Toronto Data Atlas / Generated 2026-10-01

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

159,934

City business licence records through 2026-09-26.

Rate-limited API
170,439
Indexed Records
1,935
Events
6,669
Places
413
People
6,221
Mapped Places
43
Data Sources

Coverage

Dataset inventory

Events

1,935

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

TorontoList event scrapers and imports

Places

6,669

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

OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, local imports, and venue harvests

People

413

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

TorontoList people dataset

Directory Services

1,488

Service providers from non-City directory imports.

TorontoList service imports

City Licence History

159,934

Active and cancelled Toronto business licences across the local archive.

City of Toronto Open Data

Archive Chunks

92

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: 37,530 active records and 122,404 cancelled records across 20 grouped categories.

37,530
Active / 23.5%
122,404
Cancelled / 76.5%
Food and Drink
42,993 records
9,738 active 33,255 cancelled
Transportation
19,413 records
7,464 active 11,949 cancelled
Retail
29,772 records
7,330 active 22,442 cancelled
Health and Wellness
15,543 records
4,320 active 11,223 cancelled
Automotive
17,195 records
3,125 active 14,070 cancelled
Plumbers
6,241 records
1,864 active 4,377 cancelled
Home Services
9,064 records
1,450 active 7,614 cancelled
Vendors
3,666 records
804 active 2,862 cancelled
HVAC
2,660 records
526 active 2,134 cancelled
Entertainment
1,460 records
374 active 1,086 cancelled
Advertising and Signage
5,743 records
290 active 5,453 cancelled
Finance
187 records
92 active 95 cancelled

Licence History

Issued by year

1946-01-01 to 2026-09-26
1946
1957
1965
1973
1981
1989
1997
2005
2013
2021
Unknown

Licence Classes

Top raw categories

Eating Or Drinking Establishment 36,633
Take Out Or Retail Food Establishment 26,292
Public Garage 11,763
Personal Services Settings 11,117
Taxicab Owner 9,360
Building Renovator 9,064
Noise Exemption 4,960
Tow Truck Owner 4,959
Temporary Sign Mobile 4,447
Master Plumber 3,274
Driving Instructor (V) 3,132
Sidewalk Cafe 2,477

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
1,494
5,907 total
Ward 2
588
2,570 total
Ward 3
1,719
7,948 total
Ward 4
1,157
4,787 total
Ward 5
1,289
5,462 total
Ward 6
1,524
6,863 total
Ward 7
1,283
5,164 total
Ward 8
1,242
5,327 total
Ward 9
1,485
6,300 total
Ward 10
2,757
10,660 total
Ward 11
2,386
10,943 total
Ward 12
1,032
4,441 total
Ward 13
1,917
8,378 total
Ward 14
1,568
6,973 total
Ward 15
852
3,379 total
Ward 16
725
3,010 total
Ward 17
617
2,785 total
Ward 18
966
4,368 total
Ward 19
1,095
4,992 total
Ward 20
1,473
5,986 total
Ward 21
1,523
6,609 total
Ward 22
977
4,316 total
Ward 23
1,025
4,230 total
Ward 24
787
3,663 total
Ward 25
610
2,727 total
Ward Unknown
5,439
22,146 total

Directory Views

Events, places, people, and services

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

Events by category

Music721
Event669
Tech207
Community140
Networking70
Social52
Technology22
Food19

Places by category

Restaurant3655
Cafe806
Bar586
Shop516
Fitness350
Venue204
Place183
Library117

People by role

Influencer107
Company106
Developer89
Academic67
Business13
Artist12
Tech Founder7
Sports4

Service categories

Lawyers118
Dentists116
Contractors100
Landscapers96
Electricians93
Cleaners90
Painters88
Accountants87

Source Mix

Where local records came from

Event sources

Legacy Backup943
Songkick Ext384
Songkick321
Nowtoronto57
Manual36
Narcity30
Luma21

Place sources

Openstreetmap6024
Yelp Ext242
Unknown210
Wikidata172
Instagram Ext13
Google Maps Ext7
Opentable Ext1

Map Readiness

Spatial coverage

93.3%
Places Geocoded
448
Missing Coordinates
43.5801 / 43.86
Latitude Range
-79.6397 / -79.1227
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 / 159,934 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.