
Noise Exemption 4,960
Temporary Sign Mobile 4,291
Master Plumber 3,268
Driving Instructor (V) 3,224
Sidewalk Cafe 2,410

Deep Archive Mining

Signals from all 158,709 licence rows

90 archive files

Most common licence conditions

SEATING CAPACITY OVER 3016,352
NO SEATING ACCOMMODATION10,616
SEATING CAPACITY UNDER 4010,413
MAILING ADDRESS ONLY9,891
MUST COMPLY WITH CITY/ZONING BY-LAWS9,891
SHARED ADDRESS6,666
SEATING CAPACITY UNDER 305,721
ALL WORK TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED TO LICENSED RENOVATORS/CONTR.3,729
DRYWALL3,220
COMMON SEATING3,045

Business licence corridors

YONGE ST7,507
BLOOR ST W4,392
DUNDAS ST W3,924
DANFORTH AVE3,735
QUEEN ST W2,693
KINGSTON RD2,474
SHEPPARD AVE E2,464
LAWRENCE AVE E2,412
ST CLAIR AVE W2,331
QUEEN ST E2,316

Top postal FSAs

Unknown25,264
M5V4,036
M5T3,523
M3J3,370
M9W3,219
M1P2,937
M2N2,658
M1V2,648
M1L2,475
M6J2,378

Largest licence holders

9003088 Canada Corp1,962
Desian Holdings Inc932
Apter Enterprises Inc524
Starbucks Coffee Canada Inc321
Target Park Group Inc286
Imperial Parking Canada Corp281
Compass Group Canada Ltd217
Kaboom Fireworks Inc214
National Money Mart Company212
Aramark Canada Ltd209

Wards

Business licence distribution

26 ward buckets
Ward 1
1,497
5,856 total
Ward 2
601
2,551 total
Ward 3
1,723
7,890 total
Ward 4
1,154
4,769 total
Ward 5
1,278
5,419 total
Ward 6
1,527
6,807 total
Ward 7
1,287
5,151 total
Ward 8
1,253
5,300 total
Ward 9
1,475
6,255 total
Ward 10
2,712
10,460 total
Ward 11
2,344
10,822 total
Ward 12
1,037
4,404 total
Ward 13
1,921
8,282 total
Ward 14
1,564
6,916 total
Ward 15
851
3,339 total
Ward 16
726
2,997 total
Ward 17
620
2,771 total
Ward 18
947
4,308 total
Ward 19
1,080
4,958 total
Ward 20
1,473
5,942 total
Ward 21
1,518
6,539 total
Ward 22
966
4,284 total
Ward 23
1,034
4,210 total
Ward 24
785
3,637 total
Ward 25
612
2,689 total
Ward Unknown
5,355
22,153 total

Directory Views

Events, places, people, and services

These views summarize the TorontoList-owned datasets that sit beside the City archive.

Events by category

Community2581
Music907
Event669
Tech653
Arts152
Sports114
Food78
Networking70

Places by category

Restaurant6539
Shop3896
Park1764
Cafe1526
Grocery1171
Bar645
Fitness593
Photo Spot570

People by role

Researcher22000
Artist2960
Athlete1949
Notable721
Academic678
Public Figure474
Business334
Healthcare144

Service categories

Beauty Salons2259
Restaurants1473
Contractors1391
Auto Mechanics1307
Consultants1228
Hair Salons1210
Dentists1172
Plumbers914

Source Mix

Where local records came from

Event sources

Legacy Backup943
Cbc Toronto848
Myguide821
Nowtoronto543
Now Toronto428
Songkick Ext384
Songkick371

Place sources

Openstreetmap17879
Yelp Ext242
Unknown210
Wikidata181
Google Maps Ext6
Instagram Ext3
Opentable Ext1

Map Readiness

Spatial coverage

97.6%
Places Geocoded
437
Missing Coordinates
43.5759 / 43.8654
Latitude Range
-79.6439 / -79.1191
Longitude Range

Toronto Open Data

Checked sources and next layers

Municipal Licensing and Standards - Business Licences and Permits

Live metadata: Daily

Business categories, wards, licence age, active/cancelled status, and archive coverage.

158,738 live / 158,709 local records Open Data

Parks and Recreation Facilities

Live metadata: Monthly

Amenity maps, recreation access, park/facility mix, and neighbourhood coverage.

1,790 live records Open Data

Library Branch General Information

Live metadata: Annually

Library branch service coverage, civic asset maps, and neighbourhood amenity context.

112 live records Open Data

Cultural Hotspot

Scraper ready

Cultural venue overlays and arts destination clusters.

No local records yet Open Data

DineSafe

Live metadata: Daily

Food inspection outcomes layered onto restaurant and food licence views.

104,877 live records Open Data

Building Permits - Active Permits

Live metadata: Daily

Construction activity, additions, renovations, and neighbourhood change.

228,804 live records Open Data

Apartment Building Registration and Evaluation

Live metadata: Monthly

Rental housing inventory and RentSafeTO quality signals.

3,605 live records Open Data

Neighbourhood Profiles

Live metadata: As available

Population and demographic context for ward and neighbourhood comparisons.

2,383 live records Open Data

Public Art

Live metadata: As available

Public art coverage and cultural walking routes.

459 live records Open Data

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Toronto.